That’s ridiculous - of course we can make an ideology surrender. We made fascism surrender in WWII, we can make “Islamism” surrender now. The policy now should be, as Bush had previously articulated, to destroy any state that sponsors terrorism. It’s a pretty well-defined list that does not include most of the countries you mentioned.
Not while we’re calling it “a religion of peace.”
State sponsored terrorism is one thing. It helps define the enemy, places a name on it. But I daresay you cannot fully feel that there are, in your corner of the globe, people who wish to do you and your fellow citizens harm in “the name of Allah.”
And btw, facism, as an ideology, still exists. Cuba comes to mind. Nazis still walk the streets. They simply have no home, and not enough desire or numbers to act as brazenly as our current threat does. We never defeated it. We can only subvert it in our own yards.
And Bush has yet to step up to the plate on most of those he did actually lable, so I’m struggling to see why you brought his name into this.
The war is just, the goal is just, and even the methods seem to be effective, but if I were in your place, I would not bring another man’s convictions into my moral battles.
IOW- who do YOU think the enemy is?