Comments on: Revisiting “What’s the Matter With Islam?” http://blog.kirkpetersen.net/2008/12/revisiting-whats-the-matter-with-islam.html ... for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:43:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: A Trifecta of Persuasive Punditry | All That Is Necessary... http://blog.kirkpetersen.net/2008/12/revisiting-whats-the-matter-with-islam.html/comment-page-1#comment-1801 A Trifecta of Persuasive Punditry | All That Is Necessary... Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:47:20 +0000 http://blog.kirkpetersen.net/2008/12/revisiting-whats-the-matter-with-islam.html#comment-1801 [...] I think it’s a self-esteem issue — I’m concerned that someone will mock me, and have the facts on their side.  So I research and try to substantiate every nuance, and the word count grows. (I’m up to [...] [...] I think it’s a self-esteem issue — I’m concerned that someone will mock me, and have the facts on their side.  So I research and try to substantiate every nuance, and the word count grows. (I’m up to [...]

]]> By: Kirk Petersen http://blog.kirkpetersen.net/2008/12/revisiting-whats-the-matter-with-islam.html/comment-page-1#comment-149 Kirk Petersen Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:50:00 +0000 http://blog.kirkpetersen.net/2008/12/revisiting-whats-the-matter-with-islam.html#comment-149 ollie, it's certainly true that Shi'a and Sunni Muslims are often at odds with each other, and it's important to be aware of that for tactical reasons. But both branches produce terrorists who are willing to murder and die for Allah -- al-Qaeda is Sunni, while Shi'ite Hezbollah is believed to be behind the 1983 embassy and barracks bombings.<br/><br/>In Iraq, the U.S. military has learned to take advantage of divisions even within branches -- the Sunni Awakening in that helped pacify Anbar Province came about when the local Sunni tribes were disgusted by the atrocities committed by al-Qaeda (Sunni) extremists. <br/><br/>Islam is not monolithic, and any hope for an Islamic Enlightenment will have to draw on the energies of Muslims who renounce terrorism. But I don't see that as any reason to disregard the Islamic roots of our enemies. ollie, it’s certainly true that Shi’a and Sunni Muslims are often at odds with each other, and it’s important to be aware of that for tactical reasons. But both branches produce terrorists who are willing to murder and die for Allah — al-Qaeda is Sunni, while Shi’ite Hezbollah is believed to be behind the 1983 embassy and barracks bombings.

In Iraq, the U.S. military has learned to take advantage of divisions even within branches — the Sunni Awakening in that helped pacify Anbar Province came about when the local Sunni tribes were disgusted by the atrocities committed by al-Qaeda (Sunni) extremists.

Islam is not monolithic, and any hope for an Islamic Enlightenment will have to draw on the energies of Muslims who renounce terrorism. But I don’t see that as any reason to disregard the Islamic roots of our enemies.

]]> By: ollie http://blog.kirkpetersen.net/2008/12/revisiting-whats-the-matter-with-islam.html/comment-page-1#comment-148 ollie Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:27:00 +0000 http://blog.kirkpetersen.net/2008/12/revisiting-whats-the-matter-with-islam.html#comment-148 Here is why I don't like this "war on Islamic" terrorism: it is true that the much of the terrorism that effects us comes from radical Muslim terrorists.<br/><br/>But they are not a monolithic bunch; for example Al Qeada and Hezbola (sp) are both Muslim but are very, very different organizations with very different political goals and are mostly at odds with each other. Here is why I don’t like this “war on Islamic” terrorism: it is true that the much of the terrorism that effects us comes from radical Muslim terrorists.

But they are not a monolithic bunch; for example Al Qeada and Hezbola (sp) are both Muslim but are very, very different organizations with very different political goals and are mostly at odds with each other.

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