THE CRUSADER vs. THE CALIPHATE...The Bush Doctrine: Destroy the
Heretics of Islam
By Doug Krieger
THE GREEN CURTAIN
>From the Pillars of Hercules in the Atlantic to the Indonesian
Archipelago in the Pacific a vile and putrid Green Curtain
threatens its descent to enshroud and enslave a vast swath of
earth's inhabitants. An Islamic Empire, the resurrection of the
Moslem Caliphate, envelopes "with greater economic and military
and political power . . . able to advance their stated agenda:
to develop weapons of mass destruction . . . destroy Israel . .
. intimidate Europe . . . assault the American people . . . and
blackmail our government into isolation." (Remarks by President
Bush before the National Endowment for Democracy on the War on
Terror, October, 2005).
"We will confront this mortal danger to all humanity . . . We
will not tire, or rest . . . we will see freedom's victory . . .
we must stop them . . . we will never back down, never give in,
and never accept anything less than complete victory . . . there
is no peace without victory . . . we will keep our nerve and we
will win that victory!
"The militants believe that controlling one country will rally
the Muslim masses, enabling them to overthrow all moderate
governments in the region, and establish a radical Islamic
empire that spans from Spain to Indonesia . . . they are
fanatical and extreme . . . utterly committed . . . As Zarqawi
has vowed, 'We will either achieve victory over the human race
or we will pass to the eternal life' . . . we must stop them
before their crimes can multiply!" (Excerpts from Bush's
speech.)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/10/20051006-3.html
THE WAR AGAINST HUMANITY
The battle lines are clearly drawn; the identity of the
implacable foe utterly delineated; the sinister intentions and
methodologies of this cowardly lot have been, by our President,
exposed before the whole world for what they really are: THE
HERETICS OF ISLAM!
Furthermore, "these extremists want to end American and Western
influence in the broader Middle East, because we stand for
democracy and peace, and stand in the way of their ambitions (as
quoted by Osama bin Laden, Al Qaeda's leader): '(We) dedicate
our resources, sons and money to driving the infidels out of
(our) lands . . . The whole world is watching this war and the
two adversaries (viz. Western Civilization vs. Islamic
Civilization) . . . It's either victory and glory, or misery and
humiliation!" (OBL).
The President likened "Radical Islam's . . . war against
humanity" (i.e., the "civilized world") to the struggle against
fanatical despots like Hitler, Stalin, and Pol Pot--branding
them all as "EVIL MEN, obsessed with ambition and
unburdened by conscience."
Theirs is a "murderous ideology . . . the great challenge of our
new century!" They are the killers of "Daniel Pearl, Nicholas
Berg, Margaret Hassan and of Theo Van Gogh." They justify their
random killings " . . . because I believe you are an infidel."
They hide behind the "veneer of religious rhetoric . . . (they
wish to) rule the soul itself . . . While promising a future of
justice and holiness." Indeed, the President's religious
definitions/expressions swirl throughout his entire speech: "The
excuses for violence (range from) the Israeli presence on the
West Bank . . . the U.S. military presence in Saudi Arabia . . .
the defeat of the Taliban . . . or the CRUSADES of a
thousand years ago."
COMMUNISM'S IDEOLOGY WAS DEFEATED--SO WILL THEIRS--WITH AN
"IRON FIST"
President Bush asserts that we have been at war for the past
quarter of a century against this ubiquitous foe. He likens the
present struggle against "Islamo-fascism, Islamic radicalism,
militant Jihadism" to the "ideology of communism . . . gulags .
. . the Cultural Revolution . . . and the killing fields." The
victory the West won against the by-gone "totalitarian aims" of
communism, will repeat its triumph over "the rise of a deadly
enemy and the unfolding of a global ideological struggle."
Not only do those who aspire to the resuscitation of the
Caliphate wish to expunge the West's influences from the
"broader Middle East," they, according to Bush, "regard Iraq as
the central front in their war against humanity." Iraq has
become--for better or worse--the "central front" in America's
War on Terror. If the "militants" persist in Iraq, they will
"rally the Muslim masses . . . overthrow all moderate
governments in the region . . . and establish a radical Islamic
empire" (i.e., the Caliphate).
But, again, as the communists suffered defeat, even so, they who
claim that Americans are "the most cowardly of God's creatures"
(i.e., Mr. Zarqawi) shall likewise "condemn themselves to
isolation, decline, and collapse . . . because free peoples will
own the future." No, the US will not leave a "vacuum" in Iraq
for their dastardly aims to multiply . . . they will be crushed
by Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom,
OPERATION IRON FURY, OPERATION IRON FIST . . . ad nausea, ad
infinitum.
OPERATION IRON FIST IS BIGGER THAN IRAQ
Alas! The US military has no end in announcing yet another
operation to smash the burgeoning insurgency now, according to
CNN (October 15, 2005), flush with some 200,000 militants . . .
wherein some 10,000 have been slain, 30,000 imprisoned and some
300 to 400 infractions occur each week! Iron-Bullet, Fist,
Force, Fury, Grip, Hammer, Justice, Promise, Resolve, Saber . .
. and the list continues to grow! List of
Military Operations and Non-Military Operations
In addition to this "must win" aforementioned iron resolve--a
sort of "Triumph of the Will"-style determination--epitomized by
President Bush himself, those "helpers and enablers" of the
would-be Caliphate, SYRIA and IRAN, shall NOT go unpunished . .
.
" . . . authoritarian regimes, allies of convenience like Syria
and Iran, that share the goal of hurting American and moderate
Muslim governments, and use terrorist propaganda to blame their
own failures on the West and America, on the Jews . . . we're
determined (against Syrian and Iran) to deny radical groups the
support and sanctuary of outlaw regimes . . . STATE-SPONSORS
like Syria and Iran have a long history of collaboration with
terrorists, and they DESERVE NO PATIENCE FROM THE VICTIMS OF
TERROR. The United States makes no distinction between those who
commit acts of terror and those who support and harbor them,
BECAUSE THEY'RE EQUALLY AS GUILTY OF MURDER (Applause from
audience). Any government that chooses to be an ally of terror
has also chosen to be an enemy of civilization . . . and the
civilized world must hold those regimes to account."
Be it abundantly clear to the entire world: SYRIA and
IRAN, the enemies of civilization, shall be "held to
account" . . . they are the "enemies of civilization . . .
"THEY'RE EQUALLY GUILTY OF MURDER!"
Not only is Bush determined to extinguish the spiritual
aspirations of Caliphate from the OBL's of the world, and not
only will he prohibit their acquisitions of any state, but he
most certainly will in accordance with his military plan and
"offensive operations . . . clear out enemy forces" from those
states which "collaborate with terrorists!"
Listen--first SYRIA is mentioned, then IRAN . . .
is that coincidental? I think not--for it is in that precise
order that "freedom" and "democracy" shall extend her grip on
the region!
The "enemy" shall be denied "control of any nation!" For this
very reason was the Taliban ousted from Afghanistan; and, it is
for this very reason why the US co-labors with Musharraf "to
oppose and isolate the militants in Pakistan."
To achieve all the above stated goals, the noble extensions of
DEMOCRACY and HOPE shall be spread across the broader Middle
East.
DENYING JIHADISTS RECRUITS THROUGH DEMOCRACY
Yes, we shall "deny the militants future recruits by replacing
hatred and resentment with democracy and hope across the broader
Middle East . . . there's no alternative . . . OUR FUTURE AND
THE FUTURE OF THAT REGION ARE LINKED . . . America is
making this stand!"
Indeed, as Condi Rice clearly enunciated American foreign policy
in February of 2005 at the American University in Cairo:
"For 60 years, the United States pursued stability at the
expense of democracy in the Middle East -- and we achieved
neither.
"Now, we are taking a different course. We are supporting the
democratic aspirations of all people"The Arabist Network
No longer will Middle East despots receive a polite nod from
their Western patrons; instead, they shall be vanquished from
their dictatorial ways, from their absolutist and tribal
monarchies--once and for all!
Yes, a "different course" - altogether different! What you are
witnessing here is an all out diplomatic-military effort to
radically alter the course of Middle Eastern history/culture
through the aggressive propagation of "democracy"--for "Wars are
not won without sacrifice -- and this war will require more
sacrifice, more time, and more resolve."
This war, according to Bush, is fought on two levels, two
primary fronts: The terrestrial (earthly/military) and the
psychological (ideological battle for the minds and hearts of
the people). Notwithstanding the overt attempt to persuade the
world that such be the case, there is another--though it be
deeply embedded within the rhetoric of his doctrine discharged
before the National Endowment for Democracy: The CELESTIAL!
THE SPIRITUAL CONFRONTATION OF THE AGES
"Evil men, obsessed with ambition and unburdened by conscience,
must be taken very serious(ly)--and we must stop them before
their crimes can multiply." There is, most definitely, religious
symbolism and tone throughout the President's impassioned pleas
for "freedom and democracy." To conclude otherwise misses the
entire significance of the speech--its raison d'