I'm one of the optimists - the West has never lost a war (only battles here and there), and I think we can win this one. But Daniel Pipes is a bit more skeptical.
Pacifism: Among the educated, the conviction has taken hold that "there is no military solution"to current problems, a mantra applied to Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, the Kurds, terrorism, and the Arab-Israeli conflict. But this pragmatic pacifism overlooks the fact that modern history abounds with military solutions. What were the defeats of the Axis, America in Vietnam, or the Soviet Union in Afghanistan if not military solutions?
And he ends with, "Should Islamists get smart and avoid mass destruction, sticking instead to the lawful, political, nonviolent route, and should their movement remain vital, it is difficult to see what will stop them."
Lets wake up America.
Posted by Adam at December 26, 2006 11:04 PM