“NUTS!”: Jihadis Don’t Get It, but Neither Do “Americans”

By Nicholas Stix
 

Battleground, 1949. The first movie depiction of the Siege of Bastogne.
 

I never forgot it. When I was maybe eight years old, I saw the picture, The Battle of the Bulge, for the first time. I didn’t get the point of the title, but I did get “Nuts!”

That was the response by young Brig. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe to the demand by the Gerries, who had laid siege to us shortly before Christmas in the Belgian town of Bastogne, that we surrender.

Gen. McAuliffe’s one-word response became one of the most famous statements to come out of the war, and became synonymous with the American can-do spirit.

Beginning on December 16, the Germans had made one last, bold, mad offensive, and broken through Allied lines, causing a “bulge.”

Bastogne was a hub of seven roads, which made it crucial for the Germans’ westward thrust, and thus crucial for us to stop them.

Bastogne was hopeless. We had no air support. The town was occupied by the paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Divison, crack soldiers, to be sure, but men who were overmatched in numbers and weaponry by the encircling German forces. And yet, our boys held until the bad weather cleared, and we could get them air support and fresh supplies. We had inspired leadership, fresh troops, and good morale, while the Germans were weary, and their morale low. And then it was the Gerries who were surrendering.

And that helped break the back of the German offensive.

My mom says that my late Uncle Irwin, who made it to sergeant in the war, and then went back for more in Korea, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, but I don’t know if he was at Bastogne.

During Memorial Day weekend, my 11-year-old and I both had the pleasure of watching Battleground for the first time.

…for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as Acting Commander, 101st Airborne Division, in action against enemy forces from 17 to 26 December 1944, at Bastogne, Belgium.

During this period General McAuliffe was in command of the 101st Airborne Division during the siege of Bastogne, Belgium, by overwhelming enemy forces. Though the city was completely surrounded by the enemy, the spirit of the defending troops under this officer's inspiring, gallant leadership never wavered. Their courageous stand is epic.

General McAuliffe continuously exposed himself to enemy bombing, strafing, and armored and infantry attacks to personally direct his troops, utterly disregarding his own safety.

Brigadier General McAuliffe's courage, fearless determination and inspiring, heroic leadership exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, the 101st Airborne Division, and the United States Army.

Which brings us to Cong. Allen West (R/Tea Party, FL), who is a retired Army lieutenant colonel. The jihadis at CAIR demanded that West surrender, and denounce what they called “Anti-Islamic” groups to which he has ties. Channeling the spirit of “Gen. Mac,” the Congressman replied with a letter that simply said, “NUTS!”

That our Moslem enemies should fail to understand West’s response is to be expected. And I suppose it is to be expected that the MSM didn’t get it, either. After all, they’re just as much our enemies as the jihadis. The most important thing to the alleged reporter supposedly covering the story, Gio Benitez, who knows considerably less American history than my 11-year-old, was that he pronounce his name as if he were in a Latin American country. Senor Benitez told viewers, “This is an extremely short letter, and nobody seems to know exactly what it means.”

But the people on the street interviewed by an MSM reporter didn’t get it, either, and stupidly criticized West. “It doesn’t look too professional to me. It doesn’t look too thought out,” said one middle-aged white man.

“Uh, maybe another sentence. Explaining?,” said an attractive woman in her early 30s with a Spanish accent.

The simplicity of West’s response was exquisitely thought out, and explaining it would have ruined it.

Not that those dunces would have supported him, anyway.

Someone at Benitez’ station then googled, apparently, and found what all patriotic Americans already knew, which the intrepid Senor Benitez then announced as a scoop:

“Then we found this. During World War II, Gen. Anthony McAuliffe…”

“Hamze doesn’t think he’ll ever find out what Congressman West meant with the word, because, he said, West has turned down all meetings with CAIR Florida.”

That’s funny. The Gerries understood it, back in ’44.

Then again, back then the typical German officer knew more about American culture than today’s typical jihadi, reconquista, or media saboteur/insurgent. Heck, those people glory in their ignorance of American culture.

When Benitez asked CAIR Florida jihadi Nezar Hamze what he would say to West, Hamze replied, “I’d tell him to grow up, you know, to act like a congressman, and engage in dialogue, and to stop the schoolboy insults.”

What is there to talk about? The terms of surrender? To jihadis, “dialogue” has the same meaning that it does for black racists: ‘We dictate, you listen, while nodding in assent.’

 


 

I don’t need to read any polls to know that Congressman West just got himself a big surge among patriots.

So, how’s he on immigration? According to NumbersUSA, where illegal immigration’s concerned, he’s as good as it gets. I was unable to determine the Congressman’s position on legal immigration.

Remember, "you can have any color you want, as long as it’s black."

[Tips ‘o the Army helmet to Larry Auster, HOFFAMVA, and Gates of Vienna.]