I agree with you about Bin Laden and Islam, but I thought the following section by "Anonymous" was to the same point, no?
"In the context of the ideas bin Laden shares with his brethren, the military actions of al Qaeda and its allies are acts of war, not terrorism; they are part of a defensive jihad sanctioned by the revealed word of God, as contained in the Koran, and the sayings and traditions of the Prophet Mohammed, the Sunnah. Bin Laden is out to drastically alter U.S. and Western policies toward the Islamic world. He is a practical warrior, not an apocalyptic terrorist in search of Armageddon."
Edit: I think maybe I get the point you were making - he talks about "defense" and "U.S. and Western policies towards the Islamic world," without recognizing that Bin Laden wants to take jihad to the west for the sake of Islam. Aggression, not defense.
In which case, getting out of Saudi Arabia, even throwing Israel to the wolves, wouldn't be enough.
I haven't read the book, maybe the review left that out because it's not exactly cheerful, and even worse, militates against electing Kerry. No matter how much we appease Bin Laden, he's not going away. |
