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September 21, 2009
Somalia is not in Vietnam, and neither is Minnesota!
While we might debate the appropriate penalty for stealing cell phones, I don't think too many people would agree that it should cost you an arm and a leg: London, England - Civil rights watchdog Amnesty International has called on the Somali Al-Shabab armed group not to carry out amputations on four men accused of stealing cellphones in Mogadishu.OK, let me start by saying that I am not a war blogger and I did not especially want to write this post, and I had only vaguely heard of this group before. But I guess I should have paid more attention, because they appear to be operating right here in the United States. In nearby Minnesota, to be exact -- although it's barely reported: September 16, 2009 -- Earlier this week, U.S. Special Forces killed a man U.S. intelligence said was the link between an Islamic militia in Somalia and al-Qaida in Pakistan. But he also had a connection to the U.S. that has not been reported: He was a senior instructor for new al-Shabab recruits, including a handful of young Somali-Americans from Minneapolis.Hey wait, wait, wait! Before we get to suicide attacks, can someone please answer me a question? What on earth are these people doing here in the United States? Does anyone remember this video showing Somali teenagers harassing a gay man for fun? If their more radical brethren in Somalia want to impose Shariah law and amputate arms and legs, how long will they be content merely to harass Americans because of what they think they might be doing in bed? This is still the United States, right? Do we really have to go out of our way to bring these people here? Does anyone screen them? The other day I went to a Wal-Mart and I saw two young girls (no more then ten) both of whom were wearing complete floor-length hiqabs, leaving only slits for their eyes. While it is constitutionally permissible to wear whatever you want in this country, I worry about the wisdom of bringing people to live here who think it's appropriate for their children to demonstrate utter contempt for everyone. My fear is that we might not be limiting immigration to only those people who will make the best citizens. Shouldn't we be? It seems stupid not to. Or is it "bigotry" not to want people who would destroy our freedom moving here? Sorry to sound so bigoted, but I just don't like to read that a terrorist group that cuts off people's limbs is operating right here in the United States. It doesn't help much to consider that the news about al-Shabab's Minnesota connection comes at the same time I read that we need to send more forces to Afghanistan, or face 'Mission Failure': "[A] perception that our resolve is uncertain makes Afghans reluctant to align with us against the insurgents."I've been seeing brand new "WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER" signs springing up lately here in Ann Arbor. This reminded me that even thought President Obama ran on a platform of fighting the war in Afghanistan, many of his followers disagree with that, and see it as analogous to Vietnam, in the same tired way that everything reminds them of what they did in the 1960s. I remember the Vietnam War quite well, and I think these people are losing sight of the fact that there is a major difference between that war, and the current war. Neither the North Vietnamese Army nor the Vietcong had any interest in fighting Americans here in their own land. Vietnam was literally "over there." So, even though our resolve was uncertain, Vietnamese combatants never came over here and waged war on Americans. Unless you're an absolute fool, September 11, 2001 showed that Afghanistan was not Vietnam. I think events that are happening now are a warning that if we treat it like Vietnam it will be at our peril. posted by Eric on 09.21.09 at 02:15 PM
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Erm... Why did the Al Qaida operative cross the ocean? Paul Moore · September 21, 2009 06:44 PM Why is it then that so many want to kick out all the Mexicans and Central Americans? All they want to do is, work, save their money, go to church and buy a house. Their kids frequently join the military when they grow up. Jardinero1 · September 21, 2009 06:48 PM Post a comment
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I hate these posts.
When you're talking about leftism or civility or something you're usually interesting and a good read (or else why would I be here?).
When you're talking about the end of civilization you just don't have the knack of making it funny.
You need to find out that some are receiving welfare benefits, unemployment and spousal benefits for 4 wives each and they're using that money to pay for jihad.
Wait, that's not funny.
See? It's starting to rub off.