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It is a sizable enemy. A sizable enemy of human beings. Some of them are the breed of purely fanatical religious maniacs with whom there is no possible reconciliation. Others, no doubt, are extremists for other unbalanced reasons. However, are you suggesting that 39-52 million people have been overcome with religious mania simply for the sake of religious mania?Extremism becomes more palatable to the common person as conditions worsen. As conditions improve, extremism fades. Had Germany not been mired in economic and nationalistic problems then the Nazis never would have gained power. If the Middle East wasn't being treated the way it's been treated for the last hundred years or so (and this is just in relation to their gripes with the West - if you want to go into all the details of the Middle East getting stepped on we're going to have go a lot farther back) then the extremist point of view wouldn't be nearly so appetizing to so many people.I like the term "Irreconcilable Wing." It's a good phrase and aptly describes the group of people who are in this for purely religious purposes. However, it is how many of the people who have arrayed themselves against us today that fit into the "Irreconcilable Wing" where I believe we disagree.Can you honestly say that you believe that 39 million people read the violent words in the Qu'ran, ignored all the ones pertaining to peace (not to mention the proper treatment of prisoners and civilians), and have agreed to wage war against the West without being motivated by other factors, whether they be conscious or subconscious?
It is a sizable enemy. A sizable enemy of human beings. Some of them are the breed of purely fanatical religious maniacs with whom there is no possible reconciliation. Others, no doubt, are extremists for other unbalanced reasons. However, are you suggesting that 39-52 million people have been overcome with religious mania simply for the sake of religious mania?
Extremism becomes more palatable to the common person as conditions worsen. As conditions improve, extremism fades. Had Germany not been mired in economic and nationalistic problems then the Nazis never would have gained power. If the Middle East wasn't being treated the way it's been treated for the last hundred years or so (and this is just in relation to their gripes with the West - if you want to go into all the details of the Middle East getting stepped on we're going to have go a lot farther back) then the extremist point of view wouldn't be nearly so appetizing to so many people.
I like the term "Irreconcilable Wing." It's a good phrase and aptly describes the group of people who are in this for purely religious purposes. However, it is how many of the people who have arrayed themselves against us today that fit into the "Irreconcilable Wing" where I believe we disagree.
Can you honestly say that you believe that 39 million people read the violent words in the Qu'ran, ignored all the ones pertaining to peace (not to mention the proper treatment of prisoners and civilians), and have agreed to wage war against the West without being motivated by other factors, whether they be conscious or subconscious?
