Comments on: 10,000 Moderate Muslims Protest Islamic Extremism http://donklephant.com/2007/04/16/10000-moderate-muslims-protest-islamic-extremism/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:52:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Cat Travis http://donklephant.com/2007/04/16/10000-moderate-muslims-protest-islamic-extremism/#comment-309266 Cat Travis Wed, 18 Apr 2007 01:25:02 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/04/16/10000-moderate-muslims-protest-islamic-extremism/#comment-309266 Being positive is america's weakest suit. We difinitely learn the hard way if we learn at all. Finding a way out of this is a long way off. Peace takes courage, and we only know fear. Being positive is america’s weakest suit. We difinitely learn the hard way if we learn at all. Finding a way out of this is a long way off. Peace takes courage, and we only know fear.

]]> By: wj http://donklephant.com/2007/04/16/10000-moderate-muslims-protest-islamic-extremism/#comment-309138 wj Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:22:25 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/04/16/10000-moderate-muslims-protest-islamic-extremism/#comment-309138 It is probably correct that the US can't do anything to help Islam reform. Which is not the same as saying that we cannot do anything to make the cause of reform harder. THAT we can do. And some days seem likely to do. It is probably correct that the US can’t do anything to help Islam reform. Which is not the same as saying that we cannot do anything to make the cause of reform harder. THAT we can do. And some days seem likely to do.

]]> By: Joshua http://donklephant.com/2007/04/16/10000-moderate-muslims-protest-islamic-extremism/#comment-308562 Joshua Mon, 16 Apr 2007 23:32:40 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/04/16/10000-moderate-muslims-protest-islamic-extremism/#comment-308562 I've slowly come around to the idea that the U.S. really can't do anything substantial to help Islam reform. Indeed, the very fact that the "Great Satan" would like to see such reform is the Islamic supremacists' #1 propaganda point. That's a lot for the reformists to overcome even without our "assistance". This may be the single most frustrating thing about this entire Long War - the fact that the U.S., for all its military, economic and geopolitical clout, has no significant control over what is likely the war's single most decisive factor, namely which vision of Islam prevails over the others. I’ve slowly come around to the idea that the U.S. really can’t do anything substantial to help Islam reform. Indeed, the very fact that the “Great Satan” would like to see such reform is the Islamic supremacists’ #1 propaganda point. That’s a lot for the reformists to overcome even without our “assistance”.

This may be the single most frustrating thing about this entire Long War - the fact that the U.S., for all its military, economic and geopolitical clout, has no significant control over what is likely the war’s single most decisive factor, namely which vision of Islam prevails over the others.

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