>>>>I have absolutely no doubt that there are some Muslims -- not all, some -- who are actively seeking a religious and cultural war. They are not content with their own religious beliefs. They want them to be the law of the land, and ultimately they want the world to be a Muslim theocracy. Sharia for one and all.Thoughts? Am I being too reactionary?
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>>>I don't think they (a few extremists) want a world-wide muslim theocracy, but want this i[n] the current Muslim lands.
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>>Then why are they on a jihad against the U.S.?
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>Please stop that. Muslims not on war with USA. But you want to think I cannot say anything.
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>Maybe Bush and others needed that after Soviet Russia times. Or it maybe belonged about OIL reserves. I don't know.
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>However muslims angried about USA. Because your soldiers kill childrens and your government support Israel.

We are in agreement about Israel, which I dipped myself into the soup about a couple of weeks ago.

I don't know what you mean about killing children. I seriously doubt any American soldiers are in Iraq to kill children. In war, stuff happens. The Shiite mosque being blown up yesterday, for example.

Personally I wish we would pull out and leave the combatants to their ancient resentments. It's not our battle.