Convinced by the Sword

Submitted by Eliezer Eisenberg (United States), Aug 29, 2014 at 11:51

The possibility Mr. Pipes considers unlikely is the victory of one sect over all others. Considering the blitzkreig success of the well armed and financed IS and the feckless dithering of their target infidels, this is, unfortunately, not unlikely. This is particularly true in the case of Islam, which historically has grown by forced conversion, and which therefore has an inherent predilection to side with the victor in war.

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