littleriver wrote: GW has established an "ideology" for this war and it's simply that "every human yearns for freedom".
What GW is saying with that comment is that "most muslims aren't islamo-fascists". What he's saying is that our objective, politically and militarily, will be to create an environment that will allow the 'rational' muslims to take charge and change the religion and send the islamo-fascists into hibernation. I really hope that will work but from an historical perspective I'm not sure how we get to the point where the islamo-fascists capitulate.
Well, they could start with the simple concept of "Blockwatch"
Communities around the nation, faced with high crime in their own neighborhoods have taken back their individual neighborhoods, house by house,by grouping together, being vigilant and reporting crime when they see it. This is what I mean by the muslims grouping together.
We have neighborhood "Cop Shops" that are manned and operated by the neighborhood members and monitored by the law enforcement agencies. These have proven to be very effective in lowering the crime houses in the community. When strong enforcement is needed, then the police step in. The community is basically "cleaning it's own house."
"What he's saying is that our objective, politically and militarily, will be to create an environment that will allow the 'rational' muslims to take charge and change the religion and send the islamo-fascists into hibernation."
There is nothing wrong with the religion, therefore you do not have to change it. It is the
interpretation of the religion that needs to be addressed. And once again, it is the responsibility of its followers to address this. Any other religion cannot change this.
Misinterpretation of a religion can be seen in all religious sects. Remember "Jonestown"? (for those not old enough to know, google "Jonestown') This group of people were Christian followers. Jim Jones was a light-weight. Binladen is a master at it.
Using outside military force in a foreign country to "crush" a radical religious faction does not work. The solution must come from inside the religion itself.