Originally posted by midnight Target
These are probably a pretty close reflection of the truth.
Doesn't make it sane, just the truth. And quite a bit different than the fear mongers tales out of Washington.
The poll was of American Muslims. They're subject to the same propaganda as the rest of us are, to wit: it's America's fault. The real truth is a little more complicated. Bin Ladin and his Sunni/Wahabist ilk want to recreate the Muslim conquests of the 7th century and re-establish the Islamic Caliphate based on Shari'a law, or, to put it another way the "establishment of Allah's Rule on Earth". The radicals believe they are entitled to reclaim all land that was conquered during the Muslim crusades because once an area is conquered by the Muslims it is given to them by Allah and is forever theirs by right. Just in case you're not clear as to what this entails, they would be reclaiming all the land from Spain (Andalusia) to India...that's just to start. The Shia side of the equation is driven to a very large degree by the desire for Iranian hegemony and essentially re-establishment of the Persian empire. Of course that gameplan also includes Shari'a.
They like to place all the blame for conflict on the US and Israel which isn't much different than Hitler's portrayal of the Jews as the root of all evil to unite the German people in his "crusade" or the Japanese blaming WWII on the American embargo which, of course, was a direct result of Japanese fun and games in Manchuria. There is no doubt that like Hitler and Tojo, Islamist leaders are using actions by the US as recruiting tools, that's the way war works. I'm also sure that much of the Ummah probably do actually believe this is all about America and Israel. Just look at the self-denial in the answers to questions in this survey. It would have been an even more interesting survey had they asked questions related to Muslim conquest and what the "perfect" world would look like.
The reason the Islamists don't like us is 1) because we're standing in the way, 2) we represent moral and social values that are anethma to Islam. As to 1, I'm proud that we're standing in their way. As far as 2 is concerned, I'm shocked that Liberals, who love to espouse tolerance are so willing to tolerate such an intolerant religion. I guess the thinking here is "at least they aren't Republicans." Maybe those of you worried about "fear mongers" ought to read a little more than liberal blogs to get your info.
