Family Security Matters Organization is one scary group...

Just recently, columnist Stu Bykofsky wrote that he believed another 9/11-style attack on our soil would help us. That was one mind-blowing statement made this week by someone on the far right. Here are some more...

The think tank, Family Security Matters Organization, with ties to Dick Cheney, Richard Perle, Elliott Abrams, Donald Rumsfeld, the Anti-Defamation League, the International Women's Forum, James Woolsey, radio host Laura Ingraham, amongst others, has made some very frightening and eye-opening (not in a good way) statements of late.

This was made known in an August 3rd article by Philip Adkinson. Here are some of the disturbing statements made by Atkinson in the article:

"The simple truth that modern weapons now mean a nation must practice genocide or commit suicide. Israel provides the perfect example. If the Israelis do not raze Iran, the Iranians will fulfill their boast and wipe Israel off the face of the earth.

The wisest course would have been for President Bush to use his nuclear weapons to slaughter Iraqis until they complied with his demands, or until they were all dead."

"When the ancient Roman general Julius Caesar was struggling to conquer ancient Gaul, he not only had to defeat the Gauls, but he also had to defeat his political enemies in Rome who would destroy him the moment his tenure as consul (president) ended.

Caesar pacified Gaul by mass slaughter; he then used his successful army to crush all political opposition at home and establish himself as permanent ruler of ancient Rome.

If President Bush copied Julius Caesar by ordering his army to empty Iraq of Arabs and repopulate the country with Americans, he would achieve immediate results: popularity with his military; enrichment of America by converting an Arabian Iraq into an American Iraq (therefore turning it from a liability to an asset); and boost American prestiege while terrifying American enemies."

"He could then follow Caesar's example and use his newfound popularity with the military to wield military power to become the first permanent president of America, and end the civil chaos caused by the continually squabbling Congress and the out-of-control Supreme Court.

President Bush can fail in his duty to himself, his country, and his God, by becoming "ex-president" Bush or he can become "President-for-Life" Bush: the conqueror of Iraq, who brings sense to the Congress and sanity to the Supreme Court. Then who would be able to stop Bush from emulating Augustus Caesar and becoming ruler fo the world? For only an America united under one ruler has the power to save humanity from the threat of a new Dark Age wrought by terrorists armed with nuclear weapons."

Wowsers... If Bush becomes a permanent president, I'm moving elsewhere. He's done enough damage in 6 1/2 years. One can only imagine (although, I really don't want to) how much damage he'd do in the next couple decades if he had the opportunity. Now, don't get me wrong, I don't believe this will happen, but the fact that some want it to occur and these thoughts are being streamlined all across the country via the "internets" is scary in and of itself. If one ties the before-mentioned comment made by Bykofsky along with the several by Atkinson, one can only imagine the potential chaos that could ensue if another 9/11-style attack did occur on our soil. Too much power was garnered by the president and his administration following the first attack. While the people did come together in a time of tragedy, much more was lost than the lives of nearly 3,000 people that day. The government used our vulnerabilities against us to strip our freedoms, which in turn provided them with more power. That would again occur if another attack took place on our soil. I don't want to even think about how much power the Bush and his administration would have if another terrorist attack occurred in the U.S. While I can't fathom, for the life of me, a permanent president, I can fathom a near police state, where the U.S. citizens civil liberties, what they once took for granted, are all but vanished from their lives. This makes Bykofsky's claim even more frightening and ludicrous. Nearly 3,000 people died on 9/11 and with that, thousands of immediate friends and family members of the deceased, traumatized and scarred for life. Over 3,700 U.S. soldiers have died overseas, and with that, all their family and loved ones feeling pain they never thought possible. If this "helpful" hypothetical future attack occurred, thousands more families would be dealt pain and sorrow they felt wasn't possible and with that, more than likely, what once symbolized the United States of America, our freedom, would unfortunately perish alongside the victims of this "helpful" terrorist act.