The Enemy Abroad, The Enemy Within - part two

Yesterday, I had linked to a new blog (new to me anyway), Straight Up with Sheri. She has been doing an excellent analysis of the war on terrorism and today's entry is just as good: bq. PART IV: More Than Osama The most obvious enemy is Osama bin Laden and the Muslim extremists. Most of us lump Osama into the same group as Hamas and Hezbulla. They are certainly deserving of being in the same class when it comes to the label of terrorists, but we need to take note of one thing before we are able to recognize some of our other enemies. She then talks a bit about Osama's pre-election video where he talks about Israel and the US: bq. "The events that affected my soul in a direct way started in 1982 when America permitted the Israelis to invade Lebanon and the American Sixth Fleet helped them in that. This bombardment began and many were killed and injured and others were terrorised and displaced........And that day, it was confirmed to me that oppression and the intentional killing of innocent women and children is a deliberate American policy. Destruction is freedom and democracy, while resistance is terrorism and intolerance." Sherri then comments: bq. Two things to note here. Osama cashed in on the plight of destroying Israel. And: bq. He is exploiting the Palestinian "victim" status to further his own goal. This is actually what has been taking place in the Arab world all along. Giving the Palestinians a "state" of their own would only destroy the true goal of the Arab world, which is to destroy Israel. If their sincere plight was to give Palestine a state of their own, they would already have one. They have had at least two chances. bq. It is important to understand these facts. There is a definite distinction between Palestine having a state of their own and the annihilation of Israel. There is a distinction between the hijacking of Islam in order to further the destruction of Israel, and the goal of Osama to take over Saudi Arabia by getting the US to withdrawal troops from the Middle East. Once we understand this distinction, we are better able to realize how the enemy is bigger than just terrorism. Osama knows how to destroy America from within (economically and culturally). Once we see the forms of attack we then can recognize the intentions of the other enemies we face. She then goes on to talk about the agendas the various players have and closes with this tantalizing thought: bq. Tomorrow I will outline what I feel is the best way to defend ourselves. You may be shocked at how utterly simple it is. Good stuff - definitely worth visiting her site and reading.