Please Expound Mr. President

[Honu]

Originally Posted by Danzig

http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam...d_terrorism_2/

http://www.islamdenouncesterrorism.com/

http://www.islamfortoday.com/terrorism.htm

http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1052203.html


that's just for starters. i suggest you do searches from now on on topics, rather than just taking whatever bad news you hear as gospel. also, keep in mind what sells newspapers and tv ads-usually blood, guts, gloom and doom.
and of course it helps 'us' fight a war when we demonize and dehumanize the enemy, right?

So how are we supposed to view the enemy ? Are we to just view them as misunderstood people ? I most likely can find just as many or more websites that condone Jihad . Do you think your outlook would have won us WW2 , I mean surely not all Germans , Japanese or Italians were bad guys right ?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Honu

So how are we supposed to view the enemy ? Are we to just view them as misunderstood people ? I most likely can find just as many or more websites that condone Jihad . Do you think your outlook would have won us WW2 , I mean surely not all Germans , Japanese or Italians were bad guys right ?

yeah, you probably could find ones that condone and promote jihad. no doubt in my mind, just like here during ww 2 you could find nazi sympathisers-such as charles lindbergh. or you could go to britain and talk to the duke of buckingham, the former king of england who abdicated. he liked hitler. i'd imagine i'd hate all nazis-that doesn't mean i'd hate all germans however.

my contention is that not all muslims are the terror-promoting, bomb-toting killers you think they are. as for ww 2, i would have wanted us to do any and everything necessary to defeat our enemies. my issue with you on THIS matter is that you view an entire group of people as our enemy. muslims aren't a country...are they? they're found everywhere, including here.
and keep in mind, i'm not a 'dove' by any means. i even joined the navy, and would go back if necessary. luckily there are younger and stronger folks who can do so for me, i'm afraid i'm past my prime.

[Riot]

So how are we supposed to view the enemy ? Are we to just view them as misunderstood people ?

The first thing would be to learn who the enemy is.

It's not "Muslims".

[Honu]

Originally Posted by Riot

The first thing would be to learn who the enemy is.

It's not "Muslims".

Ok well the lets see who they are , they are Afgans , Pakastanis , Iranians ,Africans , Iraqis, Saudis , Turks , and Palestinians and the common theme is Islam right?
Not all Germans were Nazi's and not all Japanese were Commikazis and not all Italians were Fascists but when you let some represent most then they most likely will be lumped in.
It is not out fault that terrorrists chose a most cowardly way to kill people but until their own people revolt against them then they leave themselves wide open to be assumed to be with them ,than against them.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Riot

The first thing would be to learn who the enemy is.

It's not "Muslims".