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Originally Posted by mdb23
Ok, who decides who is or isn't a "true" Muslim, and what "test" could possibly "prove" one way or another.
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Let's take your example - join the military or not; support the GWOT or not. Not too tough, really. Will they actively oppose Islamic terrorism or not - words and deeds...words and deeds...words and deeds.
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Originally Posted by mdb23
I'm sorry, but your ideas are too outlandish to be pragmatic.
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No need to apologize. Ideas are often outlandish at first blush. When things get crazy, though, it's amazing what things don't seem so far fetched anymore. I'll submit for your consideration, that someday you may remember what I have written and you may call it to mind. You might even be surprised in that time at how practical my suggestions from this time will at that time seem. You might even find yourself being surprised that you ever perceived such suggestions could be thought of as so
outlandish.
Some day, I'm afraid, we will probably get there. Relatively speaking we are currently enjoying peaceful times. In the Civil War 23,000 men fell in a couple days at the second Battle of Bull Run - More than five times the deaths suffered in this war. In World War II there were battles where more American soldiers died in six weeks than all the brave soldiers we've thus far lost in six years fighting the GWOT. Indeed, as one surveys history's "hot wars," it is not uncommon to discover 1/3 of the men in a nation ages 16 to 50 being wiped out by "
a war." Therefore, when a society is truly threatened, we must not underestimate what a society won't or can't do in order to survive.
When and if the U.S. ever really gets hurt by the Islamic Fascists...All bets are off. It will get really messy for the Arab world. They haven't yet seen the West go red in the face. That will be a terrible day. It won't be a
pragmatic day - It will be a terrible day.
So, no need to apologize. Some ideas can definitely appear outlandish at first.
Three Soldier Dad...Chuck