The Patriot Post® · Barbarians at the Gate

Linda Chavez: “[ISIL] wanted not only to kill their captive in the most horrific way imaginable, but also to burn the images of his immolation into the minds of those who oppose them. Terror is their most effective weapon. The only way they can achieve victory is by frightening people into submission. Scare off those who would join an alliance to fight the Islamic State, and ISIS wins. But barbarity also has a way of inspiring courage. King Abdullah II of Jordan, no stranger to combat as a former attack helicopter pilot and commander of Jordan’s special forces, has vowed a ‘relentless’ fight against ISIS. … If fighting this evil is not worth sacrifice, nothing is. Obama can say, as he did in response to the killing of the Jordanian pilot, that ‘we’ll redouble the vigilance and determination on the part of our global coalition to make sure (ISIS is) degraded and ultimately defeated.’ But unless he commits to lead the fight, the video of First Lt. al-Kasaesbeh will not be the last grisly death we’re asked to witness. We choose courage or submission. There is no middle ground.”