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World War III is at hand
Guest post by
Bob Eschliman on December 4, 2015
Editorial
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For many years — decades, really, dating back to the Reagan
presidency — our nation has had to deal with Islamist attacks on its
citizens and assets around the world.
I used to call it what the media has called it — terrorism — but not
anymore. Over the last few years, time and again, I have been reminded
of an interview I conducted early in my journalism career.
Leading up to the third anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, I
had the occasion to interview a retired Army general who spent most of
his career as a counterterrorism and Middle East expert. It was a
wide-ranging interview (it lasted more than three hours) and covered
every aspect of the “War on Terror” and the future under various
scenarios.
The results of the interview were condensed down as part of a series
of articles commemorating the 2001 attacks. Most of it never saw the day
of light, though. Seeing as how national security has become a major
issue in the current election cycle, I’ll share with you the Cliff’s
Notes version now.
The bullet points:
* the Islamists have declared war against us; we’re at war — a real
war against a real enemy, not just an ideology — whether we would have
it or not;
* our enemy is willing to wait as long
as it takes to secure victory, and we must have the same unwavering
resolve to win or we will lose;
* this war, if properly prosecuted, will result in an enormous cost,
both in terms of actual financial expense and in terms of American blood
spilled, but it is a necessary cost;
* this war will take many years — perhaps generations — to properly
prosecute, and our military and civilian leaders need to be honest with
the American people about this fact;
* make no mistake; Islam is not a religion, it is a death cult that has as its primary goal the destruction of everything else;
* border security is a vital component of our nation’s long-term
security; there must be physical border walls and armed border guards;
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