The rules of war need to change

By Dan Margilit, ISRAEL HAYOM

It was clear from the very beginning that the cruelest most terrible terror organization since the Khmer Rouge would not fold in the face of a flimsy, ill-timed attack by a few American, British and French jets. The possible addition of Australia, Canada and some Arab states — it is not yet clear where Turkey stands — to the coalition will not scare them either. On the contrary — Islamic State group draws its power from its image of extremist outlaws who will never compromise. At this point, refusing to surrender, the Islamic State group had no choice but to decapitate another innocent British national — Alan Henning — who only wanted to do good in this world.

The same fate awaits the next Westerner in line — an American by the name of Peter Kassig, who even converted to Islam to try to save his own life. But the murderers will not let up. Jihadi John is already sharpening his knife.

All this is happening because Islamic State is not an organization that can be defeated with slow, uncertain, limited action. It cannot be defeated without “boots on the ground.” It is imperative to hit them with force; with waves of growing intensity. They must be attacked continuously, without breaks, without cease-fires and with the utmost determination.

The day of Yom Kippur, regardless of the Jewish holiday, was a turning point in the war against Islamic State. They were bombed, yet immediately resumed decapitating prisoners. The reality has become one of walking on the edge; of all or nothing-style fighting. There can be no compromise; there can be no cease-fire. You are either with us or against us.

The enlightened world must pummel Islamic State into a pulp. This cancer needs to be excised, leaving no metastases behind. If the world is soft, the way most greasy, petit-bourgeois masses tend to be, it will soon learn that these horrifying decapitations are in fact prompting thousands of new volunteers to join the ranks of Islamic State. A toothless war will come back to bite us like a boomerang. It will weaken the good guys.

It will not be an easy victory. In the West, there are those who are afraid and who prefer to shut their eyes tight as part of a head-in-the-sand policy. There are those who are truly indifferent. There are bleeding hearts who find partial justification for the Islamist decapitations. One of them wrote an article blaming the Western violence for the rise of Islamic State. Others, at the U.N. of course, wondered whether bombing Islamic State targets would be in line with international law, or whether it could be a violation of Syrian sovereignty.

The hypocrisy is still benefiting the terrorists’ side. In our regional conflict, Hamas fires rockets indiscriminately at Jewish populations without prior warning, and the IDF, before retaliating (with much more force, granted), warns every Gazan to leave their homes to avoid getting hurt. Who gets blamed by the U.N.? Of course it is Israel, which warns the enemy, and not Hamas which fires in every civilian direction.

If, however, the familiar indifference doesn’t trip up the West, Islamic State will be vanquished and forever disgraced. Furthermore, the rules of war and international law will be amended in order to allow democracies to effectively defend themselves. The existing rules are good for guiding conflicts between enlightened nations. But these days, with Islamic State and its ilk dominating the scene, the enlightened world will have to allow itself to fight in a more resolute, effective manner if it doesn’t want to be defeated by Islamic terror.

At the end of the tunnel, a significant overhaul of the rules of war awaits.

October 5, 2014 | 134 Comments »

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  1. @ yamit82:

    “Can anyone really know the mind of a well built 20yr old???”

    Sometimes.

    Just like anyone can sometimes know the mind of an over-the-hill, 65-(or so)-year old trying to prove to himself that he’s still got it.

    “dweller does just ask him.”

    That’s right (and he just MAY tell you without your asking him).

    “The spirit of jeezus told him so.”

    There is no ‘spirit of jeezus’ that tells anybody anything. (Not surprisingly, you’ve confused that with the spirit of God — ruach elohim, ruach hakodesh, etc.)

    And if there were such a thing as a ‘spirit of jeezus’ that told people things, one wouldn’t need it to see that what would’ve once been called a “dirty old man” is hitting on a married woman. . . .

    “Some guys just can’t control themselves around a Setu like you…”

    Then they AREN’T ‘guys’ — dogs maybe, but not men.

    That’s the true test (one of them) of manhood.

    If self-control — self-possesssion — isn’t the very ESSENCE of manhood, then it is (at minimum) the FOUNDATION STONE on which any authentic manhood is constructed.

    Regrettably a lot of creatures who were created to be men

    — never learn that.

  2. dove Said:

    If I was a dog I am sure it would not have happened.

    If I was a dog I am sure it would not have happened. I had just received a promotion and apparently it ‘turned him on’. The girl that had the position before me was quite flirty….he may have assumed I was taking over ALL of her duties. He assumed wrong.

    saw that I was only 5? 3? with a small frame and he probably thought I was easy prey…..he thought wrong also….”

    A young man hormones ablaze hitting on a chick his superior.

    His views of women at that age were probably primal.

    So you noticed his age and how well built he was? He probably knew that as well and it must have worked for him with other women and I understand while he may have had EXCELLENT taste, his radar was not fully active.

    There could have been the possibility of that he was envious of you receiving a promotional or he could have thought it was a way to tight with his beautiful boss?

    Can anyone really know the mind of a well built 20yr old??? 🙂

    dweller does just ask him. The spirit of jeezus told him so.

    Some guys just can’t control themselves around a Setu like you…. Even dweller the toad.

    Read this: Sociologist Uncovers New Israeli Abomination: IDF Soldiers Not Raping Arab Women!

  3. @ yamit82:

    “Do your own searches.”

    When I introduce findings that are based on studies, I produce the studies on demand (or am peppered to do so).

    If you bring up findings, then YOU produce them.

    “Lazy little toad.”

    You’re 0 for 3.

    Neither lazy.

    Nor little.

    Nor a toad.

    Best you can do at 4 in the morning, eh?

    “It’s not typically the ones perceived as Hot that draw the attacks & taking of liberties. It’s the ones who are (seen as) vulnerable or weak — irrespective of appearance — that are subjected to that kind of action.”

    “The girl that had the position before me was quite flirty….he may have assumed I was taking over ALL of her duties. He assumed wrong.

    In the second instance….the idiot….well built – in his 20’s saw that I was only 5? 3? with a small frame and he probably thought I was easy prey…..he thought wrong also….”

    See what I mean?

  4. @ yamit82:

    You must be Hot to have such advances….and attacks.

    and now for my opinion on the subject. In the first instance it was a co-worker I had worked with for 2 years who seemed shy and was very quiet. His advance really shocked me. If I was a dog I am sure it would not have happened. I had just received a promotion and apparently it ‘turned him on’. The girl that had the position before me was quite flirty….he may have assumed I was taking over ALL of her duties. He assumed wrong.

    In the second instance….the idiot….well built – in his 20’s saw that I was only 5′ 3″ with a small frame and he probably thought I was easy prey…..he thought wrong also….

  5. @ yamit82:

    “I looked up the statistics and the commentaries of groups active in this behavior and I don’t think you got a leg to stand on.”

    Produce the stats & commentaries, and I’ll have a look.

  6. @ honeybee:

    Sexual attack is not about sexual desire & attraction; it’s about power and predation.”

    “Speaking from ‘book learning’ or personal experience. Sweetie”

    You make it sound like those are the only two options.

  7. @ dweller:

    I looked up the statistics and the commentaries of groups active in this behavior and I don’t think you got a leg to stand on. Try mouse and Google or Bing and have a look.

  8. dweller Said:

    Sexual attack is not about sexual desire & attraction; it’s about power and predation.

    Speaking from ” book learning” or personal experience. Sweetie

  9. @ yamit82:

    “It’s not typically the ones perceived as Hot that draw the attacks & taking of liberties. It’s the ones who are (seen as) vulnerable or weak — irrespective of appearance — that are subjected to that kind of action.”

    “Now how would you know????”

    You really mean that you DIDN’T know?

    Actually, it’s become pretty much common knowledge by now.

    — But it’s ALWAYS been common sense.

    Sexual attack is not about sexual desire & attraction; it’s about power and predation.

  10. dweller Said:

    @ yamit82:
    “Have you forgotten about the co worker who ran his hand up my leg and ended up with 4 broken fingers? Another time I was jumped and pinned down in the park……managed to free one of my legs and give him a swift kick in the groin. He hobbled away, could barely walk… It’s not always in the physical. Most of time WORDS is enough. “
    “You must be Hot to have such advances….and attacks.”
    It’s not typically the ones perceived as Hot that draw the attacks & taking of liberties.
    It’s the ones who are (seen as) vulnerable or weak — irrespective of appearance — that are subjected to that kind of action.

    Now how would you know????

  11. @ yamit82:

    “Have you forgotten about the co worker who ran his hand up my leg and ended up with 4 broken fingers? Another time I was jumped and pinned down in the park……managed to free one of my legs and give him a swift kick in the groin. He hobbled away, could barely walk… It’s not always in the physical. Most of time WORDS is enough. “

    “You must be Hot to have such advances….and attacks.”

    It’s not typically the ones perceived as Hot that draw the attacks & taking of liberties.

    It’s the ones who are (seen as) vulnerable or weak — irrespective of appearance — that are subjected to that kind of action.

  12. honeybee Said:

    Coyotes or cougars

    Diseases and the elements, premature pregnancies youname it the odds are stacked against them I some a few some comfort and a few extra days weeks or months of life. Not much but it’s all I can do.

  13. @ honeybee:
    honeybee Said:

    TX watch the Israeli pool party, said it was Kosher, followed the commandment , ” to be fuitful and multiply” and Ladies in the bikinis look very fruitful.

    You have me intrigued. Does TX read our comments to each other?

  14. yamit82 Said:

    Most don’t last longer than 6 months.

    Coyotes or cougars

    TX watch the Israeli pool party, said it was Kosher, followed the commandment , ” to be fuitful and multiply” and Ladies in the bikinis look very fruitful.

    http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/dgreenfield/jewishchristian-birthrates-increasing-in-israel-muslim-rates-decreasing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jewishchristian-birthrates-increasing-in-israel-muslim-rates-decreasing

  15. honeybee Said:

    Do they follow commands in Hebrew or English

    our Jewish cats are all Bilingual.

    In all truth they follow the goodies not commands. Trying to keep them alive as long as possible Most don’t last longer than 6 months.

  16. honeybee Said:

    I assume Yamit82 is the dog?????????

    Why assume that??? I have two fat beautiful female cats and about 15 I care for around the house.

    Every night before I take Dag out for a walk the Cats hover around my front gate and when I come out I feel like the Pied Piper……

    Tonight Dag had her friends Kim a Boxer, Blackie a big mixed breed black dog, Joy a golden retriever and Pit Bull a little pincher.

    Fun in the Park at night in the beautiful settlement of Dimona.

  17. honeybee Said:

    said nicer then, not better then.

    Noticed it after I posted. I will cede to you being nicer than me…..a lot prettier and smarter too, SO WHAT!! 🙁

  18. dove Said:

    co worker who ran his hand up my leg and ended up with 4 broken fingers?

    How’d you do that? No don’t remember that incident but I’m fascinated now.

    You must be Hot to have such advances….and attacks.

    I’m just kidding before you bite my head off! 🙂

  19. @ yamit82:

    That would not be wise. Have you forgotten about the co worker who ran his hand up my leg and ended up with 4 broken fingers?

    Another time I was jumped and pinned down in the park……managed to free one of my legs and give him a swift kick in the groin. He hobbled away, could barely walk…

    It’s not always in the physical. Most of time WORDS is enough.