If you want proof that indoctrination has such a powerful hold on
its victims, even seventeen years of observation cannot alter a mind that was
warped by it –– you'll see the proof by going over the article that came under
the title: “Substitutes for victory in Afghanistan,” written by Clifford D. May
and published on November 20, 2018 in The Washington Times.
Clifford May has been with it since the start. In fact, he founded
the outfit over which he still presides, in response to the 2001 incident known
as 9/11, which motivated America to launch the Afghan operation. May gave his
outfit the comical name “Foundation for Defense of Democracies,” and from the
start, assigned two senior colleagues to cover the Afghan operation.
And then, ten years ago –– seven years after the start of the
Afghan operation –– Clifford May and a group of like-minded observers traveled
to Afghanistan to see for themselves what America was doing in that country. He
says he was not impressed with what he saw America was doing. But that was the
time when a new president, Barack Obama, had been elected, and his rhetoric
indicated he might have a plan, which included a surge of troops in
Afghanistan, that should turn things around.
Alas, things did not go as planned during the eight-year tenure of
Barack Obama, says Clifford May, especially that the surge ended barely two
years after it was put in effect. As to where things stand at this time, this
is how Clifford May put it: “The Taliban, we may now safely conclude … fought
hard, badly bloodied Afghan forces and civilians alike, and gained ground.” So
little to show for their effort after seventeen years of defending the
democracies. And this prompts the question: Where to from here?
From May's standpoint, things are even worse than they appear to
the casual observer. That's because the Taliban are receiving help from
Pakistan that's supposed to be an ally of America, and from Iran that's the
implacable foe of America, he says. In addition, al Qaeda that started this
long chain of events with the execution of the 9/11 incident “remains joined at
the ideological and operational hip with the Taliban,” he explains, suggesting
that, in his mind, America can run from al Qaeda but cannot hide from it.
And now, after seventeen years of a war that promises not to end
well for America — even as Clifford May and his people became convinced of this
reality — they could not bring themselves to doing what the Soviets did when
they realized they could not win the war in Afghanistan. They admitted they
lost, packed their war gear and went home. As to the Americans? Look what May
is now saying:
“Thomas Joscelyn and Bill Roggio, my colleagues and senior fellows
at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, have now concluded that the
Taliban has indeed prevailed, and that the unenviable task assigned to American
diplomats is to find a way out — 'one in which the United States can leave
without the appearance of losing'”.
And that's how the democracies are being defended: The leaders lie
to themselves, to their people and to the world, claiming they are winning the
war when they are not — and knowing full well that nobody believes them, if
only because they ceased to believe their own lies long ago.
So, guess what Clifford May is suggesting. You'll find it hard to
believe, but read it anyway, and you'll be amazed. In fact, what follows is a
layout of his philosophy; slightly altered to make it more comprehensible:
“I believe that the conflict in Afghanistan is not just about
Afghanistan. It is instead one battle in a long, world war to defend the West
against the resurgent forces of Sunni and Shia jihadism. It is possible to lose
battles and still win wars. But one must avoid self-deception, and revises
strategy consistent with changing circumstances, keeping a coherent theory of
[reality on the ground] in mind”.
What this says is that, being indoctrinated with the precepts of
Judaism, Clifford May is seized by the doctrine, and cannot escape its warping
clutches. For this reason, he will never give up doing the wrong thing again
and again, even after seeing it fail repeatedly.
So here he is, admitting that his side has lost a seventeen-year battle. And
in the same breath arguing in favor of a perpetual war of many battles — some to be won and some to be lost — but an epic war of
biblical dimensions against Islam; one that's worthy of its name.
So, go ahead America, draft your most talented children and send
them to fight the battles of the Jews. Open your coffers and replenish them
with borrowed money because you'll need as much as the coffers can hold, and
then some.