Read Mark Steyn each and every time he posts…..really.
The Spectator.co.uk : “The other lesson to learn from Iraq is one deftly summed up by Ralph Peters in the New York Post: ?Kill terrorists, rather than taking them prisoner. Legally, we must accept the surrender of even the bloodiest monster. So our military must do everything it legitimately can to kill terrorists before they can wave a white rag,? writes Peters. ?By seeking prisoners we acquire large detainee populations that play into the hands of America?s critics. Kill terrorists, and you get a few self-righteous complaints. Spare them, and you get Abu Ghraib.?
Peters is right. And, given that America always gets blamed for killing hundreds of thousands of people when she hasn?t, it?s hard to see what she has to lose. “
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[...] Do “Pop Prophets” set fire to themselves all the time? Ralph has set himself up to be the defender of the idea that Islam means peace. A couple of months ago he took off on a rant that was shocking for its idiocy for a man who has also been capable of some brilliant thought from time to time. That is what makes these sorts of flights into lunacy so dangerous, he has credibilty brought on by his increasingly rare moments of lucidity. I took him to task for that rant back here. [...]
[...] Ralph Peters fancies himself a bit of a reverse Crusader, protecting Islam from the attacks of those like Roland unwise enough to be worried about it. A couple of months ago he took off on a rant that was shocking for its idiocy for a man who has also been capable of some brilliant thought from time to time. That is what makes these sorts of flights into lunacy so dangerous, he has credibility brought on by his increasingly rare moments of lucidity. I took him to task for that rant back here. [...]