Many of you may have read it, and many of you may not have ever heard of it, but I recommend think it should be required reading for anybody who wants some good insight as to what drives the Arabs (Palestinians, in this case) to do what they do, and why dealing with them on our terms of “human compassion” (or whatever you want to call it) WILL NOT WORK. The book is a novel called The Haj, by Leon Uris. The historical accuracy is amazing. Get it. Read it. You will understand the enemy.
Basically, these people have been fucking each other over and slitting each other’s throats since before Muhammed rode his magic horse, but they will unite to fight against a greater, common threat, for a common cause (perceived or otherwise).
Example: 2 brothers were fighting with pitch forks in a barn one evening, but bury their greivance with each other to screw over their father and uncle.
People like this Markey guy just don’t get that, or they get it all too well. Either way they are dangerous because believing in their folly can get you killed.
I am going to come right out and say it...I don’t give a rat’s behind about the so-called rights of terrorists or battlefield combatants, or whatever you want to call them. And I have not lost any sleep over the so-called abuses in Abu-Ghraib or Guantanamo. The fact that there are people who DO care about such things means that they’re, in a way, morally equating these people with decent, law abiding folks. And the fact is, there’s no comparison.
Nor do I give a flying monkey’s fart about what the rest of the world thinks of us.
Let these foreigners try and do without our help and see what happens.
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