There is a serious problem with the ideology of George W. Bush, and in his “historic” speech on Oct. 6th, he revealed some of his true feelings about the supposed “war on terror.” Much of what he said was accurate, that terrorists do not represent Islam, that Islam is a religion of peace, that most Muslims do not support the killing of innocent people. But then the lines start to dissolve as he discusses “militant Islam.”
He said, “These extremists distort the idea of jihad.” That is true, and they do. But one must also ask, what is Mr. Bush’s definition of jihad? Yes, killing innocent people is not jihad, but what about a war, for example, against the Israeli army? Is this also not Mr. Bush’s jihad? Is jihad only valid when it supports American interests? Or can a resistance movement, such as the one in the Philippines be considered a “valid jihad” by his standards? I suspect not.
Still, the most damaging truth that Mr. Bush reveals about his “ideology of hatred” is that he is on a crusade and that the “crusades of old” were valid and justified.
“Over the years, these extremists have used a litany of excuses for violence: Israeli presence on the West Bank or the U.S. military presence in Saudi Arabia or the defeat of the Taliban or the crusades of a thousand years ago.”
Let’s analyze what he’s saying here. Keep in mind that he has justified all of these things:
1. Israeli presence on the West Bank (legitimate)
2. U.S. military presence in Saudi Arabia (legitimate)
3. Defeat of the Taliban (legitimate)
4. Crusades of a thousand years ago?
Why does he mention this? Were those crusades against Muslims, in which thousands of innocent Muslims were slaughtered, justified? Well, I guess in the defeat of the Taliban, thousands of innocent Muslims were killed (by indiscriminate bombing) as well. So, I suppose it’s no great stretch to include the crusades.
Bush is on a crusade, and like the “crusades of a thousand years ago” his goal is to not only defeat terrorists but to apply his own personal agenda to Muslims, to mold them with his own vision of Islam that is pacifistic, loyal to every American cause (regardless of how absurd it is), and that will accept secularism, materialism, sex, drugs, violence, and every other ill that comes along with “democratic” societies.
Unfortunately for him, just like the crusades of old, they will fail.
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