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Obama’s Islamist Solidarity Failed to Prevent Attacks – And Never Will

Oct. 1, 2012 1:38pm
Before joining the Blaze, Buck served as an officer in the Central Intelligence Agency, assigned to the Counterterrorism Center and Office of Iraq Analysis. He  […]
Before joining the Blaze, Buck served as an officer in the Central Intelligence Agency, assigned to the Counterterrorism Center and Office of Iraq Analysis. He also served as an analyst for the NYPD Intelligence Division. He has field experience in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa. Buck has a B.A. in Political Science from Amherst College. He is a native of New York City, where he currently resides.
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While President Obama’s administration perpetuates the charade that an obscure YouTube video is the cause of widespread Muslim rage, the world received a lesson in jihadist reality over the weekend.

Yesterday Muslim protestors in Karachi, Pakistan, looted and destroyed a Hindu temple and rioters in Bangladesh burned down five Buddhist temples. The same day, a Shiite Islamic school was bombed in the northern Nigerian city of Zaria. And a series of shootings occurred in southern Thailand, followed by ominous notes to business owners that they must close shop on Fridays to honor Islamic law.

Sexton: Obamas Islamist Solidarity Failed to Prevent Attacks And Never Will

The torched ruins of Lal Ching Buddhist temple in Ramu, Bangladesh. (AFP/Getty Images)

This string of terrorist acts thousands of miles apart came on the heels of President Obama’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly during which he said: ‘The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam.’ Such an astonishing statement of solidarity with the Islamists from our Commander-in-Chief did nothing to calm their rage. And it never will.

This is what President Obama fails to understand. The recent attacks in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, and Thailand are all unified under a single ideology: Jihadism. None of the attacks were motivated by a video, America, or Israel. The reasoning goes much deeper than that, and is more insidious.

We see that reflected in these under-reported sectarian conflicts from Nigeria to Thailand. They remind us that Jihadists have declared war on many more enemies than America and Israel. Obama’s administration approaches the Middle East with a failed notion – common among left-leaning academics and progressive politicos – that radical Islam hates America for our policies. This ignores that Islamists around the world continue to wage campaigns of terror against every major religious denomination.

It is hard to decipher from press reports what really is going on in these far-flung conflicts because of the international media’s consistently whitewashed coverage. Here is some brief context behind each of the attacks:

In Nigeria, an Islamist terrorist group calling itself “Boko Haram” is waging a pro-Sharia insurgency and campaign of terrorism. Most of their violence has been directed against Christians who are roughly half the country’s population of 160 million. A favored Boko Haram tactic over the past year has been bombing Christian churches. But as we saw over the weekend, even Shiite Muslim minority groups in Nigeria are vulnerable to jihadist attacks as “unbelievers.”

Thailand’s conflict is often described in the media as an ethnic Malay separatist struggle for territory. A more accurate description would be elements of a Muslim minority population are waging Jihad against the Thai government and seeking to live in a Sharia-compliant state. Thousands have died in this conflict over the last eight years.

Even terrorism in Pakistan goes far beyond anti-western attacks. We tend to view Pakistani intelligence service support for terrorists through the lens of Al Qaeda and the global jihad, but the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has historically been very concerned with sending Islamist militants into disputed Kashmir. This fight over territory is not a minor concern – the standoff spills over into real bloodshed elsewhere, as we saw in the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Those Pakistani militants – from groups such as Lashkar E-taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed – do not limit their goals to the acquisition of territory. In their pronouncements and manifestos, it is hatred for “polytheism” (Hindus), and Judaism on a global scale that fuels their bloody campaigns of hatred. They are every bit as happy to firebomb a Christian church in India – or Pakistan – as they are to wage battle against Indian security forces over land.

Bangladesh has been much quieter than its Pakistani counterpart in recent years. But the seeds of radicalism have always existed there. Once known as “East Pakistan,” Bangladesh broke away from “West Pakistan” in 1971, and since then, the impoverished country has struggled to define a coherent national identity. Muslim extremist elements have continued to lurk in the shadows and occasionally strike.

For those of us who have screamed from the start that the “Innocence of Muslims” video is merely an excuse, the multi-confessional nature of this past weekend’s victims provide ample evidence. Hindus in Pakistan and Buddhists in Bangladesh have nothing to do with a single Coptic Egyptian in the U.S., and the Islamist mobs know it. They don’t care.

Empowered by their self-righteousness and the strong whiff of appeasement coming from Obama and the U.N., radical Islamic elements have decided it is open season on all of their enemies. Obama still fails to recognize the jihadists are not interested in his speeches.

By casting the actions of jihadist mobs as in any substantive way instigated by, or tied to, an obscure Internet video, we become prisoners of the sensitivities of any hard-line Islamist group, and foster the belief that their global campaign against freedom is making progress.

Whether bans on the hijab in France or cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in Denmark, there will always be cause for Islamist offense. If we grant that our actions – and not our mere existence – is the cause of these recent attacks, we have already surrendered the battle for our liberty.

Right now, peaceful and civilized people of all religions are watching America’s reaction to these outrages. Given President Obama’s expression of support for the “Prophet of Islam,” perhaps he should say a few words to the Buddhists and Hindus who are also the target of Islamist rage.

Comments (24)

  • ChristandCountry
    Posted on October 3, 2012 at 3:25pm

    Powerful and solid analysis Buck. Good stuff sir!

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  • cosmic dogma
    Posted on October 1, 2012 at 11:00pm

    So sad that our president apologizes for America, while islamists are burning down the world. They want every person on the planet under their domination. Does no one care what is happening to all of the free religions on this Earth? Are we so numb that innocents are murdered for their choice of faith, and we turn our heads in fear? Our beautiful, diverse planet, with so many interesting religious historical sites, is being ravaged by savages. Buddhist are peaceful, kind people. It is a kind and peaceful religion. It does nothing to merit this evilness.

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  • LatvianinUS
    Posted on October 1, 2012 at 8:46pm

    obama is a muslim, how many Christian churches do you know of that has given a liftime achievment awards to a muslim that hates the whole country?

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  • merik59
    Posted on October 1, 2012 at 7:10pm

    So Obama is having issues with his solids again? I guess that’s what happens when you run-off at the mouth & your support system dries up. Now is the time for all good men to keep their heads down & wait out the crisis. Let the barbarians declare themselves for they shall be so much easier to target in the future. I really don’t care what those idiots do over there & if they want to blame a YouTube video for all their problems, so be it. Their insanity is showing. I have more faith in our military & if anyone has the idiotic gall to actually attack this country, you will see the people arm themselves & come out in strength. The Muslims are only making it more difficult for their own over here because if they want a real war & not just inflammable talk, their members will end up in concentration camps just like the Japanese during WWII. Real Americans still out-number the minorities & they will join in. I’m not talking races or cultures, I’m talking people who would fight for their homes in this land. We are not the infidels & we are not the ones who have to make up rage in order to justify ourselves. Allah speaks to all peoples with many names & many languages & they are obviously too stupid to get that. To them Allah lives in a box & they only let him out on special occasions. There are reasons we call those people names & they don’t get that either. Stupidity or insanity, it doesn’t matter from this perspective. Let them shout at the windstorm & then wait for the hail

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  • universalphilos
    Posted on October 1, 2012 at 4:52pm

    Spiritual guidance spoken in prophecy, June 26, 1981: “There is nothing wrong with any of you. You cannot see your own growth because you are constantly measuring your growth by those around you. But we say unto you, neither can a tree see its growth. For much as it sees a tree on a high hilltop and thinks it has more growth, this is not so.
    We say unto you that when Jesus spoke and said unto the woman who had given three pennies, “She has given more than all others,” because that’s what she had to give, God does not require great sacrifices unto Him — nor does your Jesus, nor Buddha, nor Muhammad, nor Ishmael. No, none of these things are required. God wants His children to be happy, and when your hearts ring with laughter, so does God’s.
    We have given you food for thought, the thought that all of you here have goodness, and joy, and hope and faith within your hearts.
    There are [thorns] and times bound into your lives that you are condemning yourself for. It only take you to forgive yourself. If you will do this, surely your Father has already forgiven you, for He loves you. And surely, if you can forgive yourself, so can your neighbor forgive you.
    Cast aside these things that offend you. Do no carry a cloak of guilt, or jealousy, for they are not needed, for they are not the true measure of the love you have for God. The true measure of what you have for God is in your hearts.”

    [Note: Why should we judge or condemn others?]

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    • cosmic dogma
      Posted on October 1, 2012 at 11:09pm

      That sounds lovely, till you are faced with the reality of your children’s faces as they are beaten, stoned and beheaded for being the wrong faith. I would rather be less enlightened and more prepared. Do you really envision an earthly paradise dominated by islam? Then you are a fool.

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    • glassbeadlady
      Posted on October 2, 2012 at 1:14pm

      cosmic dogma Amen!

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    • calmandclear
      Posted on October 2, 2012 at 2:15pm

      “Why should we judge or condemn others?” What a ridiculous question. Your comment pulled me in with it’s feel good terminology. Unfortunately, you revealed your true character with this assinine question. Indeed who should judge the actions of murderous terrorists? Who should condemn them? The answer is obvious, all of us should judge and condemn. To not do so is to condone what we all know is wrong. Judge, condemn and punish severely those who murder and terrorize in an effort to impose their hate-filled ideology.

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  • zoro51
    Posted on October 1, 2012 at 4:37pm

    impeach n remove impeach n remove impeach n remove IMPEACH N REMOVE THROW OUT OF THE USA OBAMA NOW

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  • 4XGrace
    Posted on October 1, 2012 at 4:27pm

    Islam will purify or absorb those left behind after the rapture. The Whore of Revelation was never the RC church (it was a type but never the Whore) … Religion is the Whore and no Religion better represents the Whore than Islam. Islam is all of Religion, Government and personal life. (Father, Son and Holy Ghost). Islam is the only religion cutting off people’s heads in this day and age – insofar as we have heard. Beware all you religionists that aren’t Islamic, your time of testing will come if you are trusting in your church membership and good works to save you and you’re counting on the pre-tribulation rapture …. and you religionists who think that the post-tribulation rapture is your hope … there will come a testing of which no one has seen for over 2,000 years.

    “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”

    Faith that is given to you by God, not your faith.
    Salvation before works. Not works for salvation. Neither do works maintain salvation.
    Salvation is God’s gift to you from beginning to end; there is nothing you can do to earn it.
    Turn from your filthy righteousnesses and admit that your hands are dirty with all your “good” works.
    Jesus Christ is all of God’s righteousness, fall on him lest he fall on you.

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  • SanMoo
    Posted on October 1, 2012 at 3:14pm

    Unbelievable—No one is safe….No one.

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  • Ben__Franklin
    Posted on October 1, 2012 at 3:12pm

    Oblamo said nothing about the “Piss Christ” and he will say nothing about any other religion being offended except Islam. Why? Because none of the other religions are bombing churches, burning down temples, shooting up people in hotels, throwing acid on womens faces, killing our Ambassadors, Violating female camels and preteen girls, and making Oblamo look bad.

    I am sure Oblamo would have no problem if his two girls were already married to a Saudi Prince and both pregnant with their third child.

    If Oblamo had a camel…..it would look like Mooochelle!

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  • Reveal
    Posted on October 1, 2012 at 3:11pm

    Buck, you say, “This is what President Obama fails to understand.” I think he understands it all. He plays stupid, but he is letting this process run it’s course, infiltrating and spreading, as Islam has always intended. Why with all Obama has done do we choose to say we can’t believe he is doing this and he is doing that. He knows exactly what he is doing. He wants Islam to level the world to a single playing field. Only then can we have “ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT”. Does anyone have the testosterone to say what is really happening. We will all be in prison camps, saying we should have taken this guy out for treason year one. There is a million pound elephant in the room, does anyone want to admit, THEY SEE IT?

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  • bobbie22
    Posted on October 1, 2012 at 3:08pm

    Obama is using the youtube video as fodder to keep the flames burning, and to hide behind

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  • NinjaJuice
    Posted on October 1, 2012 at 3:05pm

    Religion of peace?

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  • DAYWATCHER
    Posted on October 1, 2012 at 3:00pm

    Nice work Mr. Sexton. You might at some point look into the push for the one world religion called Chrislam. Check out what it supports and who supports it. You will be surprised. More than just a few world leaders. England’s Prim Minister Brown and Bill Clinton just to name two.

    I’m just saying….

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  • Blazed_and_Confused
    Posted on October 1, 2012 at 2:40pm

    Yet to be credible, those who condemn that slander must also condemn the hate we see when the image of Jesus Christ is desecrated, churches are destroyed, or the Holocaust is denied.

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  • blackstone22
    Posted on October 1, 2012 at 2:20pm

    Great article…. only wish the Obama administration had a clue.
    I am still so haunted by our president addressing the world saying, ‘The future must not belong to those that slander the prophet’ i can’t believe our president actually said those words and that the media in this country are so accpeting of it, when they, along with every citizen, should be outraged.

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  • OniKaze
    Posted on October 1, 2012 at 2:12pm

    Religion of peace…… Nothing to see here… This is more faulty reporting from the zealot right-wing extremist media… In truth, ALL of these places just HAPPENED to leave their coffee pots on over-nite, and incidentally burned down after an electrical fire due to faulty wiring in their coffee pots……

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  • tmo
    Posted on October 1, 2012 at 1:58pm

    The Islamist extremists are not religious zealots — they are murderers and thugs — just like President Eye Candy. If you do not agree with me, I will destroy you — one way or another

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  • Pray_For_Us_All
    Posted on October 1, 2012 at 1:44pm

    This is not surprising in any way. They want a one world religon and will not stop because the koran tells them to do this crap. They will meet their maker soon.

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  • Meyvn1
    Posted on October 1, 2012 at 1:41pm

    Solidarity? What a joke. Prepare for dhimmitude and paying jizya.

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