Sunday, July 24, 2005
Bruce W. Jettleson - "Bananas"
Bruce Jettleson contends: I understand the political motivations for tarring debate, let alone dissent, as disloyalty.
You seem to suggest that anyone who disagrees with your analysis accuses you of disloyalty. I think not. You are mistaken, not disloyal.
Egypt has no troops in Iraq. Spain arrested seven terrorists for planning to bomb the High Court after they withdrew their troops from Iraq. (Reuters, 18 October 2004) The attack of 11 September 2001 and other al Qaeda attacks occurred prior to the Iraq invasion.
Usama bin Laden and other Jihadists may attempt to justify their terrorist attacks on the basis of Iraq, the Palestinian-Israeli problems, East Timor or other issues. That is mere window dressing.
Usama bin Ladin declared Jihad on the West in his fatwah dated 23 February 1998. Christopher Hitchens captures the reasons for this Jihad against the West in an article dated 8 July 2005 in the Mirror. The Jihadists have grievances against the West. These "grievances" are seeing unveiled woment, homosexuals, music, representational art and, most of all, democracy that rejects the imposition of sharia law.
No, the Jihadists do not seek the removal of troops from Iraq, Afghanistan, East Timor. They want to destroy the West and its entire life style. They seek to impose Islam and Islam's life style on the entire world.Of course, you may well think that is impossible and a bizarre theory. However, Jihadists willingly commit suicide to murder opponents because they think they are on the right side of history and are contributing in a small way to the ultimate success of Islam.
They think that the bombings will weaken and ultimately destabilize the West and Middle Eastern countries. One question brings this into perspective. What would the West do if the bomber exploded a nuclear bomb or even a "dirty" bomb? Does anyone doubt that Al Qaeda would use a nuclear bomb if it got possession of one?
Bruce may call it "bananas," I call it war. The Jihadists want to destroy the West and all Muslim countries that do not toe the Jihadist line. The West, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and other countries need to recognize that reality and respond accordingly.
You seem to suggest that anyone who disagrees with your analysis accuses you of disloyalty. I think not. You are mistaken, not disloyal.
Egypt has no troops in Iraq. Spain arrested seven terrorists for planning to bomb the High Court after they withdrew their troops from Iraq. (Reuters, 18 October 2004) The attack of 11 September 2001 and other al Qaeda attacks occurred prior to the Iraq invasion.
Usama bin Laden and other Jihadists may attempt to justify their terrorist attacks on the basis of Iraq, the Palestinian-Israeli problems, East Timor or other issues. That is mere window dressing.
Usama bin Ladin declared Jihad on the West in his fatwah dated 23 February 1998. Christopher Hitchens captures the reasons for this Jihad against the West in an article dated 8 July 2005 in the Mirror. The Jihadists have grievances against the West. These "grievances" are seeing unveiled woment, homosexuals, music, representational art and, most of all, democracy that rejects the imposition of sharia law.
No, the Jihadists do not seek the removal of troops from Iraq, Afghanistan, East Timor. They want to destroy the West and its entire life style. They seek to impose Islam and Islam's life style on the entire world.Of course, you may well think that is impossible and a bizarre theory. However, Jihadists willingly commit suicide to murder opponents because they think they are on the right side of history and are contributing in a small way to the ultimate success of Islam.
They think that the bombings will weaken and ultimately destabilize the West and Middle Eastern countries. One question brings this into perspective. What would the West do if the bomber exploded a nuclear bomb or even a "dirty" bomb? Does anyone doubt that Al Qaeda would use a nuclear bomb if it got possession of one?
Bruce may call it "bananas," I call it war. The Jihadists want to destroy the West and all Muslim countries that do not toe the Jihadist line. The West, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and other countries need to recognize that reality and respond accordingly.
# posted by Thomas A. Becket : 9:42 PM
