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Jarallah: "The U.S. is not going to Quit"
2003-12-13
On November 23, 2003, Ahmad Al-Jarallah, the Editor-in-Chief of the Kuwaiti dailies Al-Siyassa and Arab Times, praised the U.S. fight against Jihad fighters. The following are excerpts from the article:
This sort of thing is why he got the letter bomb...
Any resistance that depends on suicide bombers to destroy its target is a desperate and futile movement. Such a resistance hasn't succeeded in evicting Jews from Palestine or ending the misery of Palestinians. It has also failed to curtail the political authority of Jews over Palestinians. Those who still employ this method - covered by slogans of Jihad and promises of a place in heaven for the suicide bomber - wrongly believe it is an effective method.

They are living in the past and they can see only the history of the United States. They think America is the same country that withdrew from regions where it incurred heavy casualties, such as Vietnam, Beirut in 1982, and Somalia. They refuse to see the recent history of the US in Yugoslavia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and in the war to liberate Kuwait. Americans weren't fazed by suicide bombings. Trucks laden with deadly bombs and driven by suicide bombers failed to scare them. Instead, such attempts have steeled their resolve to accomplish their mission in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other places.

Regrettably, some myopic Arab leaders can see only the negative side of the U.S. army's history. All their speeches are stale and full of lies and their people are sick and tired of their meaningless slogans. These leaders delude themselves trying to lead their people towards mass suicide. They are not aware history is changing and they don't realize any self-respecting military will learn from its past mistakes. The U.S. has chosen to take terrorism head on by launching a war on terror. Nobody, except these handful of Arab leaders, are surprised by America's resolve to fight terrorism.

Saudi Arabia - which was earlier ambivalent towards terrorism - has been forced to join the war on terror. The tone of Saudi media has changed and they want to eliminate the dangers of international terrorism. They now proclaim terrorists violate the teachings of Islam. Kuwait and Egypt have also been fighting terrorism for a long time. The latest victim of terrorism is Turkey where a number of innocent civilians were killed
 This will only result in an international war on terrorism which will have legitimate reasons to continue till the fountainheads of terrorism are smashed. Those who lead revenge operations - for their defeats in Kabul and Baghdad - in the name of resistance are unwittingly strengthening the resolve of the United States to face and defeat terrorism. The United States is not going to quit. Instead, it will convert poles of Jihadi flags into arrows to pierce the hearts of terrorists - who ultimately will be consigned to the dustbin of history.
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#8  Tibor, you've coined a gem in that "Ninecompoops" term!
I'm gonna steal it, if you don't mind.
And I can't help but concur with my fellow Rantburgers: President Bush will go down as one of our greatest Presidents because he has responded with courage, leadership and resolve to the worst situation America has faced yet!
He believes God "called" him to the presidency to serve at such a special time in our history and so do I.
God bless him and may He continue to bless America.
Posted by: Jennie Taliaferro   2003-12-13 9:21:30 PM  

#7  .com:

Thanks for the kind words, but my oldest boy is only 10 3/4, and therefore some years away from military service.
Posted by: Mike   2003-12-13 8:32:44 PM  

#6  Mike - since your son is now, or soon to be, amongst the troops in this deadly serious challenge, you have my heartfelt thanks and wishes for his safe return. We owe him, and you, our respect and admiration. Thank you, sir. This moment in time makes me wish I was 30 years younger, again.

Tibor - Dubya has become The Man. His speeches and matching actions are all historic and significant - especially when viewed in contrast with some of his predecessors. I am amazed by how proud I am of him. Cowboy, indeed. YeeeeHaaaa!
Posted by: .com   2003-12-13 12:59:54 PM  

#5  One thing that goes unacknowledged is the effect one man -- Pres. George W. Bush -- has had on history. Do you think this would have been written after Pres. Al Gore's cruise missile strikes and high altitude bombing campaign in Afghanistan (there would be no Iraq war)? I honestly believe that the jihadists will do whatever they can to elect Howard Dean or one of the other Ninecompoops. Anything would be better for them than facing 4 more years of death at the hands of the US military under W.
Posted by: Tibor   2003-12-13 9:32:45 AM  

#4  Al-Jarallah is one seriously brave individual.

I wonder if one source of their misperceptions about the U.S. is an over-reliance on the U.S. media establishment. The "mainstream" press, thanks to its own biases, overemphasizes the strength and influence of the Nine Dwarves Democratic candidates and their automatic gainsaying critique of the war, and understates popular support for the administration. If that's what you want to hear in the first place, it would be all to easy to underestimate U.S. resolve.

. . . not that I mind that our enemies fall victim to their own wisful thinking.
Posted by: Mike   2003-12-13 8:04:24 AM  

#3  About our motives and our innate sense of fair play.

The victory Bagdhad was won on the first turn at Daytona.
Posted by: Shipman   2003-12-13 7:50:00 AM  

#2  Right on. Miscalculations abound. About us, as people. About our capabilites which progress at an accelerated rate. About our motives and our innate sense of fair play... If screwed enough times and pushed hard enough we will give far better that we get. What hasn't changed is their blindered view of us and the world. We move on - they are cast in amber. There are some very rude wake-up calls coming.
Posted by: .com   2003-12-13 4:15:42 AM  

#1  They think America is the same country that withdrew from regions where it incurred heavy casualties, such as Vietnam, Beirut in 1982, and Somalia

that's about it, isn't it? Times have changed. The US had their rose-colored glasses shattered on 9-11 and won't be replacing them any time soon.
Posted by: B   2003-12-13 2:38:36 AM  

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