Thank you Edith,

Historians used to say that the Spanish Civil War was as a testing ground and a prelude to WW II. Some experts say today that Afghanistan is a testing ground as well and the prelude to WW III. In both cases new weapons and new concepts of war had to be tested. We are sure, that with Gods help America will eventually prevail. As it always had. But this war will be the hardest nut to crack and it will need a lot of know-how and adjustment to new and harsh realities. The ideology of Nazism was based on superiority and nationalism, but the enmity of today is based on superiority of religion. The concept of nationalism is man made, the concept of religion is God made. Today's assailants of peace are convinced that God gave them the right and the duty to clean the world from the evil of "infidels." To achieve this, God permits them to kill, to steal and to cheat.

This is what America stands against today and this is, what a great part of the world stands against. But most of them don't know, or prefer not to know. As the world of Islam unites in this struggle from the Atlantic, through Asia, to the Pacific, most of the endangered countries of the "infidels," still watch out for profits and oil. The success of the opening salvo in Afghanistan is doomed just like a physician who can not heal a body by surgically extrication of a malignant cell when the malignancy has spread all over the body. The terrorists are all over, in Asia, Africa, Europe and yes, even here in the United States. There are not as many bombs as there are terrorists. And with biological weapons, each terrorist can cause more damage than any bomb.

An other kind of warfare, which used to work in the past, was mutual fear. The confrontational powers at the time of the Cold War never unleashed their deadly weapons in fear of retaliation. As it stands at the current confrontation, the greatest Nation of the world is in upheaval and the population dreads for its life. On the other hand, the countries of the aggressors are not scared at all. They are well protected by the morals of the "infidels." Re-assured by the ethics of their victims, they feel not only secure, but proud and in a winning mood. The disciples of Bin Laden grow with their success day by day.

Success begets success. More and more Moslems turn to fundamentalists and dream of the redemption of Western women who will Allah-willing, hide behind their black robes. Many believe that America is under attack because of Israel. The truth is quite different, Israel is attacked because of America. Because of the Western culture and of course because being the infidel, which the Koran orders to fight.

In America's fight for freedom, we can expect many changes to come. Slowly, the real borders of the conflict will evolve. These are 'extreme Islam' on one side - out to conquer the world, and the Western world - out to protect freedom and Democracy. The current artificial and useless coalition will re-group to a natural form of free people in need to survive. It may take a time till the West will wake up and join the first victims, America and Israel. It will take quite time until the lesson will be learned, that by being good and sending food, no friends will be made. Neither will heroic avoidance of collateral damage find appreciation.

It has to be made understood to the whole population of the worldwide "Intifada," that they will not succeed, and that the price to pay will be horrendous. The population of all these missled countries will have to clear their own house in their own interest. This is the only solution for freedom of the world and their own as well.

I am Barry Cohen

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