[Prospero]

First time, oddly uninformed though I am, I've heard anyone meditate on the fact that not only is there a well-established link between Arab Nationalism and Nazi Germany, but a reminder of the fact, which I remember from comparative religion classes, that "Islam" is considered to be a "nation," and Raupe makes some other good points too.

Call it what you will. We are at War with Islam.

[sheik yerbouty]

You sir, have great clarity of vision!

[msnimje]

The idea of being at war with an idea or philosophy plays into the hands of the terrorists.

I think the president is right (he chooses his words very carefully!) to say we are at war with "Islamic Fascists" -- the people.

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[oyez]

Unlike others we have been at war with the Islamic Fascists are not particularly in a hurry. They will be move at their own chosen speed.

[backtothestreets]

We are at war with Islam. President Bush does a disservice by calling our enemy Islamic terrorists, Islamic jihadists, Islamic Fascists, Islamic militants and so on. It's the same problem all our leaders have had for decades. They seek a politically correct means of defining are enemy and only cloud the issue. The enemy is Islam. Our enemy IS Islamic. President Bush is trying to separate copper from bronze and still call it bronze.

Also, the author needs to study further post WWII history. He states, "“fascism” died with Germany’s surrender in May 1945". Spain under Generalissimo Franco would argue that. He survived Hitler and Mussolini by three decades.

Fascism and Islam cannot coexist anymore than communism and Islam can coexist, or democracy and Islam coexist. Islam places itself above any government model recognized. Under Islam all institutions including government are subordinate.

The enemy is Islam. Attempts to define the enemy beyond Islam only blurs the picture.

[American in Israel]

A nation, without borders is an Empire. This is indeed what we are fighting as the Islamic "States" are a tribal institution and have yet to achieve Feudalism. Still stuck in the 7th century, and using 7th century warfare methods and tactics.

[samtheman]

Who first used the term Islamofascist or Islamic Fascist? Was the term coined here in FR?

[rightgrafix]

Interesting link:
http://www.faithfreedom.org/Gallery/18.htm

[tkathy]

No valid religion is about suicide and/or killing other people's children.

[livius]

You are absolutely right, Islam is the only word that needs to be said.

However, since my earlier post, I have been thinking about this, and I wonder, if the President feels he needs to add another word to make the idea of Islam=enemy understandable to people, if the term "Islamic totalitarianism" might do. It is, after all, a totatalitarian system, seeking to impose itself; neither the definitions for fascist nor communist states fit it precisely, but "totalitarianism" is broad enough to cover this type of Mass Movement.

The only problem is that it's a long word and not very catchy as a phrase for the evening news...

[RightWhale]

That's not true.

[Vision]

"Islam isn't in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant. The Qur'an should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on earth"

--Omar Ahmed, Chairman of the Board of CAIR (Council of American Islamic Relations), San Ramon Valley Herald, July 1998