You make a point that the delegitimization the Muslim cause is the way to go.. . My comment wrt to Layton and the liked post is simply to ask HOW.. do you suggest we do that... You must think it is a good idea since you propose it... as opposed to the current strategy...
Since the current strategy is getting nowhere, delegimitization is an option that should be explored for whatever it may be worth.
It appears that Bush has started the ball rolling in Saudi Arabia by stating US forces will be withdrawn from that country.
Someone once asked me what was the best way to make peace with the Muslims. My stock answer was addressing their claims and delegitimizing them. He disagreed and insisted that terror and humiliation will teach the Muslim bastards, ragheads and turbanheads who is boss and they will buckle under. He insisted that terrorising the Muslims and humiliating them, big-time, was the only way to go. That was way back in early 2002 not long after 9/11.
Well, as events have shown heretofore, that strategy failed miserably. The destruction of mosques, Abou Ghraib tortures, total destruction of Fallujah and the murder of women and children and use of white phosphorus bombs & etc & etc failed to subdue the Muslims. On the contrary, it turned out that the acts of terrorism and humiliation only fueled ongoing Muslim anger and resistance.
By the way, Deepak Chopra told the Dalai Lama today that he (Chopra) and his buddies have interviewed a total of about 600,000 Muslims worldwide with regard to what they thought was the underlying cause of the anger and hatred of the Muslims towards the west. Almost to a man they spontaneously replied, "Exploitation and humiliation." They said that while they could forgive the exploitation over time, they doubt if they could forget and forgive the humiliation by the west.
So, to return to delegitimization, the above finding of Chopra and his fellow researchers should be taken into consideration and dealt with in negotiations with the Muslims.
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