OK, I’ll admit it. Islamic fundamentalism is beyond my grasp of understanding. Any fundamentalism, for that matter, but since we’re talking France today it’s Islamic fundamentalism I don’t get. Maybe, as liberals call it, it’s just my white privilege – after all, the only thing I’ve ever been oppressed by in my life is (at least to my knowledge) Barbra Streisand music. And even then I have no desire to stalk her into the local supermarket and take her out somewhere between the Cheetos and the romaine lettuce.

And I’ve never been indoctrinated into anything – oh, I was brought up an Episcopalian but that’s hardly what I would call indoctrination – heck, the Episcopal Church believes in just about anything. Besides, I’ve always had a strong will and an underlying sense to trust no one except Mom and Dad, and my Auntie Marge and Uncle Don (one of the last of the dyed-in-the-wool Ted Kennedy liberals). We don’t agree on anything politically, but I respect him for his beliefs and certainly wouldn’t machine-gun him if he ever said anything disrespectful about my man Rick Perry or Ted Cruz. And, of course, I trust my wife Tracey. And, yeah, probably my sister-in-law Tam as well – but that only goes for her, not her sense of judgment. 🙂 But that’s it!

I don’t hate anyone or anything (well, triple bogeys, yeah), but I’ve got to tell you: these Islamic fundamentalists and Al-Qaeda and ISIS bastards that kill people because they can’t stand anyone offending their oh-so-precious religion are a bunch of loser wackos who really deserve to be annihilated and scrubbed from the face of the earth – preferably via the Brillo pad known as the B-52. If there’s one thing I cannot stand are people who are a$$holes – folks basically put on this earth by an uncaring God to make other people miserable. Now each of us in our lives have probably known one or two, but how do you live with people who saw people’s heads off and massacre cartoonists for the sport of it?

Because that’s all this is really about, isn’t it? Intimidating people and attracting other losers to their cause. Well, you know how to beat a bully, right? You confront them head on and just beat the living crap out of them. Pretty soon, others will see they’re not so tough after all, and the bully is not just shamed, he loses his audience.

Which is basically why I’m calling for some serious air strikes by France and the USA against Al-Qaeda, wherever they may be. Doesn’t matter if they’re directly responsible for the France massacre or not. These clowns have to understand that when they do bad stuff, even badder stuff is gonna happen to them. Because that’s all they understand: pure, unadulterated, and overwhelming force. I guarantee you a President Rick Perry would do it. You do that enough, and suddenly the allure of these terror organizations ain’t quite so, well, alluring.

Kill the bastards, I say. And do it before they get to us.