Enough?

In his blog, Billy D. says:

The world you knew is gone, and it's not coming back without a fight.

I think this is the defining statement of our day. It's just a question of how far you have to be pushed till you either fight back or surrender.

The US was pushed past the rubicon 9-11. Silly names like "War on Terror" and cheap talk about the "Religion of Peace" wax meaningless compared to the actions and effect that the US Military is having on the militant Muslims and some of the nations that support them.

Europe seems to be accepting of terrorism. While terrible, I don't know if the London bombings will be a catalist for England. Their threshold of terror is higher and simple bombings are not on the order of magnitude of 9-11. While scaring the British people, I don’t know if these bombings will raise the ire of the British Nation.

Maybe Al-Quieda learned a lesson 9-11 and has reverted to simple terror rather than provoking a nation. Individual people may be easier to scare, but not a government.

Maybe Al-Quieda fears further provocation of the US.

Maybe Al-Quieda has been disrupted enough that simple bombings are all it is now capable of.

Time will tell.

I'm mystified why Winston Churchill was not elected till the day he died or chose to quit politics. It's like the Brits cut their balls off after WWII when they voted him out of office. What were they thinking?

The Iron Lady showed the world the resolve that can flow in the veins of the British. Like a fierce warhorse, long since retired to service as a plow horse, then once again, pressed back into service, the British stood and faced an enemy more threatening than the Wahabi led Muslim Nation that now threatens us.

Yea, Libya was once the badman of the Middle East/Muslim World. Where are they today? Same for the USSR. Where are they today?

Like the tired plowhorse, England overcame years of easy service and showed noble traits that were almost forgotten under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher. But, like President Reagan, the Iron Lady and her leadership is gone. Where is Britain headed today?

I think one of the defining traits of an excellent leader is their ability to make you do the things that you don't want to do so that you can achieve the things that you want to achieve. Anyone can lead you to do the things that you want to do. It doesn’t take a leader to do that.

Great accomplishments usually require sacrifice and hard work. These two things go against human nature, at least for the majority of us.

Getting back to the London bombings, I think Al-Quieda is at Mao’s second phase of a revolution, covert acts of aggression. They are not capable of winning open acts of aggression. Al-Quieda will have to stick with beer hall putsches and thugs in the street for now, but as shown in the 1930’s, this can be quite effective for intimidating Europeans and gaining power.

A generation has passed, but I believe that the Brits have the grit to turn, stand, and fight as a unified nation in their blood. It’s just up to them to chose to do so. I just don’t think a couple of bombings will be enough to motivate the Brits to do so.

I mourne the event that will unite the Brits against the Muslims. It will be a monumental tragedy. But on that day, Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher, The Duke of Wellington, and others will be proud as they hand the balls back to their nation.

Why Wellington? He had what it took to stop running, turn, fight, and win. The Brits have it in their history to do so. They just haven’t done it, yet.