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

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

[TexKat]

What Bush did was a smart move in the way that he spoke directly to the people of those countries.

Do you think that the powers that be of some of those countries allowed their people to even view the broadcast?

[CalvaryJohn]

And they are apostates in the eyes of the enemy. And they will surely lose their heads as likely as it would happen to us. True Islam cannot have peace with the West, period.

[LibLieSlayer]

If they help us defeat them, that is the final solution. VICTORY is the only solution that will create a safer world. My enemy's enemy is my friend.

LLS

[Little Ray]

I think this is pretty silly.
Bush says we need to couch this in terms of good vs. evil. However, Islam doesn't live peaceably with its neighbors anywhere it doesn't face overwhelming force. It is the religion of choice for the violent, covetous, bigoted and domineering..
Frankly, I think Islam and the cultures that have adopted are a pretty good definition of evil.

[newcthem]

We may not want a war but we will have one.
When the savages of the world are intent on killing our children, enslaving our wives and destroying civilization as we know it........we are at war.
Time for our leaders to get over the ROP crap and start to point out the dangers, as the Pope has done.
If war with these thugs is inevitable, why wait until they have the nuclear capabilities before we fight it?

[newcthem]

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?

Well our forefathers found out how to do it with Japan and Germany...........and you are saying we can't?

[RockyMtnMan]

Better yet, who's we?

[William Terrell]

Scares me.

Likewise.

[William Terrell]

Ummmm. Can't seem to think of a war that was not about an idea.

[silentknight]

WE WILL NEVER WIN THIS WAR WITH THIS TYPE OF LEADERSHIP. This just pisses me off even more. Why does he do this?

Islam IS the problem.

[Twinkie]

In history, Muslims have invaded predominantly Christian countries and "converted" to Islam by the sword very quickly. I'm beginning to understand a bit more about who is referred to in the book of Revelation when it talks about the souls of those who have been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus Christ.

It looks like liberals are working (ignorantly) in tandem with militant Islam for so-called gun control here. My Daddy, who was an old WWII soldier, used to say that many of our enemies wouldn't invade over here because they knew at that time that there would be an American behind every tree with a gun if they did.

[Gritty]

[dfwgator]

Also, what is a moderate Muslim?

The same as a "Good German" back in WWII.

[RightWhale]

That's the policy. Today.

[SeaBiscuit]

Unfortunatly, I think some of GWB's speech was primarly crafted around the fact that Little Hitler would be giving a speech later.

[WoofDog123]

"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."

many of us are unhappy about this as well, but unfortunately the pebbles don't vote in macro-economic issues (both parties would do the same).

[WhirlwindAttack]

I want a war with the slimes!