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Let’s not kid ourselves. Terrorism as a strategy is being tested. It will be proven or disproven as an effective way of conducting business. If it is believed to be successful by those who practice it, it will be increasingly used outside the Mid-East. If it succeeds against Israel, or anywhere else for that matter, it will be increasingly used around the world and, whenever possible, against the U.S.
The time is now to prove to the world that terrorism is not successful for those who practice it. It took 70 years for most nations practicing Communism to realize it was a dead end. Do we want to put up with decades of terrorism – of mass murder, of civilians, utilized to advance political agendas?
The time is now to show to those seeking to prove the utility of terrorism, that it too is a dead end. The U.S. and other nations cannot tolerate terrorism anywhere in the world. The U.S. and any allies up for the job must move powerfully to eradicate Hamas and other terrorist organizations.
And how hard is that to do? The U.S. could surely make life extremely difficult for Hamas.
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas is saying the right things:
Last week the Palestinian Authority’s new prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas, made a breathtaking speech at the Aqaba peace summit. He declared his government’s intention to be “full partners in the war against terrorism…
It is time to bring all this suffering to an end.”
His position is, ‘It’s not the Palestinian people committing these mass murders; it’s Hamas and similar organizations. Unfortunately we can’t stop them yet.’ And our response could reasonably be, ‘Very good. We are going to eradicate those organizations. Our efforts are not directed agains you or your people. We’re just protecting ourselves.’
A war by Hamas and similar groups against the U.S. is a certain loser for those groups if we go after them with the required power. The time is right. We have sufficent military power in the area. Muslim public opinion may be beginning to move in the right direction: large demonstrations in Iran right now are showing willingness among the public there to move into the future and away from the madness of terrorism.
We have the power; we have the right; we have the opportunity. Let’s close the door on mass murder as a strategy for political gain.
