September 19, 2006
Bush at UN: We are not at war with Islam (wink wink, nudge nudge, say no more)
Actually, I don't believe we are at war with Islam. I do believe we are at war with Islamists and that when given the choice between siding with Islamists or the Great Satan, most Muslims side with the Islamists. We are the other and all that.
That is, they see themselves as part of a different civilization than ours. They may hate the Taliban, but they hate it even more when we fight the Taliban.
So, we are at war with Islamic Civilization. Don't want to be, but we are.
And maybe I'm way off here, but I believe Islamism and Islamic Civilization might have something to do with, I dunno, Islam.
And, in the end, it doesn't matter what Bush says because a whole lot of Muslims are already at war with us and a great deal more believe we are at war with Islam.
Anyway, go see the video of Bush at the U.N. here. Lots of different ways you can take it. Personally I see the role of the President not so much to speak truth to power, but to try and win friends and influence people. So, kudos for saying what has to be said, and kudos for doing what had to be done when it came to Afghanistan and Iraq.
By Dr. Rusty Shackleford at September 19, 2006 04:52 PM | | l digg this
