Quit blaming America: We didn't earn Islamofascists' hatred

Chicago SunTimes ^ | February 5, 2007

[Hildy]

Everytime some moron tells me we need to understand and talk to the enemy, I always say this...Tell me, did they leave a note at the WTC? YOU TELL ME...other than our total destruction, what is it that they want from us? I never get an answer.

[Long Island Pete]

As for putting the blame somewhere, those on the extreme left and extreme right wings both place the blame on America.

I have yet to hear someone of the extreme right blame America.

[betsyross1776]

I understand the enemy. I love our smart bombs more and more. Japan would not talk and we had to drop 2 devices on them before they decided Toyko was next. Face it the more we say lets play in the sand box with these nutcases the more they continue to kick sand in the faces of the players. Smart bombs I love them, they should do all my talking for me.

[hophead]

"Everytime some moron tells me we need to understand and talk to the enemy..."

I say to those people, "You have them for tea with YOUR children there, or are you a coward?"

[betsyross1776]

Can we send Hillary over to chat and have tea? She would be sent back with her head in a basket, that is what the chatters would get. Hillary , stay here , keep your head and let the smart bomb do the work for you.

[cripplecreek]

I have yet to hear someone of the extreme right blame America.

That would be the klan/neonazi types.

[dynachrome]

In the Quran, Islam's holy book, the Prophet Muhammad tells his followers to offer non-Muslims three things: Conversion, second-class citizenship, or war.
Should be posted in big letters on billboards in every city.

[steel_resolve]

They hate us because they do not rule us

new tag.

[Long Island Pete]

Oh, well I still havent heard those nut jobs blame America for islamic hatred.

[NRA2BFree]

Then there are the far right-wingers who blame terrorism on America because of the television programs and movies that they consider decadent. These right-wingers state that radical Islamists had to wage war to protect their delicate culture.

He's pretty much nailed how the left is acting, but he's wrong about the "right-wingers" blaming terrorism on America. I've NEVER heard anyone from the right blame anyone but the "Religion of Peace" for terrorism. I guess this nut felt like he had to blame the right since he was blaming the left too.

[cripplecreek]

The klan has held a few anti war rallies and David Duke has been very visible running around and snuggling up to folks like Assad in Syria and nutjob in Iran.

[FixitGuy]

It kills me when people (Liberals) say we should "engage the other countries in the region"!

Most of them hate us too. Even Saudi Arabia plots against us behind our back.

This "war" will end two generations after they cease brainwashing their children to hate everyone who is not Islamic and stop acting like seventh century barbarians.

Folks are starting to catch on, but it's pretty close to being too late.

[hophead]

"engage the other countries in the region"

Isn't that what we are doing? Engaging them in war?

[o_zarkman44]

From the article. This absolutely not true!
"It's true that no weapons of mass destruction were found"

The WMD was found. Just not in the quantities anticipated. If intelligence was fooled, it was a good deception. But it is hard to believe there was so much intelligence saying Saddam had the stuff, I think it was hidden elsewhere. I don't think Saddam actually believed we would invade. But he may have anticipated new inspections being forced on his weapons. The stockpile will be found in the desert.

[buffyt]

They hate us because we are not Muslims. They hate us because they do not rule us. They hate us because we live with freedom and equality.

YOU ARE SO RIGHT!

[Fairview]

This writer is about to lose her job.

[HungarianGypsy]

Oh c'mon! You know if we had just paid off the Barbary Pirates way back in the early 1800s like the other countries were the Islams would have no issues with us and we would all be living in a peaceful society. /sarc

[bcsco]

He's pretty much nailed how the left is acting...

The author is Mary laney...

From the article: "Then there are the far right-wingers who blame terrorism on America because of the television programs and movies that they consider decadent."

Many of us on the right, myself included, believe Islamic fundamentalists hate America partly because of what they see as our absence of values. But I (for one) don't consider this the reason why we're at war. The author is somewhat accurate, yet mostly wrong in this statement. Yet the overall premise of the article has it right; we're at war because Islam wants to conquer the World and impose its religion on everyone.

[calex59]

Then there are the far right-wingers who blame terrorism on America because of the television programs and movies that they consider decadent. These right-wingers state that radical Islamists had to wage war to protect their delicate culture.

This guy just had to throw in the right didn't he? The only people I have heard blaming America and stating the terrorists are "protecting" their culture are the left wing. The right wingers who are against TV violence(or media violence to be exact)are concerned about the rise of violence(non muslim)and are NOT blaming America but the meida industry.