Civilized vs. Barbarian: The war in Iran

When a pilot was downed over Iranian mountains, the U.S. embarked on a massive rescue effort.

The motto “No soldier left behind” might have been briefly forgotten during the last days of occupying Afghanistan, but it was certainly remembered last week in Iran.

Why?

Because we knew the pilot’s capture would be followed by torture and execution. If athletes received a death sentence for not singing their national anthem, what hope would an American airman have when shot down during a bombing mission. We acted in the face of barbarism.

Israel, in particular, has long been known for fighting with civility. When preparing to bomb a building, Israel drops leaflets warning non-combatants to stay away from the building. While changing the Negev Desert into a garden and fishing center, they even teach their hostile neighbors how to make the desert bloom. They put the “civil” into “civilization.”

The contrast between Israel and Islamic Iran could not be starker. While Israel attempts to limit its attacks to military targets and prevent side effects, Iran deliberately places civilians next to military targets.

While Israel bends over backwards to protect civilians, Iran shoots missiles into the air aiming not only at its enemies but also at its friends. The country’s leadership clearly lacks a fundamental respect for life.

Now emissaries of this truly nasty government are spreading to the winds. They’re heading for Australia, Canada, England, France, and the rest of Europe carrying their hatred of the Jews and disrespect of women along with them. Many of these countries are doing an extremely poor job of vetting.

I’m sure many residents of these countries are hoping that the culture of their country will civilize these immigrants.

To this point, however, that doesn’t seem to be happening. Attacks on women and Jews are on the increase. Extremist Islamic ideology seems to immunize many to the moderating effects of culture.

Even the Scandinavian countries seem to be enduring serious social disruption.

Remember that civilization does not always win. Barbarians inside the gates may have a decided edge since they don’t adhere to any specific play book. Remember the Roman Empire.

The Romans, while capable of immense cruelty, were enlightened for their day. Barbarian Germanic Tribes began moving in from the North.

The Romans made one fatal error. They decided that the barbarians might prove useful in warfare, and in a manner of speaking they gave them green cards.

Ultimately, these immigrants conquered Rome and paved the way for the Dark Ages.

The same thing may well be happening today. Governments see barbarians at their door and think: I bet they’ll do our work for us really cheaply. What’s more, we’ll be able to count on their votes. We can’t refer to records to vet them because those records don’t exist. We’ll let them in anyway even though we know that the culture from which they come is anti-woman, anti-Jew, and anti-democratic.

As long as they don’t shout “Death to America” too loudly, we can probably convert them.”

America, Europe, and Australia need to handle immigrants from undeveloped countries much more carefully. We need to see the absence of records as a gigantic red flag. We need to only accept immigrants who can integrate with our society and love our country as well as its laws and Constitution.

We need to reject Islamic extremists from Iran and its client states. If we don’t, we’ll eventually pay a stiff price.