[johnb838]

but rather the ideology and practitioners of Wahabism

Victor David Hansen was a guest on Savage the other night (Savage has been drawing better guests lately), and he made the argument that it isn't even about Wahabism. It's about the same culture that in the past used Pan-Arabism, Baathism, and Naziism to try to gain back the dominance of the glory days of the Ottoman Empire. Actually, he didn't mention the Ottoman Empire, that just occured to me. But his point was that they will ride whatever wave is available to help them acheive their goal, which is the destruction of Western Civ.

He said the point was well illustrated by Saddam who, starting as a communist, was building mosques by the end.

[r9etb]

Interesting post. Thanks for the insights.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

It's about the same culture that in the past used Pan-Arabism, Baathism, and Naziism to try to gain back the dominance of the glory days of the Ottoman Empire. Actually, he didn't mention the Ottoman Empire, that just occured to me. But his point was that they will ride whatever wave is available to help them acheive their goal, which is the destruction of Western Civ.

Today that would be the Communists. In this country they masquerade as Democrats.