Analysis: Islam's image deteriorates (And FR Opinion Poll)

The Washington Times ^ | Sept. 5 | By Uwe Siemon-Netto

[cardinal4]

They keep saying that Islam needs to educate the masses, but there is never any condemnation of the atrocities. Americans equate Islam with violence because Islam doesnt dispute it. All we ever hear is how muslims are badly treated, never how badly they feel about the people jumping out of the South Tower.

[FixitGuy]

Well put

My sentiments exactly.

Their silence says it all!

[Voice in your head]

"What a silly statement.

Take 20% of a billion and think about it."

I don't understand your point. 20 percent of a billion is 200 million, which is consistent with what I wrote.

I think the remainder of your post summarized why the best strategy for Arab enemies is to attack us using guerilla warfare and other "asymetric" tactics. I think that bolsters my point. Guerrilla warfare/asymetric warfare requires a greater amount of resources to stifle it. If we had hundreds of millions of Muslims trying to kill us, then all of the resources in this country would be needed to fight them. Look at what just a handful of Arabs have been able to do to the Army in Baghdad. Nearly everyday, soldiers are getting injured or killed by explosives dropped from overpasses, camouflaged improvised explosive devices hidden on roadsides, landmines, RPGs, baited ambushes, and assassins who attack targets of opportunity in crowded areas, at close range, then sneak away in the ensuing chaos. Those tactics have inflicted a lot more casualties upon us than the pathetic resistance put up by the former Iraqi military - and it has been successful with a far fewer number of people. If Islam were the great evil that some think it is - if Muslims, by virtue of being Muslim, wanted to kill us - then we would be a cartoon-sized version of Israel, with suicide bombers and guerrilla fighters hiding amongst us and using similar tactics, killing scores of Americans everyday, in a horrific war of attrition.

[Reactionary]

"If Islam were the great evil that some think it to be, we would be engaged in a World War which would require the focus of all of our resources - not just a handful of divisions, doing Stability and Support Operations and occasional, small-scale combat missions."

We are engaged in a world war... on terror.

[Squantos]

check out the pics.........Stay Safe !

[Squantos]

Wow !......great Pics of Pisslamakazi Nazi's !

Stay Safe !

[Lady Heron]

Two years on, this religion's image has drastically deteriorated,

Two years ago very few people knew anything about the religion, and believed the press and President when they said it was a religion of peace. People have now had time to learn what the religion teaches. There is no way for an informed person to say that it is a religion of peace, it is just a cult of evil.

[FlyVet]

In the eyes of the American elite, political Islamist movements using violence to reach their goals have become representative of Islam."

What "elites" is this geek talking about? I have yet to hear any American "elites" bad-mouthing Islam, unless he considers people like Pat Robertson an "elite".