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Khaddafi suckers the West
I’m as glad as anyone that Libya’s dictator, out of fear of Bush and America, agreed to dismantle his WMD programs. But did the West, as a reward for Khaddafi’s surrender, immediately have to welcome him into their fold? Wouldn’t a rather long period of probation—say, for the rest of his life—have been more appropriate? Speaking to the press in Brussels after a luncheon with the president of the EU, Khaddafi remarked: “Hopefully, nothing will force us to go back to the days when we used our cars and explosive belts.”
So, the old boy hasn’t given up terrorism after all, has he? In order to get his way with us, he’s threatening to use terrorism in the future. And this terrorist leader is now welcomed into the heart of Europe, where he can do far more damage than when he was isolated in Tripoli. Comments
Khaddafi, through his past actions alone, should be immediately disqualified from any standing among civilized world leaders. The remark quoted here demonstrates he has changed his tactics to sound more moderate, while the true agenda remains that of the jihadis described in the NY Times article a few days ago. A similar example of this kind of “moderate” Mohammedan leader can be found in Yassir Arafat. In short, as long as swarms of Muslims are allowed in colonize the formerly Christian lands of Europe, Khaddafi is content to receive pats on the back from the Euro-elite and wait for the day when Muslims are sufficient in number to take over the continent. He will reserve the “right” to go back to the use of “cars and explosive belts” if any country wakes up and does something sensible like expel the Muslims. The continuing decay of Europe, and the cowardice of its ruling elite is a cause of concern. Despite a vicious attack by Muslims before an election, an evident majority of the Spanish electorate chose the path of cowardice and suicide by votng in a socialist who will no doubt continue to allow Muslim colonization while simultaneously instituting such wonders as gay marriage. Posted by: Carl on April 28, 2004 3:55 PMAs I have stated before, I think that it is a good thing for us to adopt normal trading relations with Libya. This is one of the things that’s sick and weak about the West. We think that in order to have decent or cooperative relations with someone, we have to embrace that person, approve of him, laud him. The classic example is our relations with Stalin in WWII. It made complete sense for the America and Britain to form an alliance with Stalin against Hitler. But then, having done that, we began acting as though Stalin was our friend, our buddy, a wonderful leader leading a wonderful country, and so we closed our eyes to the reality of the Soviet Union and allowed half of Europe to be gobbled up. Posted by: Lawrence Auster on April 28, 2004 4:58 PM |