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Why the insurgency in Iraq?
Reader comment on item: How Terrorism Obstructs Radical Islam
Submitted by Jack Voelkel (United States), Aug 23, 2005 at 18:40
Dear Dr. Pipes:Just a note to thank you for your website and frequent articles. They have been helpful to me.
My question:
It is not a surprise that the militant Islamic insurgency desires Americans to leave Iraq. However, I am confused that they feel that we will leave faster if they kill more American soldiers. Don't they realize that the more peace there is the more quickly our troops will leave?
Help me understand their philosophy in this "war."
Thank you.
Jack Voelkel
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Daniel Pipes replies:
Islamists, like prior totalitarians, have a very low regard for Americans and assume that they can be easily demoralized. This conviction is so deep, it outweighs the actual record.DP
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| Islamic Integration [49 words] | Mark Kasbo | Sep 15, 2011 13:17 | 189340 | ||
| No excuse and no tolorance for terrorists [77 words] | Ron Profitt | Jul 5, 2007 10:22 | 103029 | ||
 How Terrorism Obstructs Radical Islam [93 words] | Ifrahim | Jan 1, 2009 16:22 | 103029 | ||
| 1 | violence is the choice of muslims [114 words] | Phil Greend | May 27, 2007 16:35 | 94951 | |
| 2 | islam is a peaceful religion [429 words] | muslim | Nov 15, 2005 21:53 | 28449 | |
| 1 | Reply to comment by Mr. 'Muslim' [231 words] | John Giannasca | Nov 20, 2005 22:42 | 28449 | |
| 5 | Mr Muslim please answer: The fact of violence in muslim countries [494 words] | olie | Jan 3, 2006 16:08 | 28449 | |
| 3 | authentic islam v modern Islam spin [896 words] | leigh thomson | Jan 4, 2006 01:06 | 28449 | |
| Islam is a religion? [413 words] | John Bastile | Jan 4, 2006 09:04 | 28449 | ||
| the islamic crusade againt mecca [498 words] | leigh thomson | Jan 5, 2006 16:40 | 28449 | ||
| Thanks, Leigh Thomson [365 words] | John Bastile | Jan 8, 2006 06:34 | 28449 | ||
| John Giannasca, I hope I can correct you [279 words] | John Bastile | Jan 8, 2006 21:08 | 28449 | ||
| Reply to comments by muslim [317 words] | Dhimmi no more | Jan 9, 2006 07:13 | 28449 | ||
| The Real Truth May God teach YOu [556 words] | Charles | Feb 1, 2006 18:49 | 28449 | ||
| Islam is Peaceful?? [8 words] | Justin | Mar 26, 2006 06:18 | 28449 | ||
| religion is respected [251 words] | person | Oct 20, 2006 14:23 | 28449 | ||
| ISLAM- THE SO CALLED PEACEFUL RELIGION [98 words] | TOMMY BEL | Nov 5, 2006 19:49 | 28449 | ||
| The Crusades [25 words] | Neil Kiernan | Dec 10, 2006 16:59 | 28449 | ||
| 1 | response to John Bastile on "is Islam a religion?" [210 words] | nev | Feb 3, 2007 14:33 | 28449 | |
| According to Vic, If Murder Helps the Islamic cause then... [313 words] | Kashif Saleem | Feb 10, 2007 15:34 | 28449 | ||
| 1 | just a few quotes [94 words] | dasgsadgsad | Apr 15, 2007 19:12 | 28449 | |
| 1 | muslims have no respect [220 words] | phil Greend | May 20, 2007 23:32 | 28449 | |
| 1 | NOT EVEN TRUE!! [139 words] | rukaya | Aug 28, 2007 21:18 | 28449 | |
| 1 | God will have the last word. [276 words] | Jason Golding | Sep 7, 2007 15:23 | 28449 | |
| 1 | muslims, you live and let others live peacefully as well, do not try to convert [148 words] | Kamal | Sep 28, 2007 14:49 | 28449 | |
| 2 | Muslim Identity in the West [244 words] | Hans | Oct 11, 2007 13:13 | 28449 | |
| 1 | Back to Nev: Islam is what Islam does [123 words] | John Bastille | Dec 1, 2008 03:42 | 28449 | |
| 1 | Nothingness [263 words] | Daniel | Sep 15, 2009 22:13 | 28449 | |
| problemas que o terrorismo causa nas sociedades [13 words] | Quim | Nov 8, 2005 10:08 | 27955 | ||
| dhimmitude questions [185 words] | freaked-out | Sep 23, 2005 12:17 | 26214 | ||
| Non-violent Muslims give tacit & moral support to Jihadists [286 words] | Faqi Hussain | Sep 4, 2005 02:34 | 25464 | ||
| Thanks to Faqi Hussain [62 words] | John Giannasca | Oct 27, 2005 23:05 | 25464 | ||
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| Terrorism obstructs radical Islam [287 words] | Jacques Bakke | Aug 31, 2005 17:21 | 25293 | ||
| Daily Terrorism Update--Asia: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 [206 words] | orange yonason | Aug 30, 2005 13:47 | 25215 | ||
| Radical Muslims Have Reason to Gloat! [151 words] | John Randall Peacher | Aug 29, 2005 18:03 | 25182 | ||
| Radical Islam is a no-no, but moderate Islam.... [19 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Wayne Wagner | Aug 28, 2005 21:32 | 25156 | ||
| twin aspects of Islam [404 words] | nick wright | Aug 28, 2005 02:16 | 25148 | ||
| Good Cop, Bad Cop [62 words] | james knights | Aug 26, 2005 21:47 | 25137 | ||
| Back to the article! [99 words] | J.S. | Aug 26, 2005 18:17 | 25134 | ||
| Iraqi Constitutional pre "Amble" [91 words] | donevan | Aug 26, 2005 16:44 | 25130 | ||
| More on preamble to Iraqi Consitution [95 words] | Boris | Aug 26, 2005 17:27 | 25130 | ||
| Beautiful Canadistan [43 words] | Yoven | Aug 26, 2005 16:36 | 25129 | ||
| My 2 Cents [76 words] | I R Warrior | Apr 19, 2006 21:47 | 25129 | ||
| Possible Implications [259 words] | David Aronin | Aug 26, 2005 16:31 | 25128 | ||
| Islam as a Religion [214 words] | Tahir | Aug 26, 2005 14:37 | 25127 | ||
| 1 | Islamism is the scourge of civilized world [477 words] | shridhar upadhyaya | Aug 25, 2005 19:31 | 25113 | |
| who needs approval to fight terrorism [158 words] | Karl | Nov 30, 2008 13:33 | 25113 | ||
| Road to Hell [71 words] | Raphael Pinto | Aug 25, 2005 16:44 | 25105 | ||
| I disagree with all of you!!! [510 words] | SULTAN | Aug 25, 2005 14:21 | 25102 | ||
| Response to SULTAN, August 25, 2005 at 14:21 [105 words] | Wallace | Aug 25, 2005 15:12 | 25102 | ||
| Response to Sultan [221 words] | Walter | Aug 25, 2005 16:40 | 25102 | ||
| Mr. Sultan's true general statement [230 words] | David | Aug 25, 2005 17:10 | 25102 | ||
| David has made an excellent point [204 words] | Boris | Aug 25, 2005 19:29 | 25102 | ||
| Response to Sultan Re: Rape [181 words] | Daisy | Aug 25, 2005 22:08 | 25102 | ||
| 5 | To Sultan: Rape Uncommon in Muslim Countries [303 words] | Walter Manchur | Aug 26, 2005 01:05 | 25102 | |
| Rape and Violence in Quran, Response to Sultan [266 words] | A. Ahmed | Aug 30, 2005 12:14 | 25102 | ||
| Response to Mr Ahmed [579 words] | SULTAN | Aug 31, 2005 15:29 | 25102 | ||
| Reply to Mr. Sultan & a few comments [655 words] | Faqi Hussain | Sep 1, 2005 15:16 | 25102 | ||
| Response to Sultan [272 words] | A. Ahmed | Sep 6, 2005 16:40 | 25102 | ||
| Responce to SULTAN [112 words] | John Giannasca | Oct 27, 2005 23:18 | 25102 | ||
| islam will be thought of poorly until it changes [62 words] | Phil Greend | Jun 2, 2007 07:26 | 25102 | ||
| Radical Islam is Inherently Self-Destructive [139 words] | Alex | Aug 25, 2005 12:30 | 25100 | ||
| Threat to capitalism [66 words] | Hari Iyer | Aug 25, 2005 00:56 | 25089 | ||
| Terrorism Obstructs Radical Islam [116 words] | Walter | Aug 24, 2005 23:39 | 25087 | ||
| Response to Walter [122 words] | Paul Rinderle | Aug 25, 2005 08:18 | 25087 | ||
| Spread of Islam is their goal [171 words] | F. Shawki | Aug 24, 2005 22:24 | 25084 | ||
| You describe two sides of the same coin [324 words] | David | Aug 24, 2005 21:29 | 25082 | ||
| Terrorism blinds westerners [293 words] | Theron Glenn | Aug 24, 2005 21:03 | 25081 | ||
| Those who may face deportation [1 words] | sophie | Aug 24, 2005 20:38 | 25080 | ||
| Al Qaeda Enlightenment [242 words] | Paul Rinderle | Aug 24, 2005 20:11 | 25079 | ||
| Good Cop Bad Cop [212 words] | Daisy | Aug 24, 2005 18:28 | 25074 | ||
| Conjoin Twins [237 words] | Yoven | Aug 24, 2005 16:11 | 25072 | ||
| How Terrorism Obstructs Radical Islam [24 words] | Yoven | Aug 24, 2005 15:11 | 25063 | ||
| End of Islamism? [142 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Victor Purinton | Aug 24, 2005 10:14 | 25051 | ||
| Radical Islam has been defeated. [47 words] | Jan Vink | Aug 24, 2005 09:02 | 25049 | ||
| Terrorism obstructs Radical Islam [227 words] | Dvora | Aug 24, 2005 07:39 | 25045 | ||
| Terrorism is reality of Islam [460 words] | Amitabh Tripathi | Aug 24, 2005 02:25 | 25038 | ||
| Do you know islam [52 words] | zahir a.kader | Feb 10, 2007 06:53 | 25038 | ||
| I HAVE STUDIED THE HOLY QURAN [26 words] | DAMSON | Mar 29, 2009 01:07 | 25038 | ||
| It is Ur misconception. u see......... [440 words] | Danish Khan | May 10, 2009 02:53 | 25038 | ||
| The Cat Is Out Of The Bag On Radical Islam [197 words] | Y | Aug 23, 2005 23:12 | 25035 | ||
| Not So Sure Terrorism Obstructs Political Radical islam [709 words] | Ron Thompson | Aug 23, 2005 22:47 | 25033 | ||
| Time Magazine quoted Al-Qaeda [50 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | John Algee | Aug 23, 2005 22:30 | 25031 | ||
| What about the third wing? [30 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | HA | Aug 23, 2005 21:00 | 25028 | ||
| By each according to his ability [336 words] | Darwin Barrett | Aug 23, 2005 20:03 | 25026 | ||
| Bad Terrorist, Good Terrorist And The Plague [301 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | orange yonason | Aug 23, 2005 19:57 | 25025 | ||
 Why the insurgency in Iraq? [80 words]w/response from Daniel Pipes | Jack Voelkel | Aug 23, 2005 18:40 | 25021 | ||
| Thank God for terrorists and radical islam [41 words] | George Austin | Aug 23, 2005 18:30 | 25019 | ||
| Which hat do you want? [36 words] | Yehoshua Zeller | Aug 23, 2005 18:08 | 25018 | ||
| "Good cop - bad cop" [132 words] | Not a dhimmi | Aug 23, 2005 18:04 | 25017 | ||
| No, a "boiled frog" will jump [192 words] | Sean H. | Aug 23, 2005 17:14 | 25016 | ||
| Does Terrorism Galvanize the West against Islam? [364 words] | J.S. | Aug 23, 2005 17:01 | 25015 | ||
| to, J.S. -- weak and erratic 'galvanic-response' [370 words] | orange yonason | Aug 23, 2005 22:08 | 25015 | ||
| Practical or Religious Purpose? [72 words] | Jason Pappas | Aug 23, 2005 16:42 | 25013 | ||
| The two wings of Islamism [186 words] | Donald W. Bales | Aug 23, 2005 16:41 | 25012 | ||
| As the SecDef would say ... [260 words] | J. Keen Holland | Aug 23, 2005 16:09 | 25010 | ||
| RE: How Terrorism Obstructs Radical Islam [44 words] | Brian Anderson | Aug 23, 2005 15:22 | 25009 | ||
| Warned! [29 words] | tonymixan | Aug 23, 2005 14:37 | 25007 | ||
| HotHeads [41 words] | Jane | Aug 23, 2005 14:31 | 25006 | ||
| Violence is an integral component of Islam [463 words] | Kenneth S. Besig | Aug 23, 2005 13:57 | 25005 | ||
| sadly this is the truth [101 words] | bruno | Aug 23, 2005 13:48 | 25004 | ||
| Terrorism helps Islam [298 words] | Steve Klein | Aug 23, 2005 13:42 | 25002 | ||
| Some questions? [351 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | SULTAN | Aug 23, 2005 13:30 | 25001 | ||
| Terrorism and islam, Response to Sultan [589 words] | Nazia Khan | Aug 24, 2005 14:10 | 25001 | ||
| Politics by other means [197 words] | Pat | Aug 23, 2005 13:18 | 25000 | ||
| "RADICAL" ISLAM [114 words] | DONEVAN | Aug 23, 2005 12:53 | 24999 | ||
| The non-violent followers of Islam accept the benefits of the violence [96 words] | W | Aug 23, 2005 12:23 | 24997 | ||
| Terrorism works [39 words] | Gamaliel Isaac | Aug 23, 2005 12:03 | 24994 | ||
| Violence and Islam [53 words] | Lance | Aug 23, 2005 12:02 | 24993 | ||
| Murder DOES help the Islamic cause [141 words] | Vic Rosenthal | Aug 23, 2005 11:57 | 24992 | ||
| Dhimmitude [181 words] | Sunny Chong | Aug 23, 2005 11:53 | 24991 | ||
| Response to Sunny Chong Aug 23 [320 words] | m joseph | Aug 28, 2005 13:21 | 24991 | ||
| Part of the same package [134 words] | David W. Lincoln | Aug 23, 2005 11:51 | 24990 | ||
| radical Islam has two distinct wings [46 words] | John Edwards | Aug 23, 2005 11:36 | 24989 |
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