A letter to the editor from 9/14
As much as I hate to agree with President Obama, he is right about one thing. We have no friends in the Muslim world, and it would be foolish to arm any of them. As we learned when we armed the Afghan Mujahedin in the 80's and created the Taliban, Al Qaeda, and Osama Bin Laden. More recently the weapons we supplied to the Iraqi army have wound up in the hands of ISIS.
There are no “moderate” Muslims. The Islamists are is perfectly clear about who their enemies are. This ideology requires them to kill or convert all unbelievers. “Moderate” Muslims are those who haven't yet actually killed any. If ISIS succeeds in establishing an Islamic Caliphate the “moderate” Muslims will be right there with them.
The United States should get out of the Middle East altogether. We should let the various factions kill each other as they have been doing for over 1000 years. We should devote our efforts to keeping them out of this country.
Sooner or later ISIS will attack Iran. ISIS is Sunni, and Iran is Shia. Neither can allow the other to exist. When the war between Sunni and Shia begins we can sit back and watch. When it is over we can pick up the pieces should we choose to do so. Meanwhile, we should let them kill each other instead of risking American servicemen in a feckless attempt to civilize barbarians.
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