September 11 was made possible by 50 years of US appeasement of the Arab states that use terrorism to wage war against us, and of the Islamic Fundamentalist movement that seeks to overthrow Western Civilization. President Bush, despite his reputation as a "hawk," is essentially carrying out the same appeasing policy as his predecessors: treating state sponsors of terrorism as misguided potential friends—treating terrorists as inexplicable lunatics to be "hunted down one by one"—evading the obvious role of Islam in Islamic terrorism—soliciting world approval before taking military action—fighting altruistic "wars" that sacrifice American self-interest to the cause of "liberating" and "rebuilding" enemy countries. Those of us who value our lives should be outraged about Bush's appeasing policies, (not comforted by the fact that a Democrat would be even worse) and fight openly for America to use its military might to quickly end the Islamic terrorist threat: to end state sponsorship of terrorism and to end any and all hopes that the Islamic Fundamentalist cause has of succeeding. This page is a source of intellectual ammunition for that fight. In addition to my own articles, I have included links to articles from three of the best writers on terrorism: Leonard Peikoff and Peter Schwartz of the Ayn Rand Institute, and Angelo M. Codevilla of the Claremont Institute. World Opinion Be Damned America's attempts to appease "world opinion" are depraved and suicidal. June 3, 2004, Ayn Rand Institute Peacenik Warmongers Pacifism necessarily invites escalating acts of war against anyone who practices it. December 9, 2002, Ayn Rand Institute, reprinted by The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Oregonian, and The Indianapolis Star The Epistemology of Preemption November 2002, The Intellectual Activist Thinking It Alone Those who complain about American "unilateralism" toward Iraq want to sacrifice America's independent, rational judgment to the collective wishes of other nations. October 8, 2002, Ayn Rand Institute, reprinted by The Houston Chronicle The Betrayal of the Bush Doctrine One year after his speech to Congress, President Bush has failed to fight a real war on terrorism. September 12, 2002, Ayn Rand Institute Bush's "Most Important Principle" August 2002, The Intellectual Activist The Price of a Defensive War August 2002, The Intellectual Activist No Conflict Between Liberty and Security August 5, 2002, Ayn Rand Institute, reprinted by The Washington Times Fight the Root of Terrorism With Bombs, Not Bread Bush should broaden our military action, not increase our foreign aid, if he wants to attack the "root cause" of terrorism. March 19, 2002, Ayn Rand Institute, reprinted by The Richmond Times-Dispatch and large portions read on The Dr. Laura Show Disband the Coalition November 13, 2001, Ayn Rand Institute << Back to top America vs. Americans Lecture (Video Stream) April 6, 2003, the Ford Hall Forum, WBGH Forum Network End States Who Sponsor Terrorism October 2, 2001, Ayn Rand Institute << Back to top Foreign Policy and Self-Interest July 17, 2003, Ayn Rand Institute Stop Apologizing for Civilian Casualties April 3, 2003, Ayn Rand Institute They Hate Us, Too March 17, 2003, Ayn Rand Institute War and Morality December 2, 2002, Ayn Rand Institute << Back to top When the Cheering Stops June 3, 2003, Claremont Review of Books Fair comment…but does state get it? May 12, 2003, Insight Magazine Confusion and Power February 17, 2003, Claremont Review of Books The Urgency of Offensive Counter-Terrorism Thursday, February 13, 2003, FrontPageMagazine.com It's the Regime, Stupid! Friday, January 17, 2003, FrontPageMagazine.com War At Last? December 5, 2002, Claremont Review of Books The Path To Victory September 9, 2002, Claremont Review of Books Victory Watch: What War? May 28, 2002, Claremont Review of Books Terror War Cannot Be Won Until Fear is Gone December 19, 2001, Investors Business Daily Victory: What it Will Take to Win December 6, 2001, Claremont Review of Books << Back to top