[Jeff Fuller]

Romney has been making this distinction between a "war on terror" and "a war on radical jihadist" for over a year now. With his recent denunciation of Khatami's visit and denial of MA state protection and VIP services he has made more of a name for himself in the Terrorism/Jihadism circles and now has a greater platform from which to make this point known to others.

Some say that Foreign Policy will be Romney's weak point . . . it's not looking like he's be weak against the radical Jihadists.

[HisKingdomWillAbolishSinDeath]

Mitt is looking more like Presidential material everyday.

[tobyhill]

"Know Thine Enemy"

All of Islam until THEY prove otherwise. It's no longer our job to prove them the "religion of peace", they need to prove that they want peace.

[msnimje]

Somebody gave Mitt a "Republican Word-a-day" calendar.

[voletti]

I hadn't really thought of Romney as a serious presidential contender .... until now.

Howz a Romeny/Tancredo ticket, anyone?

[griswold3]

Unconquerable Nation: Knowing Our Enemy, Strengthening Ourselves

Veteran terrorism expert Brian Michael Jenkins recommends a new strategy for America to fight terrorism at home and abroad while vigorously defending U.S. traditions of freedom and civil liberties.

I plan to read the listing above. Very interesting speech on CSpan last night by Jenkins.

[shankbear]

Mitt.....Kill thy Enemy....especially when it is these IzlamoMuzziethugs. Gut em and destroy their very beings.

[LibWhacker]

It's a good first step but obviously there's still some reluctance by Mitt to call a spade a spade:

"Those who know nothing of Islam pretend that Islam counsels against war. Those (who say this) are witless." --Ayatollah Khomeini

[cmsgop]

Mitt has not been on my Radar, he keeps this up he will be. Still quite a longshot though

[radar101]

If he comes out against illegal Immigration, he's im my top two.

[Urbane_Guerilla]

Romney has gotten on my radar also. I like Giuliani for reasons such as high intelliegence and articulateness, as well as toughness and a clearheaded view of things.

Seems like Romney might be in the same mold.

[mosquewatch.com]

"drive a wedge between them and the vast majority of the Islamic world."

It is the East against the West, and we shall never meet in the middle. But kudos for Romney for FINALLY SAYING WE ARE FIGHTING THE JIHADIST. He needs to drop the "radical" word, and put in "fundamental".

[JRochelle]

I have come to believe that you are a shill for Romney.

This proves it.
In your desparation to keep his name on FR you post an article from April.

Get a grip.

[The_Reader_David]

Habeck is an idiot. Jihad is central to Islam. Recognizing the terrorists as jihadis legitimizes their claim to be the true expression of Islam, exactly the opposite of what one wants to do if there is to be any hope of ending this without a general war between the Muslim ummah and the civilized world.

(A recent piece by 'Spengler' of the Asia Times posted to FR a few days back has convinced me that Islam itself represents a defense of Arabian barbarism against civilization by the construction of a rival monotheism, in some ways analogous to the Meiji Emperor-cult as a defense of traditional Japanese society against the West--notice both turned nasty and aggressive.)