Ten Steps to End Jihad Against the West

What must we do to put an end to this jihad? Although each Western nation has its own specific political context, governmental structure, and legal requirements for going to war, there are a number of general actions that all Westerners and/or Western nations can and should take if we want to end this barbarous assault. Here are ten essential steps.

1. Acknowledge that we are at war.

2. Name the enemy.

3. Acknowledge and assert our absolute right to self-defense—and recognize that individuals, groups, and regimes that engage in or call for jihad against the West thereby forfeit their rights entirely.

4. Define victory.

5. Use the full force of our militaries to eliminate all Islamic regimes and jihadist groups that have supported or executed attacks against our countries or our countrymen.

6. Airdrop leaflets explaining the West’s new policy and encouraging the establishment of rights-respecting governments.

7. Acknowledge that jihadists and their sponsoring regimes bear full responsibility for all death and destruction resulting from retaliation necessitated by their aggression.

8. Answer objections to the effect that “This approach will fuel more jihad!” with observations as to why that makes no sense.

9. Call Islam what it is. Call dishonesty what it is. And call apologists for Islam what they are.

10. Acknowledge the difference between being “politically correct” and being morally correct—and proudly embrace the latter.