Jihadi Du Jour

It appears that the Islamists have slowed down attacks on Americans and have focused their energies on each other. Civil War or not, it is better they kill themselves than us. The Sunni's see the Shiites as apostates and vice versa. This places them in the same boat with us in regards to who is considered the infidel. If they have decided to clean the Islamic house first then more power to them. While they are doing this we should be preparing for the aftermath.

Not only is there a possible Civil War ready to erupt in Iraq there is one going on in Palestine. Fatah versus Hamas. Israel should secure their border and let them go at each other. Egypt has recommended that the Palestinians should form one army. Diplomatically this may come across as a good sound bite but it is nothing more than that. In all this carnage someone is making money and gaining control and influence. Do you want to guess who?

Iran appears to be the supporting from the dim shadows. They have the most to gain from internal squabbling. They can finance both sides of each conflict and come out smelling like a desert rose. More than likely they aren't supporting the Sunnis but who really knows? Iran will hedge it's bets until they see a real winner and then put all of their support behind them. They are willing to do whatever they deem necessary to add support to their power pyramid.

Iran has it's hands in every conflict taking place that involves Islamists. Whether it be Islam against secular or Islam against Islam doesn't matter. With Syria as a lackey they can play the diplomatic game while funding battles and wars around the world. Iran is playing the west and the Islamists against themselves. All of this with the support of Russia and China. While the west squabbles internally the Islamists kill themselves.

Truth be told, I have no problem with Islamists killing themselves. I do have a problem with westerners that still think that a "sit down and talk" session would solve their problems. This is a fallacy that has proven itself to be a failure. The ironic part of the Islamist on Islamist violence is the silence in the media. If an American kills an Islamist there are investigations and such. If they kill each other it's a minor paragraph in the newspaper. An America bomb is used and a child dies the world is up in arms. If the Islamists kill children, nary a peep. But I digress.

Let them kill each other. They are proving themselves to be the barbarians that others have claimed they aren't. The descendants of Ishmael would be wild men and raise their hands against one another and others. No matter how we try to deny it, it appears to be playing out right in front of us.

Originally published at bigasrants.townhall.com