Stealth Bombers vs. Stealth Jihad
Faithful Muslims believe that the whole world must be subjugated to Allah. Is there anything that can be done to stop them? Yes, there is; and the first step in that direction has already been taken. Ironically, this potential turning point took place in Iran—the launching pad for Khomeini’s revolutionary movement (in reality, a reactionary movement) that swept through the Muslim world after the fall of the Shah.
On June 21st, in a public demonstration of American military might, President Trump ordered a squadron of B-2 (stealth) bombers to attack three of Iran’s nuclear facilities with devastating effect. This came on the heels of Israel’s successful campaigns against Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran itself.
Significantly, these victories were made possible in large part because of superior weaponry and advanced technology. Only the US possessed the technological know-how to produce the B-2 bomber. The Iranians had plenty of advance knowledge that the stealth bombers were coming, but were unable to stop them or even detect them.
Likewise, using a combination of sophisticated intelligence and complex technology, the Israelis were able to booby-trap pagers and other electronic devices used by Hezbollah leaders. As a result, numerous Hezbollah officers were killed or disabled, and from that point on Hezbollah ceased to be the fearsome power that it once was.
Recall that the fall of the Ottoman Empire began with Napoleon’s invasion of Egypt and a recognition that, with its superior weaponry, technology, and financial resources, the West was now, to use Bin Laden’s term, “the strong horse.”
In the wake of the stealth bomber attack, some important changes are already apparent. Many nations in the Mideast are beginning to distance themselves from Iran. The Gulf States were never happy with Iran’s nuclear program. They feared that because of the long-standing hostility between Sunni and Shia Muslims, the Iranian nukes could be turned against them.
According to Yossi Kuperwasser, an Israeli security strategist, the “defanging” of Iran has created an opportunity for Mideast peace: “What seemed all but impossible yesterday—full normalization between Israel and its Arab neighbors, including Syria and Lebanon—now appears within reach.” Indeed, there is much talk in the region about finishing what Israel had left undone in Lebanon—namely, disarming Hezbollah.
Now, however, is not the time for the West to let down its guard. The Iranian leadership is driven by a fanatic ideology which promises divine intervention for those who keep the faith. Iran is very likely to rebuild its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, and the West should be prepared for that. But it should not be preparing for more negotiations and cease fire talks. That has been the West’s response to Iranian aggression for the last 45 years, and it has been an abysmal failure. Rather, the U.S. and its allies should be preparing more bombing runs against Iran’s military infrastructure until its fanatical leaders are thoroughly cowed.
In the meantime, it’s important for the West to realize that military strength is not enough. Strength of belief is equally important. It’s not enough to show that our weapons are superior. We also need to show that our civilization is superior and worthy of emulation.
That won’t be easy. For decades school children in the West have been taught to be ashamed of their cultural inheritance. Instead of standing up for their culture, Western citizens are more likely to apologize for it.
It will be easier to rebuild our military strength than to rebuild cultural confidence. But here are some suggestions for resisting and possibly reversing Islam’s victories on the culture war front:
- Immigration from Muslim nations should be reduced sharply. Muslim immigrants should be carefully vetted, taught about Western values, laws, and culture, and told that they are expected to assimilate to our values. Projects like the European Union’s attempt to convince Europeans that they owe their civilization to Islam should be ridiculed and defunded.
- Those who are in a position to shape cultural change need to realize that Islamic expansion in the West is mostly the result of stealth jihad. Since the Muslim Brotherhood is behind many stealth jihad initiatives, they should be banned in the West just as they are banned in numerous Muslim countries. Because stealth jihad often disguises itself as politics as usual, Western citizens need to learn how to spot it. The campaign of Muslim Brotherhood-backed Zohran Mamdani to be the next Mayor of New York City is an obvious example of stealth jihad—but apparently not so obvious to the many Islam-ignorant New Yorkers who plan to vote for him.
- The whitewashing of Islam in American and European schools should be stopped. Much of what is taught about Islam is fake history designed to highlight Islam’s achievements while ignoring its history of violent conquests. It’s time to revise the textbooks and to replace ideologically-driven teachers. Likewise, colleges and universities should put a stop to Islamic influence operations. For several decades American universities have accepted billions in donations from wealthy Arab countries designed to influence the way Islamic history and culture are taught to American students. The money is also used to fund Islamic activist groups on campus such as the Muslim Student Association and Students for Justice in Palestine.
Since Islam is a religion as well as an expansionist political movement, Christian churches have a duty to teach the truth about Islam instead of hiding it as most have done up to now. Here are a few examples of what should be done:
- Church leaders and Christian media need to speak out about Muslim persecution of Christians. The modern-day persecution of Christians far exceeds any historical oppression. Yet, Christian leaders have been largely silent about the slaughter of Christians in Africa and other parts of the world. Christians need to man-up and start putting pressure on Muslim leaders to stop killing Christians. For instance, in the U.S. Christians could push for sanctions against offending governments—perhaps making foreign-aid for certain Islamic nations contingent upon putting an end to Christian persecution. Christians should also put pressure on Muslim governments to abolish the blasphemy and apostasy laws which are designed to keep Christians in their place and to keep Muslims from converting. As Yusuf al-Qaradawi, one of the most respected of Sunni Muslims leaders, once admitted, “if they [Muslims] had gotten rid of the punishment for apostasy, Islam would not exist today.” In short, Islam would not have survived if Muslims were free to choose another faith. But they’re not free. The usual punishment for leaving Islam is death.
- At the least, Christian clergy and educators should inform their own flock that this is the case. Christians who have been fed a diet of common-ground theology deserve to know that on many critical issues there is no common ground. What’s the common ground on jihad? On the equality of men and women? On amputation for theft? On the fate of apostates? On polygamy? On child marriage? On the nature of Heaven? On the Trinity? The Incarnation? The Crucifixion? The Resurrection?
- The Catholic Catechism should be revised to present a fuller and more accurate discussion of Islam. Currently, the 900-page Catechism devotes only one brief paragraph to “the Muslims” who, “together with us … adore the one, merciful God, mankind’s judge on the last day.” This is misleading because there are far more differences than similarities between the God of Christians and the God of Islam. For example, Islam teaches that on the “last day” their “merciful God” will condemn to hell any Christian who has failed to convert to Islam.
The fact is that Islam is built on a repudiation of Christian beliefs; and the common-ground theory is built on lies. They may be well-intentioned lies, but they are lies nevertheless. They serve to cover up the very large gap that divides Islam and Christianity.
In the past I’ve compared the Church’s coverup of the dark side of Islam to the Church’s coverup of the sex abuse scandal. That may seem like an exaggeration but it’s actually an understatement. The sex abuse scandal and coverup caused enormous damage, but the decades-long coverup of the realities of Islam may prove even more damaging. Already millions of Christians have suffered persecution, death, and displacement because they relied on the “shared faith” lies of the common grounders and were unprepared for the hour when their Muslim neighbors turned against them.
All over the world, Catholics accepted the Vatican’s assurance that there was nothing to fear from Islam, and all over the world they found out the hard way that it was not so.
The Church in America, which was once deeply respected, was almost totally discredited by the coverup of priestly sex abuse scandals. One wonders what effect another major coverup—one involving tens of millions of victims—will have.
Ironically, many of the key figures in the abuse coverup are or were key figures in the coverup of Islam’s aggressive nature. For example, Cardinal Blasé Cupich, who was given the job of squelching the Vatican’s sex-abuse investigation, was the first Catholic cochair of the National Catholic-Muslim Dialogue which can best be described as an interreligious lovefest. The notorious abuser Cardinal Theodore McCarrick once told a gathering of the Islamic Society of North America that “Who you are and what you believe are very beautiful things,” and he urged his audience to tell the world that terrorism is “not what the Quran says, that’s not what the Prophet, peace be upon him, is teaching.”
Of course, the prime example of Catholic Islamophilia was Pope Francis. He pushed for mass migration of Muslims into Europe and praised Islam as a humanitarian and non-violent religion in documents such as Evangelii Gaudium and the Document on Human Fraternity. In addition to running interference for Islam, Francis is said to have covered up for more than a dozen abusive priest in Argentina and in Italy. On several occasions he gave wayward priests Vatican jobs in order to keep them safe from the authorities.
All of which brings up a few questions: Should we trust the people who covered up the sex-abuse scandals to tell the truth about Islam? Can prelates who genuflect to the LGBT agenda be counted on to stand up to Islam? Will bishops who saw no danger in the growth of a homosexual culture within the Church be able to see the danger of portraying Islam as a brother religion?
Clearly, the answer to all three questions is no. And clearly, Church leaders need to reassess their failed approach to Islam and, in the words of Abraham Lincoln, “think anew, and act anew.” Here’s the key passage that Catholic leaders ought to ponder:
“The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew.”
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This article originally appeared in the September 21, 2025 issue of The Stream.
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