The United States entered an unprecedented war on Sept. 11, 2001 – a conflict future historians may call World War III. Sept. 11 wasn’t just the day that changed everything – everyone knows that. I don’t need to remind anyone this was the day America realized everything had changed. But this war has begun much like the last: European nations refuse to commit to their own defense despite warnings of impending conflict. Neville Chamberlain’s peace accord of 1938 is the most well-known example of the failure and impact that result from a policy of appeasement. Chamberlain forfeited Czechoslovakia’s sovereignty to the Nazis in a futile attempt to broker peace. Unfortunately there are too many Chamberlains in power today, and history seems destined to repeat itself. The New York Times reported Rowan Williams – the Archbishop of Canterbury – has recently condoned Sharia law and urged the world’s 80 million members of the Church of England to accept parts of the Islamic legal code of living. He even called the integration of Sharia law with British common law “unavoidable.” Anglican clergy supported him after calls for his resignation swept across Britain. A Feb. 3 Fox News story reported that British law outlaws polygamy but recognizes multiple marriages and grants Muslim polygamists welfare. It also undermines women’s rights to choose regarding divorce. Is it safe to assume Europe is the next major front in the War on Terror with England serving as the frontline? Even The New York Times has called for European intervention in the War on Terror, despite its claims in a Feb. 12 editorial that the Iraq War is “unwinnable” and the War in Afghanistan has “little hope of winning.” They even report many European nations were unprepared militarily for this “21st century conflict” even though Europe’s own security is threatened by the security of Afghanistan. The New York Times reported Secretary of Defense Robert Gates’ assessment of the situation, noting that popular European opposition to the Iraq War makes it hard to find support for the equally important war in Afghanistan. The New York Times also rightfully notes the correlation between a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) failure in Afghanistan and a NATO failure in Europe – the very key to the continent’s defense. So here’s where we are today. Britain and Australia plan to withdraw from Iraq soon. Canada has threatened to withdraw completely unless NATO countries send another 1,000 troops – an absurd stumbling block since the same Feb. 12 New York Times editorial asserts that the war in Afghanistan is a legal commitment of NATO. There’s worse news coming too. Mark Steyn’s “America Alone” notes current demographic trends favor the bad guys, and abortion is a major part of the problem. Most of the Western world maintains a reproduction rate at or below the “sub-replacement fertility level,” while Muslims procreate much faster. This means we aren’t having as many children as they are. Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world, and seemingly the most fertile – they could outnumber us in the not-so-distant future. With nearly three million Muslims living in England, there is no way to tell how many are extremists. The Times-Picayune reported another frightening story that should put this threat into perspective for Americans. The American Physical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science issued a new report stating within the next 15 years as many as half of America’s national nuclear experts could be lost for good. These experts specialize in “identifying smuggled nuclear material and detonated-bomb components” and might retire without the capacity to find fit replacements for them. This could severely hinder the nation’s ability to deter black-market nuclear arms dealing. Pakistan is in political disarray and national turmoil. It faces serious territorial tensions with India and the prospect of a nuclear-armed terrorist government. We have spy games and headlines reminiscent of another Cold War involving the United States, Russia and China. The Muslim community staged an upheaval in France already. The silent invasion of England has begun. It should be obvious that the world can’t afford another Neville Chamberlain. We can’t risk appeasement in the age of nuclear-armed terrorist states. Western culture, and specifically American culture, is superior to all others. This may be ethnocentric, but it is true nonetheless. Recognizing this fact, embracing American ideals and spreading our influence throughout the world are central to the most violent threat that Western Civilization has ever faced.
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