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| 2014-01-12 |
| by Barry Rubin Around 2007, I gave a lecture at the Defense Department. One of the attendees presented a scenario suggesting that the "problem of Islam" was not political but a problem of verbiage. There was a secret debate happening in the Defense Department and the CIA in which some people thought that all Moslems were a problem, some believed that only al-Qaeida was a problem, and still others thought the Moslem Brüderbund was a problem. The main problem, however, was that all Islamism was a political threat, but it was the second position that eventually won over the B.O. regime. Take note of this; since 2009, if you wanted to build your career and win policy debates, only al-Qaeda was a problem. The Moslem Brüderbund was not a threat; after all, it did not participate in September 11. This view was well-known in policy circles, but it was easy to mistake this growing hegemony as temporary. Actually, it only got worse. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #11 The Moslem Brüderbund was not a threat; after all, it did not participate in September 11. Much easier and effective long-term to buy your way into to the pinnacles of power than to fly hijacked jets into them. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-01-12 20:22 |
| #10 "After all, it did not participate in September 11" ... In the words of the mighty ELMER FUDD ["Draft Dodger Daffy"] > "WELL NOW, I [+ Penn State]WOULDN'T SAY THAT"! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2014-01-12 20:17 |
| #9 Theological Islam is a poor fit for modern society. I would not say that the only problem is political. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2014-01-12 14:25 |
| #8 Airandee, to Obama, all three are threats. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2014-01-12 14:16 |
| #7 Wonder where Obama came down on the presentation about the threats of Christianity, Catholics and litte sisters of the poor presentation? |
| Posted by: Airandee 2014-01-12 12:59 |
| #6 Per the Quran, the two cannot be separated. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2014-01-12 10:57 |
| #5 Caan political islam be separated from religious islam? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2014-01-12 10:47 |
| #4 "Political Islam"..... a bit like fixation compulsion. Synonymous if you will. I have no problem with that. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-01-12 08:33 |
| #3 Political Islam is the problem. |
| Posted by: Voldemort Thranter2866 2014-01-12 08:21 |
| #2 I would think that most Muslims think only al-qaeida is the problem which is why Obama choose that version. He visited Pakistan and enjoyed morning prayers often. |
| Posted by: Airandee 2014-01-12 08:15 |
| #1 The only reason the MB wasn't explicityly part of the action was because UBL didn't need any leaks at the time. |
| Posted by: gorb 2014-01-12 01:29 |