Ever since 9/11 I have been telling friends, family, and colleagues that we really need to be vigilant. The terrorist threat will not be going away soon. The threat is real. We have found ourselves in the middle of a violent new war without borders or uniforms. It is a war that pits one groups views against another. The methods may vary, but they all fall under the category of terrorism.
Read this. Now read this. Does this scare you at all? What about this? While the federal government says they pose no threat...can we really be sure? We need to secure things...NOW.
We are in a war of ideals. The United States wants to impose democracy on everyone and that is wrong, but equally as wrong are the methods that the anti-democracy terrorists are using to prove their point. Anyone ever hear of the concept called "diplomacy'?
I do not have anything against moderate followers of Islam. I have worked with a few and they were very down to earth people that I enjoyed talking to. Only one Muslim that I have met worried me a little and that was back in 1998-99. Ahmed was a nice guy, but he supported the mujahidin other countries. While he was polite about it, you could tell he was very sympathetic to their cause. But I digress.
Our war is not really about Islam and Zionism/Christianity. That is just an excuse. It is about ideals and desires. The US has wants and desires and we are imposing them on those who may not really want that. Those who oppose these ideas are lashing out the only way they know how...with violence. Saying these people represent Islam is like saying David Koresh represents all of Christianity. There are extremists in every venue.
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