Radical Islamic Terrorism: Not the Only Threat to America

Submitted by M Tovey (United States), Mar 6, 2017 at 16:48

While there is ample evidence that fundamentalist Muslims present a serious threat to the western world according to the mores of the west, remember that a greater danger exists from a failing of western societies from their own internal contentious behaviors; and the exposure they have allowed to make them susceptible to such Islamic incursions present a greater threat. After all, before World War One, in order to run afoul of being blamed for 'blasphemy' in Muslim circles, one had to go there, to the Turkish Ottoman empire or the tribal regions of the Middle East and south Asia, and elsewhere where Islam gained a foothold. This was exemplified in recent times by the former Soviet Union's incursion into Afghanistan where they were dealt a fatal blow. Go figure.
Now we see another form of Russian interventionism that appears to make Russia a friend of Islamic extremism, mostly with the Shiites and how this seems to play well in a region that is famous for not playing well with others. All of it points to the common hatred for things American.

Look closely at the Ezekiel division of animosity as the Gog/Magog scenario is loosely challenged as the invasion of Israel gets underway: one can almost hear the distinction of the Sunni influences chiming in with the inquiry of Gog's intentions in collaborating with the Shiites trying to enforce the desires of the 'Palestinian' conquest. America will be asking that question as well.

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