America's Shield

By Semperpapa

With the approach of the mid-term election, the focus of most Americans has been shifting toward that such awaited event and away from others that still remain as important as ever, like the mosque near Ground Zero.
The reason is not that the public has lost its drive, but mostly some sort of saturation, overload of issues that has placed the mosque issue on the backburner for some people. And the Media has done its work toward that end.

Usually, as seen many times in the past, the radical Islamic forces and their domestic supporters have been able to bring a controversial issue back below the radar as they return to their more comfortable tactic of silent, covert, patient warfare.
So it is sort of unusual that the spotlight would be shown back on the controversy by the Islamists themselves, as Feisal Abdul Rauf did during an interview with CBS “60 Minutes”. It almost looks like the man sort of enjoyed the international attention ha has received and is trying to keep it alive.

The latest approach by the scoundrel imam is quite amusing, as he says that the realization of the Cordoba Initiative project is a must that he has to accomplish in order to protect the non-Muslim Americans from the radicalized members of the religion of peace.
Basically the smoke screen that the old boy is trying to disperse now is that the “Islamic center” is necessary in case the radicals decide to hit the World Trade Center is attacked again, that he wants to be the first to die in that attack, that the presence of the Islamic center would deter wannabe terrorists.

Well, the noble intentions of the good imam to sacrifice his valuable life in defense of our Nation sure bring tears to my eyes, but there are two points that come to mind.

First, there is very little or no chance that the radical Islamist would target the same location for another attack, which makes the man’s willingness to be a sacrificial lamb in the defense of the United States laughable. It appears to me that the self appointed job of America’s protective shield that Faisal is undertaking is a fairly safe one for the man.

Second, if the building of the mosque is going to work as a shield against further attacks against the Ground Zero target, what about the rest of the country? Does it mean that we should have Islamic centers all over the most important potential targets across the Nation as protective shields?
In a way, that is exactly the point and aim of the Islamists. If the Nation embraces Islam and Shariah law, than the appeal of America as a target to the radicalized Muslims will disappear, an approach that the appeasement crowd in America must be eager to consider. I can already hear the praises of “man of peace” and “America’s savior” for Faisal on the part of the folks who believe that there is nothing worth fighting for.

Personally, I will rather take my chances that our Nation will be able to “absorb” the next attack, as long as I am left with my freedom to retaliate against the perpetrators and make them pay. Needless to say, the idea of Feisal Abdul Rauf as a protective shield does not make any tingle go up my leg.

But, of course, I am not as sophisticated as these learned men.

Just my thoughts!