Monday, July 21, 2008

What Guarantees Their Demise

Islamic radicals are a traditional reaction to tyranny in their region, and the
inability of local despots to rule effectively. Economic and diplomatic ties
with the West are interpreted as support, leading to  attacks on Western
targets that created a devastating counterattack. The result of this in the
Moslem world has been dramatic, finally forcing leaders and people to confront
their self-inflicted problems. Al Qaeda is as self-destructive as its many
predecessors. Al Qaeda suicide bomb attacks that continue to kill civilians,
continues to turn Moslems against al Qaeda in a big way. But the terrorists
justify such dumb attacks because their doctrine holds that Moslems who don't
agree with them, are not really Moslems. You can imagine how well that goes over
with most Moslems. You can, but al Qaeda can't, and that is what guarantees
their demise.