Military columnist for
New York Post, Ralph Peters,
explores how the U.S. could defeat violent Islamists. His bullet points, briefly summarized:
Declare war - against all jihadi organizations, however named, wherever located.
Call out double-crossing allies - the Saudis, Gulf States, Pakistan for example.
Empower law enforcement.
Surveillance is essential - to interfere with those preaching anti-U.S. violence.
Criminalize Internet jihad - as we have child pornography.
Mandate law enforcement intelligence-sharing.
Treat Muslims exactly as we would any other Americans - in a war, allegiance is required.
And his conclusion:
Our response to jihad must be violent abroad, sensible at home, intellectually honest, patient and relentless. We must stop making excuses for inexcusable behavior, and we must always put the right of American citizens to safety and security above the imaginary rights of terrorists. We must break the infernal alliance between political correctness and fanatical Islam.
As regular
COTTonLINE readers know, I often agree with Peters' analyses.
