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| General McMaster's misunderstanding of the Islamist threat a danger to National Security |
| 2017-02-26 |
| Moved to Page 4 (Opinion) BY HUGH FITZGERALD [Jihadwatch] President Trump has chosen Lt. General William McMaster as his new National Security Adviser. As a three-star general, McMaster's appointment will require Senate confirmation, and one hopes that the Senators before they vote will take the opportunity to examine his understanding of Islamic terrorism. For surely this is the greatest threat not only to American security, but to that of the entire West. ... (snip) Muslims have a duty to spread Islam by means of Jihad, which overwhelmingly means the use of violence, though it can be conducted through other means - as, for example, Jihad of the Pen/Tongue, to spread Islam's message. Today, along with violence, a new instrument - demographic conquest - is being used to overwhelm the Infidels and spread Islam. "New" because never before in history have millions of people dedicated to the long-term destruction of others been allowed by those others to settle deep behind what ought be regarded as enemy lines, as Muslims have now been allowed to settle throughout Western Europe. If Muslim numbers do surpass those of the indigenous non-Muslims, Muslims will be in a position to offer non-Muslims a choice: either to convert to Islam, or be killed, or to accept the permanent status of dhimmi, with all of its attendant disabilities. And there is no end to Jihad; it should continue until the whole world is ultimately subjected to Islam. There is nothing -- pace General McMaster -- "cynical" about any of this. As for those phrases repeated by General McMaster about this "perverse interpretation of religion [used] to justify violence" which becomes, in his longer variant, a "perverted interpretation of religion to incite hatred and justify horrific cruelty against innocents," the only "perverted interpretation" of Islam is, I'm afraid, that of General McMaster himself, who appears certain that Islam properly understood cannot possibly inculcate anything that might "incite hatred and justify violence" against non-Muslims. I'm not sure which would be worse: that he may think he must pretend to believe this nonsense in order to avoid being accused of Islamophobia and to safely rise high in the Washington ranks, or that he really believes it. Perhaps before they vote, some Senators will press him on this, trying to find out what McMaster thinks Islam, mainstream Islam, teaches and how it differs from that "perverse interpretation" to which he keeps referring. (snip) Many of the Senators voting on General McMaster’s appointment will prefer not to press these points. Most Democrats will agree with his pollyannish remarks on Islam. Most Republicans may simply wish to defer to the general as a Trump appointee, wrongly assuming that he must, therefore, be "tough" on Islam. Few senators will have the stomach to discuss Islam truthfully in public, knowing they will then have to endure the usual idiotic charges of bigotry and "Islamophobia" from those whose minds are made up, and who do not want to be confused with facts. It's back to the bad old days of lying for Islam, folks. The Bush-era intel bureaucrats have won. We voted for Trump so we could change our failed approach to this problem. We wanted Flynn. But the vote didn't matter. Trump is our president in name only. |
| Posted by:anon1 |
| #19 I appreciate your sentiments, but he's not "your President", and you never voted here (I hope, cuz that's illegal) |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-02-26 19:34 |
| #18 Frank G: yes i am Aussie and the problem is worse if anything here. Actual sharia compliant laws have been passed banning the "vilification of religion" at the lobbying of Islamists in several states you cannot draw a cartoon of mohammad for fear that someone may take "offense" then sue you civilly. This is a key part of the jihad: impose the supremacy of islam and make criticism of it impossible if not illegal. the termites have been feasting on the foundations for 20 years now. the rot is deep. They are not just targeting the US it's across the Western world. The entire West was looking to Trump to show leadership on this. We all needed Flynn. We needed them to take a stand against Islamism, to honestly state the problem, so that our own governments can follow suit. Flynn's appointment would have helped the UK, Europe, Australia and Canada's opposition not just the US. We were all counting on him. |
| Posted by: anon1 2017-02-26 19:10 |
| #17 alaska paul: i agree, we can't fix islam and why should we even try it is their problem they want to live in the dark ages hugging their koran then let them our problem is our polity, media, public and deep state have all drunk the kool aid "nothing to do with islam" for 15 years now, that's a generation our borders are open for muslims to migrate in and they have, despite the Muslim Brotherhood's open agenda of civilisational jihad, setting up fifth columns and settlement conquest across the West. but the problem with McMasters who doesn't get it, and the sacking of Flynn who does, is that you can't say one thing and do another McMasters can't say "nothing to do with islam" and work behind the scenes to sort the problem The entire problem is now the inability to act because of widespread misunderstanding of the nature of the threat. All our defences are down. It's like we have AIDS and Islam is the common cold. It's easy to fix with some antibiotics but we are not going to take them because we don't think we need them and we don't understand the problem we will die of pneumonia unless we address the problem. Flynn got it. Flynn was ready to address the problem. Flynn is gone. |
| Posted by: anon1 2017-02-26 19:05 |
| #16 Sure you can fix Islam. Fixed worship of Baal, haven't we? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-02-26 12:44 |
| #15 You cannot "fix" islam. It is an ideology of conquest and submission, with a thin shell of religion. The war of words gets you nowhere. What we need to to is to get our country and our allies energy independent of mideast oil and force islam to deal with itself. Islam will have to reform itself, die trying, or kill each other off. There is no basis of trust, so we can associate where we have to, but otherwise they are on their own. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2017-02-26 12:28 |
| #14 anon1 - are you not Aussie? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-02-26 12:22 |
| #13 And then [McMaster during confirmation] might add: “It is up to us to figure out how best we can help those born into Islam, without any choice in the matter, who recognize those troublesome aspects of their faith that are inimical to real peace and real tolerance, and for which they would like to find a solution, if such is possible.” An unflinching statement like that, from General McMaster, despite the subsequent howls of protest by CAIR and the Southern Poverty Law Center, would be enough – would be more than enough – to clear a good many minds of cant. It's doubtful we can eradicate fundamental Islam without the Muslim world itself coming to the understanding that it must change. The question is, will it take ten years or two hundred? Or will Armageddon intervene first? |
| Posted by: KBK 2017-02-26 11:45 |
| #12 Claptrap is the language of diplomacy. His mouth has spoken and got it out of the way. Now it's time to watch and see what his hands do. |
| Posted by: JHH 2017-02-26 11:38 |
| #11 Wouldn't it be Trump-like to find those thrilled today choking on their words next month? Could happen. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2017-02-26 11:34 |
| #10 ...seems others of the brotherhood found quick retirement when they failed to mouth the words of the WH. Could be McMaster is the other side of Deep State. I'll wait and see. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-02-26 11:12 |
| #9 I dunno. My BS detector is quietly beeping. McMasters used to work for Obama. If the boss says Islam is the religion of pieces, then it's the religion of pieces. The new boss ain't the same as the old boss. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2017-02-26 10:24 |
| #8 Trump is our president in name only Not as bad as that, anon1. Looking at his actions so far: the Don understands business, but not the business of war. However, if USA oil/natural gas production is not hampered by enviro-malice --- IMO, Islam is only important because of petrodollars. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-02-26 10:17 |
| #7 Given his his personal history, McMaster might be a tactical genius - like Hannibal. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-02-26 10:04 |
| #6 I'm going to wait and see what he does. Actions matter more than public statements. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2017-02-26 09:13 |
| #5 still light years better than Susan Rice or Tom Donilon (from the Obama years) and better than Petraeus. Enough people in the admin know the horrible truth about Islam. McMaster can remain semi-ignorant of this and still function. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2017-02-26 08:47 |
| #4 The "nothing to do with islam" idiocracy is celebrating we voted Trump in to fix this. To change this attitude. To be honest about the issue so we can solve it what do we get? nothing to do with islam |
| Posted by: anon1 2017-02-26 08:45 |
| #3 And hasn’t Islam meant conquest through violence, and subjugation, of many different kinds of Infidels, over many different lands, for the past 1400 years? Yes. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-02-26 08:04 |
| #2 So far, the general who didn't believe it, didn't survive his new posting. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-02-26 05:16 |
| #1 If this is what the General believes, I suspect he will not survive his new posting very long. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-02-26 05:06 |