Posted by
Boris Tiraspolsky on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 1:13:16 AM
"There is essentially one battle going on, and it is a battle about Islam."
Former British PM Tony Blair
Former British PM Tony Blair said: "There are two elements in Islam: one wanted to work with the West; the other did not. We just have to work with the one that wants to work with the West."
Comment by Jihad Watch: Of course! Why didn't anyone think of that before?
Anything in his talk about why the "extremists" are so popular, or is that assumed to be a simple matter of policy and reaction to Western foreign policy? Did Blair even get close to mentioning the fact that there is a traditional, deeply rooted idea in Islamic texts and teachings, that Muslims must wage war against and subjugate unbelievers -- regardless of what those unbelievers have done or not done? I am sure that he didn't, despite its relevance to his point.
But until analysts grapple with that fact, nothing is more certain than that the global jihad will continue, no matter which smiling moderate is feted in Western capitals today.
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