Blissful Stupidity

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Conventional wars mandate conventional armies that travel to the venues where conventional wars are fought between opposing forces. When the stronger force prevails, the terms of peace are dictated to the weaker force and everyone tries to get on with their lives.

However, the war going on between the Islamic world and the west isn't a conventional battle. Why? Because it's a religious war between those who get their marching orders from their holy book and secularists who don't believe in God. As such, it's a war that can't be fought the traditional way.

And yet that's precisely what the western world and its ignorant leaders are attempting to do. Western leaders believe that if ISIS--the current manifestation of violent Islamic fundamentalism--can be defeated in Syria and Iraq, the world will become a more peaceful place once again.

But that's a fallacy considering that the ideology that motivates ISIS and all Islamic terror groups is found in the Quran and the Hadith. And those books aren't limited to Syria and Iraq.

However, western leaders either can't or don't want to see that because recognizing the real problem involves facing up to reality. And when you recognize reality, you recognize that you have to make some extremely tough decisions.

Such as? Such as eliminating Islam from the world. Certainly, that sounds harsh and xenophobic. And yet, as the wise old philosopher once said; it is what it is. Thus, unless Islam is eliminated, the world will continue to experience trouble.

And so, if outlawing Islam sounds harsh and extremist, then how does this sound? This is taken straight from the Quran: Those who disbelieve follow falsehood, while those who believe follow the truth from their Lord... So, when you meet (in fight Jihad in Allah's Cause), those who disbelieve smite at their necks till when you have killed and wounded many of them, then bind a bond firmly (on them, i.e. take them as captives)... If it had been Allah's Will, He Himself could certainly have punished them (without you). But (He lets you fight), in order to test you, some with others. But those who are killed in the Way of Allah, He will never let their deeds be lost. (Sura 47:3-4)

Here's one from the Hadith (Sayings of Muhammad): He (the Messenger of Allah) did that and said: There is another act which elevates the position of a man in Paradise to a grade one hundred (higher), and the elevation between one grade and the other is equal to the height of the heaven from the earth. He (Abu Sa'id) said: What is that act? He replied: Jihad in the way of Allah! Jihad in the way of Allah! (Muslim 20:4645)

And how does this sound? From the Hadith: Fight everyone in the way of Allah and kill those who disbelieve in Allah. (Ibn Ishaq/Hisham 992)

Do you wonder why the Jews are frequent targets of jihadists? Here's a clue from the Hadith: Allah's Apostle said, "The Hour will not be established until you fight against the Jews, and the stone behind which a Jew will be hiding will say. "O Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, come and kill him." (Bukhari 52:177)

And here's one from the Quran: O you who believe! Do not take the Jews and the Christians for friends; they are friends of each other; and whoever among you takes them for a friend, then surely he is one of them; surely Allah does not guide the unjust people. (Sura 5:51)

Concerning tolerance of other faiths, the Quran says this: And whoever desires a religion other than Islam, it shall not be accepted from him, and in the hereafter he shall be one of the losers. (Sura 3:85)

Those are just some of the many Islamic scriptures that motivate terror groups such as ISIS to wage war against the world and commit atrocities such as beheadings, child rapes and mass murder. The recent murders committed in Paris and San Bernardino weren't committed by "extremists" who perverted Islam. They were committed by fundamentalists who were being obedient to what Islam teaches and has taught since the 7th century.

Killing off ISIS isn't going to eliminate terrorism from the world. Islamic fundamentalism is like a deadly cancer that keeps metastasizing. You can eliminate it from one part of the body, but it resurfaces elsewhere. As long as Islam exists, terrorism will keep manifesting. The only solution is to eliminate it completely.

And that won't happen in the west because the west is paralyzed by cowardice and political correctness. It's always easier to blame Islamic terrorism on climate change or on American imperialism or on something the Catholic Church did many centuries ago. But it's extremely hard--if not impossible--for some folks to place the blame where it belongs. And that's on Islam itself.

Before you can find the cure, you have to know the cause. But if you can't recognize the cause, then you might as well write your epitaph. Because you're finished.