We are in a full fledged war with people who will kill us over stupid cartoons. They know nothing of civilization and tolerance. I want our leaders to get passed the political garbage and acknowledge that fact.
I don't disagree with anything you said. I was just pointing out why President Bush can't come out and call Islam what it is.
I've read the Koran, so I know what it's about, and it makes me sick to my stomach to hear it called "the religion of peace" too.
"I want our leaders to get passed the political garbage and acknowledge that fact."
The reason why they won't acknowledge the enemy?
I think it is a combination of fears: fear of islam and fear of not being PC.
Bravo. Great statement.
"Its teachings are violent and 7th century in its concept. It needs to be crushed, utterly destroyed ..."
Whoa nelly. Let's acknowledge that the first statement is true in many respects. The last thing we want and which the jihadists do want is a war against a whole religion of 1 billion adherents ... this is what the jihadists are hoping for.
The "religion of peace" cr*p is a way to acknolwedge that most muslims have *not* signed up for this violence and jihadist extremism. I think the strategy is right - as the romans put it: DIVIDE AND CONQUER. Splitting jihadists from normal, educated muslims is step one.
That being said, printing some tame cartoons and other non-provocations is sure proving the point of how irrational the muslim mobs can be.