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General McMaster's misunderstanding of the Islamist threat a danger to National Security
Moved to Page 4 (Opinion)BY HUGH FITZGERALD [Jihadwatch] President Trump has chosen Lt. General William McMaster as his new National Security Adviser. As a three-star general, McMaster's appointment will require Senate confirmation, and one hopes that the Senators before they vote will take the opportunity to examine his understanding of Islamic terrorism. For surely this is the greatest threat not only to American security, but to that of the entire West. ... (snip) Muslims have a duty to spread Islam by means of Jihad, which overwhelmingly means the use of violence, though it can be conducted through other means - as, for example, Jihad of the Pen/Tongue, to spread Islam's message. Today, along with violence, a new instrument - demographic conquest - is being used to overwhelm the Infidels and spread Islam. "New" because never before in history have millions of people dedicated to the long-term destruction of others been allowed by those others to settle deep behind what ought be regarded as enemy lines, as Muslims have now been allowed to settle throughout Western Europe. If Muslim numbers do surpass those of the indigenous non-Muslims, Muslims will be in a position to offer non-Muslims a choice: either to convert to Islam, or be killed, or to accept the permanent status of dhimmi, with all of its attendant disabilities. And there is no end to Jihad; it should continue until the whole world is ultimately subjected to Islam. There is nothing -- pace General McMaster -- "cynical" about any of this. As for those phrases repeated by General McMaster about this "perverse interpretation of religion [used] to justify violence" which becomes, in his longer variant, a "perverted interpretation of religion to incite hatred and justify horrific cruelty against innocents," the only "perverted interpretation" of Islam is, I'm afraid, that of General McMaster himself, who appears certain that Islam properly understood cannot possibly inculcate anything that might "incite hatred and justify violence" against non-Muslims. I'm not sure which would be worse: that he may think he must pretend to believe this nonsense in order to avoid being accused of Islamophobia and to safely rise high in the Washington ranks, or that he really believes it. Perhaps before they vote, some Senators will press him on this, trying to find out what McMaster thinks Islam, mainstream Islam, teaches and how it differs from that "perverse interpretation" to which he keeps referring. (snip) Many of the Senators voting on General McMaster’s appointment will prefer not to press these points. Most Democrats will agree with his pollyannish remarks on Islam. Most Republicans may simply wish to defer to the general as a Trump appointee, wrongly assuming that he must, therefore, be "tough" on Islam. Few senators will have the stomach to discuss Islam truthfully in public, knowing they will then have to endure the usual idiotic charges of bigotry and "Islamophobia" from those whose minds are made up, and who do not want to be confused with facts. It's back to the bad old days of lying for Islam, folks. The Bush-era intel bureaucrats have won. We voted for Trump so we could change our failed approach to this problem. We wanted Flynn. But the vote didn't matter. Trump is our president in name only. Posted by: anon1 2017-02-26 |
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