BLOOD COUNTS
Re: R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.'s Preventing
the Unthinkable:
I wholeheartedly agree with Mr. Tyrrell's call for wider,
sterner military action against Iran and Syria, as part of a more
effective strategy for fighting the War on Terror. But he succumbs
to the West's self-defeating compunction about inflicting
casualties on the enemy when he notes, approvingly, that "aerial
attacks [against Iran] do not have to be very bloody." If the goal
is solely to degrade and delay Iran's nuclear weapons program, this
may be true. But the larger war with militant Islam -- see this
week's headlines about the foiled air terror plot in Britain --
will never be won until we inflict massive human and material
destruction on both the terrorists and the communities and states
that support them. This was how we defeated and pacified Nazi
Germany and Imperial Japan during World War II. It is the only way
to fight and win an existential war. The sooner Americans face up
to this fact, the sooner we can do what needs to be done to defend
our country, protect our people, and preserve our way of life
against the aggressive global designs of militant Islam.
-- Steven M. Warshawsky
New York City, New York
The Islamofascists are playing right into Israel's hands. With
failures by the UN and the western nations to negate Iran's nuclear
weapon program, the Israelis must do it themselves. There is no
doubt that when, not if, the Iranians develop their weapons they
would not hesitate to incinerate Israel. The latest attacks by the
Hezbollah and their support from Syria and Iran give the Israelis
the reason to escalate this current war to destroy Iran's nuclear
program or at least delay its completion with any means available
including nuclear weapons.
-- Tom Bullock
West Covina, California
Mr. Tyrrell has the right idea, but I fear his plan doesn't go far enough with regard to Iran.
We may be successful in hitting Iranian nuke sites. We may be successful in hitting one or two critical ones. But that does not solve the fundamental problem. The national government of Iran would still be comprised of Mad Mullahs and a "president" whose personal, self-declared mission is to bring about the Muslim version of the end of the world. Right now, this minute, I suggest that Mahmoud A. is the single most dangerous person on the planet. He has a focus on his mission that is beyond dispute, the support of the governmental structure in the execution of the necessary plans, and the resources of a mineral rich country to make it happen.
With such determination and resources, it really wouldn't matter if we took out every single nuke facility. He's still got IRBMs that work. He's still got a navy. He's still got biological and chemical capability. And, how much would Putin charge for a nuke or two? Or the Russian mafia? Or Kim Jung-il? Maybe he's already taken delivery and that's what August 22 is all about.
A state decapitation is required. As long as he lives, he will try to kill us. As long as the Mad Mullahs survive intact, another Mahmoud A. will be found. At some point, when as many of them as possible are together and Mahmoud A. is there, we must demonstrate to them what a nuclear detonation looks like from the inside out. If it means turning Tehran into a sea of green glass, so be it. And we must not leave the current fanatic in residence in Qom around to start recruiting another crew.
Lines are converging. August 22 may be just another day on the
calendar. But he will continue to put every effort of every moment
into destroying Western civilization. Sooner or later we will have
to choose between him and us. I vote: us.
-- John Jarrell
San Antonio, Texas
With respect to Mr. Tyrrell's epistle of the 10th, there seems to
be a murky reticence on the part of some to believe that
eventually, Iran will have the wherewithal to make good on their
leader's murderous imperative to destroy Israel. Likewise, his not
very subtle threat to destroy America. Similarly, there is also
reticence to "permit" Israel to defend itself: the howling
(including that coming from our own State Department) at that
beleaguered country to stay its hand short of Hezbollah's throat is
impossible to fathom. When will enough be enough? How many bombers,
missiles, and threats of annihilation must a nation endure? As a
long-ago American put it: If they mean to have a war, let it begin
here. Regrettably, the Islamofascists understand and respect one
language: the language of irrepressible force.
-- J.C. Eaton
Chetek, Wisconsin
As I write this, the UK has apparently prevented another 9/11.
Enough is enough. It's time, Mr. President!
-- Mike Showalter
Austin, Texas
P.S. Thank God Pinch and the boys didn't find out about it in time
to reveal it on the front page of the NYT and warn the
terrorists.
RHODES SCHOLARS
Re: Ben Stein's A Few More
Little Facts:
I must say I was disgusted to read the above-mentioned article, talk about an attempt to demonize the Syrians and Arabs in general. Do Americans seriously believe this nonsense? Unfortunately it does appear that they believe most things they read; here in Europe we are still laughing over the recent report that 50 percent of Americans still believe Iraq had WMD. You refer to the few Israeli losses as a major incident for Israel, but the Lebanese deaths of 1,000 in percentage terms is the same as 6.75 million Americans being killed, over a quarter of the Lebanese population have been displaced.
Incidentally your own State Dept. report on Israel confirms that Arab prisoners in Israeli jails, nothing more than concentration camps, are subject to daily torture, are without legal representation and remain in jail without even a trial.
This was a totally unproved, unnecessary, pre-planned and
vicious attack on a democratic country by Israel. If you took the
time to do some research you would find out that Israeli violations
of Lebanese territory was a daily event, according the UN , by
Israeli planes, helicopters and drones while Lebanese violations
were in the main caused by Lebanese shepherds.
-- Mr. Michael Lee
Oxford, England
Ben Stein's article on Arabs is most disgusting and nothing more
than an attempt at covering the carnages Israelis have continuously
been perpetrating against Lebanese and Palestinians. How your
newspaper can permit this is something that escapes my
understanding, unless your views are similar to those expressed by
Ben Stein. I am a citizen of the European Union.
-- Jose