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To: Lane3 who wrote (9972)	1/27/2006 12:10:12 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541374

There is a war between the West and a small fraction of those who practice Islam. Most of the people who practice Islam are going about their daily lives peacefully trying to provide a better life for their families. To cast it as a war between Islamicism and the West is not only incorrect, it dooms us to failure- since those who practice Islam are not going to stop practicing it because we say we've got a war on, AND the way you frame it (as all about Islam) is likely to make all the followers of Islam more sensitive about their religion and more sympathetic to the radical fringe of Islam.

To: Lane3 who wrote (9972)	1/27/2006 12:10:56 PM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541374

I am receptive to the notion that there is a war of sorts going on between the west and Islamicism. That is not the kind of war that we can win. Most of the Islamic faith don't want anything to do with a war, they would rather get their groceries and kneel on their prayer rug when the horn blows. When the actions against some criminals is framed as a war then they have no choice but to decide whether they support Islam or the Crusaders. If it were framed as a criminal prosecution they could decide if they were on the side of law or crime. Wars may be emotionally satisfying, but in this case they are bad policy. TP