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Correct Diagnosis

Written by Kerby Anderson June 22 - 2016
Kerby Anderson We all know the value of a correct diagnosis. If your doctor can give you the right diagnosis for your symptoms, he or she will be more likely to prescribe the correct medicine or treatment regime. If your car stops working, you certainly hope your mechanic can figure what is wrong so he can fix it. Shortly after the mass shooting in Orlando, we heard lots of theories. Hillary Clinton put forth two. First, she talked about the fact that the “gunman attacked an LGBT nightclub during Pride Month.” That was evidence that there is lots of hate in the world and illustrated the need to continue to promote the homosexual-transgender agenda. She also focused on the need to keep guns “out of the hands of terrorists or other violent criminals.” In fact, she argued that: “weapons of war have no place in our streets.” If that phrase “weapons of war” seems odd, it is the term more and more progressives are using to describe the AR-15 rifle. This focus-group-tested-phrase makes the gun sound more dangerous. Colonel Allen West had a very different diagnosis. He explained that this shooting took place during the period know as Ramadan. “Any Islamic jihadist who kills infidels and dies doing so during this period is awarded what is called ‘shaheed.’ It is an elevated status of Islamic jihadism.” The shooter was Muslim, shouted “Allahu Akbar” during the attack and pledged his allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Colonel West didn’t need to look any further for a motive. We have seen this in Fort Hood, we have seen this at the Chattanooga Navy Reserve Facility, and we have seen this in San Bernardino. He also knew what to prescribe: bring the war to ISIS before ISIS brings the war to us. Everybody these days has a diagnosis of the problem, but some seem more reasonable than others. If we can get the correct diagnosis, then perhaps we can begin to treat and eliminate the disease. Viewpoints by Kerby Anderson  

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