Win Without Fighting

While not possessing naval fleets or great armies, terrorists still know how to win, by echoing Sun Tzu and turning us against ourselves. From the Hawaii Reporter:

While the West’s enemies may not have modern tanks, jets and warships they have a deep understanding of the precepts’ of Sun Tzu. The purpose of terrorism is to break the "resistance" of a people. After the will to resist has been broken the terrorists’ political agenda will face less opposition from the nation’s legitimate leadership. The bombing of the Madrid train stations is an example of this...

The Western far left is willing to jump into bed with any group that is in conflict with their own culture and people. For example, Osama bin Laden in a recent taped statement cited William Blum’s book Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower. Blum was delighted to receive this plug, "I'm not repulsed, and I'm not going to pretend I am…I'm glad. … It's good publicity for my book." Blum agrees with bin Laden on America as the Great Satan, "If he shares with me a deep dislike for certain aspects of U.S. foreign policy, then I'm not going to spurn any endorsement of the book by him. I think it's good that he shares those views."