Confronting terrorists

Quote in the chapel at the American Cemetery in Luxembourg

Something called the Royal Institute of International Affairs (RIIA) has reported that England’s participation in the war on terror has boosted recruitment and fund-raising for al Qaeda. The RIIA’s report further noted the following:
Standing up to bullies leads to a 29% rise in bullying incidents.
Killing rats in the basement leads to a rise in the number of rats trying to get into the basement.
Responding to fires only encourages arsonists.
Chasing down a mugger leads to more muggings.

Let’s just say the RIIA’s report is correct. What would the RIIA have Briton do? 55 of its citizens are slaughtered and the RIIA warns, “If we take action against the people that perpetrated this act of war we’ll only encourage them. Perhaps if we just ignore the incident or praise them for their courage and commitment they will leave us alone.” What would the RIIA have Briton do with regard to standing up for what is right? “Radical Islam is no problem for us as long as they are blowing up Americans. Let the US worry about it. We should be sure to criticize the Americans to make sure the terrorists know that we are not on the American’s side. That way the terrorists will come after us last. That is the best we can hope for because standing up to these people will only encourage them.”

Last weekend we visited the American Cemetery in Luxemburg. Inside the chapel etched into the wall is the quote “Grant us grace fearlessly to contend against evil and to make no peace with oppression.” That is what America and Briton have done since WWII. I guess the RIIA would change that to “Grant us grace to suffer every humiliating attack from every source of evil and to make the best peace possible with oppression. May we be the last to fall.”

I have noted in this space before that we have been in and out of war with radical Islam since 1803 when Jefferson sent the Marines to clean out the rats nest in Tripoli. Fighting terrorism does not encourage it. And if it does, too bad, terrorism must be confronted. If that means more terrorists, so be it. Let’s get them out in the open, show their hand, and kill them. Doing nothing is not option. Getting along with them is not an option. Appeasing them is not option. They must be confronted and killed.

UPDATE: The Griffin’s surefire way to get the terrorists. The Griffin sends:

The latest BS I heard this morning was that the Brits are more of a target now. Well terrorists killed Brits in the Trade Centers in NY on 9/11, in Bali, in Iraq, and numerous other places so they are NOW a target?? The French duck and hide or appeasement methods like pulling the blankets further up over their heads or paying ransom will not work for the Brits. They have to much Viking Blood in them to just "let it go? Haberdam, rubbish, and the Union Jack shall not be soiled by the likes of a few extremely misguided interlopers what??" Although it was terrible we must remember they have killed each other over a soccer match. Hey that's it! We need a soccer tournament between the terrorists and the Brits. It would be in Dublin on a Saturday with free beer for the fans. Don King would promote it for pay-for-view. Sounds like a sure thing money maker.