By Brad Cates, Las Cruces resident
The President’s men are flapping about the Mideast as headless chickens trying to boost his election calculations, with the effectiveness of a mother in law meddling where she isn’t wanted or needed. The parallels between Pearl Harbor and the October 7 Hamas terrorists attack on Israel are clear.
When we look to a strong decisive wartime leader, President Franklin D. Roosevelt said:
“Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked. …The facts speak for themselves. The people of the United States ..well understand the implications to the very life and safety of our Nation. I have directed that all measures be
taken for our defense…Always will our whole Nation remember the character of the on slaught against us.
No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory. ..We will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us.
.. our people, our territory, and our interests are in grave danger….we will gain the inevitable triumph… I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7, 1941, a state of war has existed…”
In less than two years, flotillas of 1000 aircraft were flying sorties and dropping ordinance and firebombs not only on Axis military-industrial sites, but on important population centers. There was never any talk of a cease fire. The only strategy discussions were about how to break the will of the Axis to fight, and break their ability to fight. The evilness and barbarity of the fascist aggressors had to be wiped from the face of the earth. Unconditional surrender was the only acceptable outcome.
Unfortunately, the surrender came too late for the 6 million Jews killed in the Axis death factories. However, after the surrender when the magnitude of the racist fanatics death machine was known, the Axis leaders were tried and executed, as were ordinary SS and other soldiers who participated in especially heinous crimes.
With skillful leaders like Generals Marshall and MacArthur, reconstruction created exemplary and prosperous democracies, where once there was horror and hopelessness. “Never again” was the mostly successful goal that has governed world conduct since that time.
Unspeakable and vile evil does exists in the hearts and minds of many people. Stalin, Beria, Hitler, Himmler, Tojo, and Pol Pot to name only a few.
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and his followers have long been included in the list. Two from the Hamas list were recently eliminated
So too , October 7, 2023 , will live in infamy. The Hamas leader planned and executed this sadistic murder, torture, mutilation , and kidnapping attack on Israel. Nearly as many innocent Israelis were massacred on that day as Americans were killed at Pearl Harbor. He still calls for the killing of all Jews, and the destruction of the Jewish state. He is a racist, fascist, barbarian of the first order. Hamas uses as shields the women and children of Gaza. Even last week, Hamas’ representative in Lebanon claimed the terror group would carry out the Oct. 7 massacre all over again if given the chance. A cease fire?
Sinwar served 22 years in prisons after numerous murder convictions, but uses the same playbook of exchanging 1 hostage for ten convicted terrorists. “We make the headlines only with blood. No blood, no news, " he said. Sinwar also added " as long as fighters are still standing and we have not lost the war,…we have the capability to fight.”
What in the world is President Biden thinking when he proposes a truce? Election votes perhaps, at the expense of the existence of Israel and the certain detriment to America? The avowed aim of Hamas is to destroy Israel, and kill Jews. They want to ” take back “Jerusalem, a Jewish city for at least 1500 years before Islam was even born. There are good and honorable Muslims who only desire to create businesses, raise their families, and live in peace with their neighbors. They would be willing to work together with
the Israeli, U.S., and democratic world order to create a peaceful Gaza. Yet first, Hamas and it’s blood cult must be unconditionally crushed.
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