Muslim militarism

Submitted by Don D (United States), Dec 30, 2006 at 14:49

Mr. Kasim's comments show a total ignorance of the history of Islam. Islam has been spread throughout it's existence by force. Even in Algeria, mentioned in the article above as a place where Islamic law has been successfully applied, Islamic militias killed over 100,000 of its own adherents on its way to establishing the current theocracy.

Islamic countries are failures not because of the west, but because of their stifling religion. No Islamic nation in the world offers anything approaching individual freedom, they are all oppressive toward women, and very few of them have any semblance of a free press, meaning that the citizens are stuck believing the lies of its mullahs.

I too am concerned Islam could win - not because there is any virtue in Islam, but because western civilization is too ignorant and complacent to recognize and respond appropriately to the threat.

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