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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated

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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (204003)4/24/2007 9:42:39 PM
From: LindyBill  Read Replies (2) of 793820
 
I recommend fighting Islamic Jihad with a better ideology.

We are, MQ. But indirectly. The mission here is twofold.

First, find and kill the Salafi Jihadists who are directly fighting us. We use police action to do this when possible, war action when it's not. Shut down their organizations and money supply sources.

Secondly, help globalization spread as fast as possible. This is the only real long term solution. You may believe that we are asking you to lay down, spread your legs, and enjoy getting Americanized. [In your case, that's true. And you are.]

Our "Ideology" is a prosaic one. Capitalism. But what it really means is that almost everybody wants our "stuff." They want to be able to buy and use it. The more they do that, the more they get seduced to Western Civilization. Which is the only real cure for Islamism. During this process, the thing Islam fears the most happens. Their women get freedom. This is what they are really fighting against. But they can't win, long term. We can assist the process to some degree, but the Muslim women will do it for themselves.

That's why it is a "long war." To twist an old aphorism, "Keep killing alligators while you drain the swamp."
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