Jonah Goldberg has a very interesting article in National Review Online about where we are in the war on terrorism. Sometimes change happens so slowly that we don't see it until after it is over. I believe his article points that out. The name of the article is "The Squeegee Men of the New World Order".
In case you don't remember, the 'squeegee men' were the street people in New York City who used to come up to your car when you were stopped at a traffic light, wipe your windshield with a dirty rag, and expect a tip. Basically, it was a form of intimidation that people accepted and ignored. When Rudy Giuliani become mayor of New York City he got rid of the squeegee men, fixed broken windows, ending immodest acts on the streets, and generally dealt with the 'small crimes' first. After that, he went after some of the more obvious things and eventually made a real difference in the City. One of my daughters was in college in and later lived in New York City during that time, and the change in the city was amazing--particularly if you randomly visited. It's like a young grandchild you see only three or four times a year--his or her parents may not realize how much the child has changed in a short time because they see it gradually--but you are amazed!
Anyway, as we enter the new year, we need to examine how we think about the war on terror. Is it ok for terrorists to randomly shoot rockets at civilians in Israel? Is it ok for terrorists to torture and murder a man and his wife in Mumbai simply because they are Jews? The Jews are the canary in the coal mine, if we allow inhumane treatment of them, it will eventually come to us. Remember, the terrorists have stated the goal of bringing the entire world into a great caliphate. The fact that they have not begun with American does not mean that America is exempt. I believe that America is a very special country, but I don't believe that we are immune from the future the terrorists are planning. Unless something changes, the demographics of Europe will cause it to become a Muslim continent within thirty years, and the Muslims who will be running it are not moderate--they are the ones rioting in Paris and the Netherlands.
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