https://freerepublic.com/tag/islamisfitlh/ en-us Fri, 21 Jul 2006 18:57:23 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1670030/posts The United States is not fighting a war against terrorism so much as a war against Islamic fascism, U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) said Thursday. But a spokesman for the Council on American Islamic Relations said Santorum's argument only empowers "extremists." Days after Sept. 11, 2001, President George W. Bush announced that the United States would fight a war against terrorism, starting with Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda and the group's political benefactors - Afghanistan's Taliban government. But on Thursday, Santorum said labeling the conflict a war against terrorism was politically "safe and misleading." "Some say we're fighting a war... CNSNews.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1670030/posts#comment Fri, 21 Jul 2006 18:57:23 GMT