America must make war, not peace, in its war against terrorism.
Dr. Yaron Brook 30 Mar 2002
Dear Editor:
The Bush administration must end its attempts at appeasement and
compromise,
and allow Israel to destroy Yasser Arafat and all other Palestinian
terrorist groups.
President Bush's too often repeated calls for a ceasefire in response
to
Palestinian terrorist attacks, such as the recent slaughter of 21
civilians
at a Sabbath dinner, are useless against groups who have demonstrated
time
and again that their only language is empty promises and suicide
bombings.
American eagerness for "negotiations" with murderers has broadcast to
the
world that we are moral cowards. If the enemies of freedom attacking
Israel
have no reason to believe that the United States has broken with its
paper-tiger past, we will be their next target.
Israel is now our front line of defense against terrorism. If we want
to
stop the next Sept. 11 before it begins, the Bush administration must
send a
new message to the Arafats, bin Ladens and Husseins of the world--by
showing
uncompromising moral support for Israel's right to freedom and
self-defense,
and by demanding justice for Arafat. We should not have a double
standard--bin Laden and Arafat are the same and justice requires they
be
treated the same.
America must make war, not peace, in its war against terrorism.
Sincerely,
Dr. Yaron Brook
Executive Director, Ayn Rand Institute
ybrook@aynrand.org
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