Here we go again. Another liberal in the media has found a way to blame America: How Obama Can End the War On Terror by Mark Juergensmeyer
The first step in ending the War on Terror is to stop calling it “the war on terror.”
Hencefore, it shall be known as DCITWoT: Don’t Call It The War On Terror. Jihadis are LAO.
Ever since 9/11, the Bush administration—supported by the news media—has endorsed the radical jihadi idea that the world is engaged in a great ideological struggle between two competing foes. But this has never been the case. The United States was attacked on 9/11, as it had been many times before and since, by a small band of extremists who cloaked their disdain for America’s global power in the language of religion and the images of cosmic war. They needed to be isolated and brought to justice for their misdeeds, not glorified as America’s global enemy.
Funny, because the radical Islamists DO actually think they are in a “great idiological struggle.”
It seems to me that there is a strategy for victory that does not require armed conquest. My suggestion is that the new administration can “win” the War on Terror in part by rethinking the nature of the conflict. Let me suggest five steps that the U.S. could take in a post-Bush era to bring the War on Terror to an end:
And, here comes the typical Blame America First leftist ideas!
1. Recognize that we are not confronting war but a war mindset. The radical Muslim war against the secular West has been a powerful idea, erupting from time to time in destructive acts of terrorism, but it is largely an idea. (it is? Explain 9/11, the first WTC bombing, the USS Cole, Kobar Towers, Nick Berg, July 7th bombings in England, Mumbai, Lockerbie, the riots in France with the burning cars, and so, so, so many terrorist attacks, not to mention those which failed or were stopped.)
2. Accept that America is the enemy because of what it does, not what it is. (no comment necessary)
3. Stop acting like an enemy. (no comment necessary)
4. Become a problem solver not a problem maker. (no comment necessary)
5. Take the moral high road and adhere to international standards of justice. (In other words, start being nice to the little jihadis.)
And people like Mark make up the strongest support layer for Obama. Hopefully, Obama won’t listen.
