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This week another 75 or so terrorists are being released from Gitmo, to various places around the globe, in another attempt to appease Islamic extremists, under the cover of 'not enough evidence' despite many of them being captured literally in the act of planting explosives or terrorist acts. Many of them are being released to Yemen, a country that is such a hotbed for terrorism the State department has issued travel advisories to Americans travelling there.

In the meantime, Iran is building nuclear weapons in a heretofore secret bunker, their President is calling for the eradication and genocide of Israel, and massive amounts of Iranian weapons are now showing up in Afghanistan. Despite this underground bunker being disclosed to the Obama administration upon the changeover (after its discovery in late 2008), our government chose to do nothing - not even approach the UN with this information in hopes of stalling its construction.

In fact, while discussions were going on in the Pentagon about this nuclear weapons facility, our President was making speeches about welcoming Iran with the 'open hand of friendship'. And now, that the information is public, the UN is discussing the 'possibility' of sanctions - sanctions that have 'never' worked against any nation engaged in such activity.

We have delayed confronting the central issue of Islamic extremism since the Clinton years, and the more we have delayed acting, the more lives it has cost, and more dangerous the problem has become. And what has been the Iranian response? Launching missiles to rattle their sabre and the specter of nuclear war. Playing nice is not what extremists do - in fact, playing nice is what gets you killed with these people, who at their heart are a tribal culture and will view such actions as a sign of weakness.

I spent several years in college studying tribal cultures, particular middle eastern culture, from the Roman times to the current. They are strongly grouped, tribal culture, that values strength and respect, far more than friendship or alliances. In fact, alliances are frowned upon, preferring to build trade and military relationships that are profitable and reflection of respect upon the tribe's leadership.

An enemy reaching out for friendship or making sounds of truce or peace are begging for an immediate attack. It was one of the reasons Libyan leader Khadafi developed stronger ties with the US after the Reagan administration attack on his compound. He respected the strength

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