Personally, I think that the future is uncertain. This may remain a limited operation against terrorist networks. On the other hand it may also turn into a global war against Islam. We have a limited ability to control that.
I applaud the administration's efforts to contain the conflict so far, and I hope they are successful. However, if "Islam," by which I suppose I mean the great masses of practioners throughout the M.E., decides that it wants war, however, we will not be able to prevent it.
I applaud the administration's efforts to contain the conflict so far, and I hope they are successful. However, if "Islam," by which I suppose I mean the great masses of practioners throughout the M.E., decides that it wants war, however, we will not be able to prevent it.
In which case, we had all better say a prayer, because we are talking about World War, and endless terrorist attacks.
What America does may determine how great masses of practitioners react. It may turn into a jihad against the "Great Satan", in which case Osama bin Laden will be vindicated in the eyes of non-radical muslims. It's easy to step into the abyss, and it seems that the neocons and terrorists have the same goal of starting a global war.