FundamentalistsVsAmerica

In yesterday’s blog we discussed the reasons why America was, and will remain an empire for the foreseeable future. I have received some comments regarding the fact that I didn’t mention the rise of Islamic fundamentalism amongst the threats to this hegemony.

This was intentional. Islamic fundamentalism is a force for danger, revisionism and sprinting backwards to a far worse time in history. However, Islamic fundamentalism is mostly a threat to the Arab and East Asian world it emanated from. American power is far bigger than anything this enemy can dream of mustering.

Never misunderstand this blog; this is not a rant against the followers of Islam, whose faith is respected alongside all the other major religions. It is a reminder of what is to be fought and why. The fundamentalists have sworn to destroy America such and America is entitled to defend itself. Such a defense can and should take many forms, ranging through the ideological, military and political. I suggest a strong offence will continue to be America’s best defense. Sometimes, as the Irish say, you have to get your revenge in first.

Let’s put the threat against America into perspective. The country was, in the past, threatened far more by its own native Americans (the red Indians) when it was becoming a nation, and in addition then had to fight one of the world’s mighty empires, the British, before it could become a nation.

Whenever and wherever Islamic fundamentalists have come into open conflict with the West they have either lost big or small. They are very clever at manipulating the media to make their defeat look like small and heroic victories. The majority of their own potential constituency rejects their ideas.

The biggest fear the common people share about this minority sect of fanatics is their fear of the unknown.

Put it in perspective, what can the fundamentalists really do to the American empire? What threats do they pose? How can this be countered?

9/11 demonstrated the type of damage a determined radical organization can inflict on America. The type of damage was awful, sudden, shocking and unexpected by many.

Israel, a tiny power when compared with America, has suffered the equivalent of hundreds of attacks of this proportion from the same sources. Despite having to live with this horrible situation it has not destroyed any aspect of that country’s life. Its effect, it could be argued, has been to toughen Israel’s stance militarily and politically. Israel, under constant attack from such sources, has, in fact, prospered.

If Israel can survive and prosper, so can America and its way of life. There are bigger threats, such as Islamic fundamentalists managing to inflict the destructive capacity of a nuclear device on American targets. In that context you could well envisage American bombers unleashing tactical nuclear weapons on the largely un-policed borders of Afghanistan and Pakistan where such orders to attack America would have come from. But even the made mullahs do not want to be nuked.

The ideal way to counter the threat of Islamic fundamentalism is to relentlessly expose them for the maniacs they are. The more they are put under the microscope the more they will lose any natural potential support.

Such support is much more likely in the UK or Germany or France than it is in America. All of the former countries have sizeable Muslim communities, which appear to be becoming more orthodox and far less tolerant than their parents in their religious observance. However, this should not be confused with their adopting the murderous attitudes or tactics of their fundamental co-religionists.

The West, led by America, must not lessen its resolve in dealing with the Islamic fundamentalists. These fanatics are the sworn enemy of every form of democratic and liberal ways of life. They must be eliminated.