We don't want a war with Islam, says Bush

The Daily Telegraph ^ | September 20, 2006 | Alec Russell and Harry Mount

[MadIvan]

We didn't want a war with the Nazis or Communists either, but they wanted a war with us.

I understand why President Bush is taking this stance, but the barriers to reason are getting higher and higher all the time.

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

Ping!

[Paladin2]

Bush is kicking the larger can down the road.

[WoofDog123]

"an unjust world economy"

dominated by the fortune 100? china, our MFT partner? what is unjust about this. again?

[William Terrell]

I understand why President Bush is taking this stance, but the barriers to reason are getting higher and higher all the time.

I don't. If a religion's holy book says I'm to die, I'm at war with that religion. Any member of that religion that doesn't want to kill me can be shown the error of their ways by pointing out scripture.

[nopardons]

bttt

[Irish Rose]

We respect Islam.

Why?

[Texas Mom]

George, George, George. Sorry to have to tell you this, but that is exactly what we have here.

You may not want to say it's a war against Islam but to them it's a war against us.

I do wish everyone would get of their PC POT and wake up to what this is.

[OPS4]

So we can come up behind them and slap them up side the head.

[Frwy]

I'm totally with you friend. That doesn't sound anything like the speech given standing on the rubble of the WTC. Which is it? With some of his own party in open opposition to his policies or proposed policies he seems to be sort of fumbling around stiring the pot and losing resolve. Scares me.

[ozzymandus]

I agree. They want a war with us, and the sooner we admit it, the faster we can win it.

[PAMadMax]

We may not want a war with Islam, but that is what we have. They declared war on the world, we did not declare war on them. It is time to set aside all of the PC hogwash we've been swimming in and fight this fight.

[ImpBill]

"but the barriers to reason are getting higher and higher all the time"

Amen, my brother across the sea!

[ImpBill]

"We?"

I think GW was speaking in royal sense, as I sure don't respect Islam!

[Frwy]

I'm thinking George knows exactly who, what and why we are really at war and that it is Islam, but he doesn't have the stomach to come right out and say it publically? He can't have it both ways. Seems he wants to appease less openly militant muzzies. Folly. Anyone who belives in and follows the Quran wants us dead or converted. If those were my only choices, I'd choose dead and be happy to be with my Lord. The government can't even agree who the enemy is and sure is trying not to hurt their feelings in the process, whomever they may be. Ridiculous and very very dangerous. Danger, Danger, Danger.

[Steve Van Doorn]

How do you make war on an idea? How do you win a war against those with that idea? And if you do defeat them militarily how do you correct the idea?

[WestVirginiaRebel]

What Bush did was a smart move in the way that he spoke directly to the people of those countries. His message was that their regimes won't last forever. I especially liked the way he pointed out how their governments were holding them back from personal progress and freedom. In that regard it was classic Bush.

[EternalVigilance]

We don't want a war with Islam, says Bush

Yay! "Peace in our time!"

[EternalVigilance]

How do you make war on an idea? How do you win a war against those with that idea? And if you do defeat them militarily how do you correct the idea?

McArthur and Patton knew how to do it.

'Course, Islamists are less reasonable than Nazis, Fascists or Japanese militarists...

[Rummenigge]

unjust whould be e.g. that china is exporting shoes worth billions and not letting anybody import any.

Unjust is that we all have to buy away the dollars that you guys press to feed the consume in your country - just to keep them away from the market because otherwise the greenback wouldn't be worth a penny.