Knuckles' Justified Ballistic Reaction™ occurred upon hearing Bush's reaction to this tragic news.
Bush said, "America will not be intimidated by these kind of extremist thugs. The murder of Paul shows the evil nature of the enemy we face. These are barbaric people. There's no justification whatsoever for his murder. And yet they killed him in cold blood. And it should remind us that we must pursue these people and bring them to justice before they hurt other Americans."
Hurt? Hurt?! A sunburn huts. Bush is using language once reserved for schoolyard bullies and domestic criminals. "See, teacher! They're bad! They're bad!" Kim du Toit is dead right about the feminization of the West. We've wimped down the use of language so much that we have no appropriate response to the lowest form of life that has ever evolved on Earth.
Bush is reduced to pointing fingers and saying how bad they are. Hint: WE FUCKING KNOW!!!! And by the way, can the "we're opening schools and building hospitals" stuff. Again, WE KNOW!!! The Left doesn't give a flying fuck and neither do our enemies. Knuckles spoke to an ex-Green Beret 20 years ago who spoke of doing the same kind of work in Viet Nam. Because charity doesn't win wars. Killing does.
Here's a challenge for Bush and his speechwriters: study Gen. George Patton's speeches.
Gen. Patton understood the language of war. Now, Patton already had a kick-ass army. They were motivated, trained, and had the might of the USA to back them up. So ask yourself--especially you super-smart nuanced speechwriters--why did Patton make such an effort to inspire and motivate his troops with speeches?
His speeches didn't create more equipement or increase the size of his army. Words didn't stop any Germans from attacking. His words didn't bring any dead back to life.
What Patton's rhetoric did is contributed to the fighting spirit of his men and the nation supporting them. He described the nature of the war and how he wanted it fought by his soldiers. And don't think that Bush can't use the same rhetoric as a general. Modern generals are so controlled over what they say that it's up to the Commander-in-Chief to stir up the fighting spirit of the nation and the military.
Patton didn't have to stoke up hatred against the Germans. He didn't have to bring up their atrocities. What he did do was appeal to his men's fighting spirit and how to demonstrate their excellence in battle.
"Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory."
"May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't."
"It is the unconquerable nature of man and not the nature of the weapon he uses that ensures victory."
"Go forward until the last round is fired and the last drop of gas is expended...then go forward on foot!"
There is a current of rage against the filth we're fighting. Describing this war and our enemy as anything less is an insult to our support.
Reagan understood that rage against the abominations of the Soviet Union. His "bombing starts in five minutes" made both the Politburo and their fellow travellers in the West shit their pants.
And that must be the criteria for Bush and his writers. When you write or speak a line, ask yourself:
"Will this make our enemies shit themselves?" And Knuckles means, words to turn bowels to water and projectile vomit out of the ass. It is possible. And it must be done. Nothing less will do.
Note to the nuance whores: Knuckles understands that mere rhetoric will not bring Paul Johnson back much less have prevented his capture. Knuckles grieves for that civilians have to also pay the price of allowing jihadist pig shit to draw breath. So work your fingers back into your ass and siddown.
Vice President Dick Cheney also condemned the killers: "They have no shame, not a shred of decency, and no mercy. America will hunt down the killers, one by one, and destroy them."
Better. But Knuckles still prefers hunting and destroying them village by village.
Thanks miltary-quotes.com for the Patton quotes.
4 comments:
Hey, I'm all for someone talking like Patton, but exterminatng villages is the exceedingly nasty way to win the war. I actually just posted on this here, keep the reasons for the war in mind before you decide how you'll fight it.
As Jonah Goldberg would say, "fair point."
But Knuckles' point is about the rhetoric of war rather than the prosecution of it. When Patton extolled his men to hold the Germans by the nose and kick them in the ass, he was directing his troops metaphysically.
"Village by village" is reminiscent to Bush's earlier statements about tracking the terrorists and those who harbored them. It also helps when your enemy believes you have a dangerous side. Very fucking irrational dangerous side.
Knuckles remembers a time when no one outside the Soviet Union ever screwed around with the life of a Western citizen, much less an American. Ever. But that's eroded over the last 20 years and must be reclaimed.
Knuckles isn't trying to dictate the actions of the military. The military and intelligence services are performing incredibly. They are highly trained, capable, armed, creative and motivated. They certainly don't need advice from this blog. But one of the lessons of the Viet Nam War is that a nation can win militarily and ultimately lose politically. And rhetoric is an important element of politics.
Whether Bush does it himself or through others, the message must be communicated that this war against the concept of Jihad, the participants of Jihad, and the supporters of Jihad...and that it will be fought to the(ir) death.
Also a fair point. As I said, I see nothing wrong with rhetoric, you just seemed to be suggesting more than rhetoric. Just wanted to make sure that we were clear on that point ;)
Yes, just rhetoric. Followed up, we hope, with gut slitting captured Jihadists and throwing them into a pen of ravenous 500 lb. hogs so that the throat-cutting wife-beaters can watch the hogs devour their intestines.
The Jihadist's harsh fate would be recorded and sent to the Jihadist's village along with a wide screen plasma television. During the mosque memorial for the Jihadist, a GPS signal imbedded in the plasma screen would guide in a MOAB.
While plasma screens are expensive, we would actually send them a near-empty cardboard box with "plasma screen tv" written in crayon and picture of planes hitting the WTC. A bomb planted in the box (to give the box convincing heft) would be an explosive device connected to a detonator that is triggered by that fucking awful sound of Jihadette's ulutating.
But Knuckles is confident that the military has their own plans.
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