Let the holy war begin in earnest.

AuthorEmord, Jonathan W.
PositionAmerican Thought

"Although our First Amendment protects all in their choice of what to believe and what to profess, it does not protect those who wish to translate their beliefs and words into acts of terror and conspiracies to commit terror."

IMAGINE IF, at each venue in Paris where terrorists struck with AK-47s and explosives, Parisians were armed. If so, it is likely that far fewer would have lost their lives. Dozens would have trained their weapons on the terrorist attackers and cut them down in short order. The wisdom of the Founding Fathers in giving the new American nation the Second Amendment is underscored by precisely what happened in France.

"A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." The Founding Fathers knew that only if the citizenry were equipped with the means to defend themselves militarily could a free nation survive the assaults that came then, as they do now, from enemies domestic and foreign. Indeed, individual liberty and sovereignty depend greatly on the diffusion of power made possible only when a free people have the physical means to defend their freedom. A monopoly on force, whether in the hands of government or terrorists, creates an inevitable threat to life, liberty, and property. Force in private hands that can compete with that coming from tyrants is the only true security for a free people.

The war against terror only will succeed if fought unconventionally, through a well-armed and trained citizenry and an expansion of reliance on professional Special Operations Forces. The latter need to be at constant work killing members of ISIS, its adherents, financial supporters, and those who lend it assistance (meaning bringing death not only to those engaged in active hostility, but to those who are financing, housing, feeding, clothing, and giving aid and comfort to terrorists).

Special Operations Forces master the art of unconventional warfare. They appear when least expected, employ overwhelming force in a rapid takedown of the enemy, and disappear, leaving pinpointed devastation in their wake. They are the ultimate force to annihilate the sources of support, supply, instruction, and inspiration for those dedicated to our destruction.

To maximize their effectiveness, our Special Forces have to be encouraged to expand the concept of the enemy to include anyone who engages in terror or who assists terrorists in any meaningful way. There will be collateral damage, but that is a price we must pay to eradicate terrorism; the rules of engagement must be changed to maximize options in the field.

Moreover, we need to record our annihilation of terrorists and their supporters and...

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