There Is No Excuse

No religion or religious sect is perfect. But the Catholics and Protestants stopped killing each other quite some time ago.

Damn You

Upon returning home from running errands yesterday I turned on the TV at the moment when Catherine Herridge, Fox News’ Chief Intelligence Correspondent, was describing the grisly death of Jordan’s fighter pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh at the hands of ISIS.

Herridge has viewed all of the beheading videos produced by the savages, but her telling of what she saw in this instance was far different—she was noticeably unsettled by the images and the sounds of “primal screams” as Kasasbeh was literally roasted alive.

Until now, the greatest trick the Devil has pulled was convincing the world there was only one of him.

I walked around the house aimlessly.  I felt an anger growing inside me that I can scarcely describe.  I tried in vain to busy myself with other things, but the rage had overtaken me.

I sat at the computer trying to cobble together my thoughts.  They were hateful; they were disturbing and quite frankly, they frightened me. I sifted through hundreds of news reports looking for answers.  None could be found. 

The World’s Most Dangerous Community Organizer said in an interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria about why we are not at war with Islamic extremism, "I don't quibble with labels. I think we all recognize that this is a particular problem that has roots in Muslim communities. But I think we do ourselves a disservice in this fight if we are not taking into account the fact that the overwhelming majority of Muslims reject this ideology."

Why the fucking hell is this White House behaving as though it were Islam's public relations consultant?  These animals call themselves the Islamic State.  The label is right there in the name.  Right fucking there.  There is no end to this reign of terror, depravity and contempt for human life and we have a chickenshit president.

If the “overwhelming majority of Muslims reject the ideology” of ISIS can someone explain to me why ISIS erected movie screens across Raqqa to play the video of the Jordanian pilot being burned alive over and over again?

Back in October 2014, David Horowitz wrote:

“Obama hated the Iraq War so much that he was willing to betray all the American soldiers who gave their lives to keep Iraq out of the clutches of Iran and safe from the terrorist threat. If Obama had just listened to the advice of his military staff, there would be no ISIS today. Obama’s deliberate, calculated surrender of Iraq (and soon Afghanistan) and failure to stop Syria’s Assad when he crossed Obama’s red line is the greatest and gravest dereliction of duty in the history of the American presidency.” 

“And make no mistake, Obama was not alone. For ten years the Democrats have been sabotaging the war on terror, beginning with their disgraceful scorched earth campaign against President Bush and the War in Iraq and continuing with their full-throated cry for the abandonment of Iraq after Bush had won the peace and contained the terrorist threat. Their support for Obama’s appeasement of Iran and Hamas, his support for the Muslim Brotherhood, and his diplomatic assault on Israel, America’s only true ally in the Middle East, is not only a national disgrace but the heart of the crisis that is looming on the international horizon.”

Noah Rothman nails it:

“Sorry to say, but this is not the time for talk of making sure that the terrorists are degraded and ultimately defeated, Mr. President. This is the time to seize the initiative. The world—including those always most prone to stay on the sidelines—is experiencing a moment of outrage and you need to seize on it. Jordan is rushing out captives to hang them in the public square. Even the Japanese are vowing action and revenge. This is the moment and it calls for a stand reminiscent of George H. W. Bush at the dawn of the first Gulf War. Call for a tally of all of our allies and those who waver to declare who is on our side and who is on the side of the monsters. Go back into Iraq and into Syria. I know that you ran two campaigns on the promise that we would not have ‘boots on the ground’ over there, but you will be forgiven in light of world events. And you won’t have to ‘go it alone.’ The nations of the world will send their troops to march, including even some Arab states. The time is now, but the moment will slip away if we let it.” 

“Unfortunately, I don’t believe that Barack Obama or his advisers will listen to this advice. The world is ready to go and an army could be led onto the field in Iraq and Syria in numbers which haven’t been seen in a generation. ISIS claims they want a fight with the west. This is the moment when a true leader could show them (and Iran, North Korea and the rest of the world) that you should be careful what you wish for. In this case I hope that Barack Obama proves me wrong and steps up to lead. If he does, I’ll be behind him.”

I say a little thermite and some NP2 strategically delivered via hellfire missiles to those movie screens erected in Raqqa would make one helluva purifying fire.

If we ever capture the ISIS thug who burned a heroic pilot alive, let's pray we don't pour a cup of water on his face. That would be cruel.
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) February 4, 2015

A Learned Fool Is More A Fool Than An Ignorant Fool

I presume the reason there’s not more of a firestorm surrounding this little nugget is because a majority of pundits were focusing on the fractured fairy tales being told during the exclusive interview on “Meet The Press” Sunday with The World’s Most Dangerous Community Organizer.

Donna Brazile, adjunct professor at Georgetown University, political contributor to CNN, ABC and NPR and presidential campaign manager for former Vice President Al Gore, appeared on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos”.

As Vice Chair of Voter Registration and Participation at the Democratic National Committee, Brazile is mournfully unqualified to pontificate on foreign policy, but that didn’t stop her from weighing in on TWMDCO’s plans for fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

It was obvious that neither Stephanopoulos nor Brazile listened to the president state clearly that he does not expect to ask Congress for approval to act and yet…

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS:  And will he get support, though, from Democrats if he does that, Donna. I see the Democrats are asking for the president to call—to come to Congress, but are they prepared to give him full authorization? 

BRAZILE:   I think some are, but many are not. Look, everybody remembers Iraq. They remember the rush to go into Iraq without an exit strategy. The president has to spell out the mission. I think everyone understands the mission, but he has to spell out exactly what we hope to accomplish. 

The good news is that Secretary Kerry has spoken with the Arab League. They will now take action. And without the support of the Arab League—look, those Arab countries, they have skin in the game. This is a medieval war that we're looking at. The—to establish a caliphate.  I had to ask Bill [Kristol] exactly what that meant.  [Emphasis mine]

But the truth is that the president needs to have the country behind him. Whatever we decide to do, it's going to be tough, it's going to be long, it's going to involve American troops, but it's also going to involve the United States making sure that we can get an international coalition built so that we can solve this problem.

Who’s the “hillbilly” now?

Hey look what @donnabrazile retweeted. pic.twitter.com/O5lqKrsEus
— Cuffé (@CuffyMeh) September 1, 2014

The World’s Most Dangerous Community Organizer: Arguing With Myself

Picture it:  The World’s Most Dangerous Community Organizer dropped in on the tiny Baltic nation of Estonia on his way to attend a NATO summit in Wales on Thursday where he met with the leaders of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

TWMDCO joined Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves for a joint press conference where he offered reassurance and military might promising to thwart Russia’s “dark tactics” and territorial ambitions should they spread from Ukraine to its NATO allies to the north.

In the Q&A session that followed their remarks, ABC’s Ann Compton asked:

“Thank you very much, Mr. President. Now that you say a second American has been slain, what is your response?  Will airstrikes continue inside Iraq? Might they expand into Syria?  Will you have a full strategy now on ISIS which will satisfy those like Prime Minister Cameron, who call it an imminent threat to all the interests?  And will it satisfy some of your supporters like Senator Feinstein who fears that on this you may have been too cautious? Thank you.”

At first, the president offered what seemed to be an unambiguous goal.  “The bottom line is this:  Our objective is clear and that is to degrade and destroy ISIL so it is no longer a threat.”

Compton asked the president to clarify whether the United States now wants ISIS destroyed.  The president went off script significantly backtracking with this: “Our objective is to make sure they aren’t an ongoing threat to the region.  We know that if we are joined by the international community, we can continue to shrink ISIL’s sphere of influence, its effectiveness, its military capability to the point where it is a manageable problem.” 

This golf-obsessed president has proven with excruciating embarrassment that he is ill-equipped to contend with an ever-growing litany of international crises.

No commentary I have adequately describes his ineptitude. So I leave you with an excerpt from a letter to the president written by the parents of Aaron Carson Vaughn, a member of Navy SEAL Team 6, who was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2011:

“As Commander-in-Chief, your actions—or lack thereof—Mr. President, cost lives. As you bumble about in your golf cart, slapping on a happy face and fist-pounding your buddies, your cowardly lack of leadership has left a gaping hole—not only in America’s security—but the security of the entire globe. Your message has come across loud and clear, sir:  You are not up to this job. You know it. We know it. The world knows it.” 

“Please vacate the people’s house and allow a man or woman of courage and substance to seize the reins of this out-of-control thug-fest and regain the balance we, America, have provided throughout our great history.” 

“Thanks to your ‘leadership’ from whatever multi-million dollar vacation you happen to be on at any given moment, the world is in chaos. What’s been gained, you’ve lost. What’s been lost, you’ve decimated. You’ve demolished our ability to hold the trust of allies. You’ve made a mockery of the title ‘President’.  And you’ve betrayed the nation for which my son and over 1.3 million others have sacrificed their very lives.”

On @CNN, WH Deputy NSA Tony Blinken says "it will probably go beyond this Administration to get to the point of defeat" of ISIL.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 3, 2014

Obama: "We're managing ISIS to the gates of hell, where they don JV jerseys & do social media" #MixedMessage http://t.co/xNcVkWMczi #sarcasm
— Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier) September 4, 2014

Juxtaposition

The Ass, The Cart And The Horse

The stunning weakness, lack of direction and aimless leadership of The World’s Most Dangerous Community Organizer was on full display during Thursday’s White House Press Conference.

“I don't want to put the cart before the horse,” TWMDCO said, referring to the ever-escalating problem of whether to attack ISIS inside Syria's borders.  “We don't have a strategy yet.  We need to make sure we've got clear plans, and we're developing them.  At that point I will consult with Congress and make sure their voices are heard.”

The horrifying specter of a short knife, James Foley kneeling in the desert sand in a Guantanamo jumpsuit, a black-clad executioner with a British accent in the heart of the Middle East are symbols of power, sophistication, and retribution.  It says to us, “We [ISIS] mean business. Are you in America capable of taking us on?”

Syria and Iraq are plunged in chaos. Not far behind are Libya and Yemen—maybe they are awaiting their own versions of the Islamic State.  What the Foley beheading video communicated to the world was the fact that these people are literally capable of anything.

White House spokesperson Josh Earnest was taken to task by Fox News White House Correspondent Ed Henry.  Watch as Earnest steps on his dick repeatedly as he tried to walk back TWMDCO’s no plan, no strategy, no effin’ idea what to do about the filthy heresy of Islam.

UPDATE:  I want to thank The Pirate’s Cove for linking to this post.

Recoiling In Horror

The burning news of the day, besides the racial animus and anarchy gripping Ferguson, is the 5-minute snuff video of the beheading of freelance Global Post journalist James Wright Foley.  The video made a short appearance on YouTube™ before being scrubbed, but the video can still be viewed at Live Leak.  I will echo the warning that accompanies the video:  Missing journalist James Foley reportedly beheaded by ISIL might contain content that is not suitable for all ages.

A spokesman for YouTube™ said the company had "clear policies that prohibit content like gratuitous violence, hate speech and incitement to commit violent acts, and we remove videos violating these policies when flagged by our users".

The Sydney Morning Herald reports that social media users including the US Muslim Public Affairs Council are begging people not to share the graphic images.  They argue that sharing these images would only “help the terrorists deliver their propaganda.” Doing so might, just might, make people extremely angry.

I vehemently disagree with that sentiment and here is why.  This is a teachable moment for Americans who have a media that emasculates the English language using only “permissible” words to sanitize the emergence of a caliphate that closely resembles the Third Reich.  They have slaughtered, buried alive, crucified and beheaded Shiites, Kurds, Christians and anyone else it can find by the untold thousands.

Daniel Greenfield warns, “We can see the larger problem flying Jihadist flags in London and New Jersey. We can see it trooping through Australian and Canadian airports to join ISIS. We can see it in the eyes of the Sunni Arabs murdering their Yazidi neighbors. ISIS is an expression of the murderous hate within Islam. We are not only at war with an acronym, but with the dark hatred in the hearts of men, some of whom are in Iraq and Pakistan. And some of whom live next door.”  [Emphasis mine]

The release of the video came a day after IS militants threatened to attack US targets in another video where they warned "we will drown all of you in blood".

“A Message to America” is meant to evoke revulsion, to taunt and intimidate.

Arlette Saenz and Jonathan Karl of ABC News report that The White House had been aware of the threat to kill Foley prior to the video’s release but The World’s Most Dangerous Community Organizer partied on at an engagement party for MSNBC host Alex Wagner.

Today the president, in a bland, meaningless ritualism spoke at a new conference saying, “the entire world is appalled by the brutal murder of Jim Foley by the terrorist group ISIL” He continued, “Jim Foley’s life stands in stark contrast to his killers. Let’s be clear about ISIL. They have rampaged across cities and villages killing innocent, unarmed civilians in cowardly acts of violence. They abduct women and children and subject them to torture and rape and slavery. They have murdered Muslims, both Sunni and Shia, by the thousands. They target Christians and religious minorities, driving them from their homes, murdering them when they can, for no other reason than they practice a different religion.”

“They declared their ambition to commit genocide against an ancient people. So ISIL speaks for no religion. Their victims are overwhelmingly Muslim, and no faith teaches people to massacre innocents. No just god would stand for what they did yesterday and what they do every single day. ISIL has no ideology of any value to human beings. Their ideology is bankrupt. They may claim out of expediency that they are at war with the United States or the West, but the fact is they terrorize their neighbors and offer them nothing but an endless slavery to their empty vision and the collapse of any definition of civilized behavior.”

Contrast those remarks to those of President Bush when a video was released in February 2002 by a Pakistani group that beheaded Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl: 

Laura and I, and the American people, are deeply saddened to learn about the loss of Daniel Pearl's life.  And we're really sad for his wife and his parents, and his friends and colleagues, who have been clinging to hope for weeks that he be found alive.  We are especially sad for his unborn child, who will now know his father only through the memory of others.

All Americans are sad and angry to learn of the murder.  All around the world, American journalists and humanitarian aid workers and diplomats and others do important work in places that are sometimes dangerous.  Those who would threaten Americans, those who would engage in criminal, barbaric acts, need to know that these crimes only hurt their cause and only deepen the resolve of the United States of America to rid to world of these agents of terror.  May God bless Daniel Pearl.

De Mortuis Nihil Nisi Bonum

Will the savage death of Foley open the eyes of liberal apologists? 

According to Daniel Greenfield and Bare Naked Islam, “Foley came to Syria to support the Sunni Islamist rebels against the Syrian government. He often voiced his disdain for Mitt Romney.  He didn’t travel to report on a story, but to promote an agenda, a parallax view if you will, that was obvious from his Twitter feed.”  No other reporters, it would appear, bothered to read through his timeline.  Mr. Greenfield included many of those tweets in his post and here are two that demonstrate his political leanings:

Dear #Syrians don't believe that Romney will help you acquire surface to air missiles. He's just saying that to prove Obama's "weak".
— James W. Foley (@jfoleyjourno) October 8, 2012

@HalaJaber is killing it today #arabspring
— James W. Foley (@jfoleyjourno) September 16, 2012

good analysis on what a more liberal Senate could mean http://t.co/2nKykG4c
— James W. Foley (@jfoleyjourno) November 7, 2012

Romney's got a hangman's row of potential advisors... http://t.co/X8KCSdSY
— James W. Foley (@jfoleyjourno) October 27, 2012

UPDATE:  According to the White House travel pool, The World's Most Dangerous Community Organizer arrived at Vineyard Golf Club at 1:05 p.m., following his statement on the Foley beheading. 

The World’s Most Dangerous Community Organizer And The JV Headchoppers Team

Last January, The World’s Most Dangerous Community Organizer dismissed the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as a junior varsity terrorist outfit compared to al-Qaida. “The analogy we use around here sometimes, and I think is accurate,” he told The New Yorker, “is if a JV team puts on a Lakers uniform that doesn’t make them Kobe Bryant.”  Now the savage beasts are threatening to raise the black flag of Allah over the White House.

On Friday, CNN’s Jake Tapper asked Deputy National Security Advisor Tony Blinken about TWMDCO’s strategic shallowness.  Tapper seemed incredulous as he posed the question.  In a twofer Jim Acosta, CNN’s Senior White House correspondent, asked WH press secretary Josh Earnest, “Is it safe to say that ISIS are no longer the ‘JVs’?”

Here is Earnest’s angst-ridden response:

“I think what is appropriate to say is there is no question that the Lakers uniforms that were worn, to use that analogy a little bit, that were worn by the al-Qaeda leadership in Afghanistan has been decimated and defeated in Afghanistan. There is no question that is the result of the many decisions made by the president and the courageous service of our men and women in uniform and in the intelligence agencies. What is also true is that there are other organizations that subscribe to the violent extremist ideology that is espoused and promulgated by al-Qaeda.” 

“Many of those groups in the nations across the globe are not particularly sophisticated and are focused on local sectarian conflicts that don't pose a significant or immediate threat to U.S. interests or the U.S. homeland. There are, of course, a couple other organizations that do pose a more substantial threat to the United States and our interests. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is one of them, and you've seen the United States in concert with our allies and partners take significant, important steps to mitigate the threat that is posed by those organizations that do have designs and capabilities to try to strike the United States, and in some cases try to strike the homeland.” 

“We do remain concerned about the military proficiency that has been demonstrated by ISIL and that's why you've seen the president take steps, including the authorization of military force that would protect American citizens who might be harmed by them.”

Let me see if I have this straight.  The administration remains “concerned about the military proficiency that has been demonstrated”.  How reassuring.  I suppose the thousands of Christians stranded atop Mount Sinjar who are thirsting and starving to death are not evidence of a metastasizing force of pure, unadulterated evil and neither is the beheading of a toddler.  (WARNING:  Do not visit this link unless you are prepared to see extremely disturbing images.)

The errand boy sent by grocery clerks may not want a war with the brutal, hateful, oppressive, murderous, genocidal face of Islam, but it is at war with us.

He has known for months, as the rest of the world has, that ISIS has a stranglehold on vast swaths of Syria and Iraq.  It took the gut-wrenching pleading of Yazidi Prime Minister Vian Dakil to Iraq’s Presidential Council to stir the world’s awareness of the systematic genocide occurring in the region.

I have to agree with Turkish poet Serkan Engin:  “…the world will meet with a big tragedy when the Islamists get more power, as the world suffered because of Nazism.”