Equating Islamism with U.S.

Submitted by jennifer solis (United States), Aug 8, 2008 at 00:22

Hello Michael,

You are very polite. Thank you for your response.

When I pointed towards your equating Islamism with the U.S., and that it would result in your death knell should rolls reverse, I was trying to point out a great difference - if you were a Muslim comparing the abuses of Islam with those of the U.S. and in so doing attempted to find common fault, depending on geography you would quite possibly lose your life. Freedom of speech and dissent is not high on the list of majority-Muslim countries. That in and of itself is a great difference, in my opinion.

With regard to Al Quaeda, I'm sure you must realize that the totalitarian ideology that is Islamism does not limit itself to members of Al Quaeda. Most estimates, including those of Dr. Pipes, estimates 10-15 percent of Muslims world-wide are considered "Islamists". That number is 100-150 million, world-wide.

No, I don't believe from one day to the next we'll all of a sudden have Mullahs ruling us.

But there is a word - incrementalism - that could be our downfall.

"What are the chances?" - say you. The chance involves will we, or won't we identify the enemy - our enemy identifies us, but we won't identify him. That is a great obstacle - one we must overcome should victory be ours.

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