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FlagDayNCO · 10-03-2013, 09:54

I have to believe there are many that are not following the rules. This has been going on for decades and the recent uprisings in the last decade are examples of this.

Many Middle Eastern nations have been allowing more Western (can't say Christian) dress, play, work habits as a means to satisfy the people. This has been the younger generations, but think that this is now a generation plus in the making. Remember Iraq before our involvement? I recall Iraq had the highest percentage of population of women and men following Western dress and styles.

The Muslim Brotherhood and many of the related splinter groups have been trying to reel this in. AQ was one extreme group (in our eyes), but they see themselves as Conservatives- wanting to follow the written rules with devastating effect to non-believers. The battles going on are not an "Arab Uprising", as much as it is the people fighting against MB types that want to keep the population opprressed.

I guess Progressivism can have a positive effect, when true believers of Islam can not keep the masses from shifting away.

It is also another glaring example of where our National Leaders are on the wrong side of the battle. In plain sight, Dear Leader has been supporting the MB and conservative Islam. Our national interests should have us supporting more moderate thinking.

Egypt is an example where American and Western influence have done America well, until a few years ago. Our military training influenced the thinking of Officers within their Army, as well as their government. Attached to the FID mission were numerous State projects and other forms of economic partnering, but we also gained a trading partner that was one of the top consumers of US manufactured goods.

Hearts and minds.

No, I do not doubt there are many that want to kill us. I have fought in enough of those countries to know this first hand. What we do know is there are many people in those countires that want nothing more than to live a peaceful life and detest the elements within their country that cause the problems, many times under the guise of "true Islam".

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FlagDayNCO Guerrilla Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: KEYSTONE STATE, Bucks County Posts: 252	Muslim Becoming Softer I have to believe there are many that are not following the rules. This has been going on for decades and the recent uprisings in the last decade are examples of this. Many Middle Eastern nations have been allowing more Western (can't say Christian) dress, play, work habits as a means to satisfy the people. This has been the younger generations, but think that this is now a generation plus in the making. Remember Iraq before our involvement? I recall Iraq had the highest percentage of population of women and men following Western dress and styles. The Muslim Brotherhood and many of the related splinter groups have been trying to reel this in. AQ was one extreme group (in our eyes), but they see themselves as Conservatives- wanting to follow the written rules with devastating effect to non-believers. The battles going on are not an "Arab Uprising", as much as it is the people fighting against MB types that want to keep the population opprressed. I guess Progressivism can have a positive effect, when true believers of Islam can not keep the masses from shifting away. It is also another glaring example of where our National Leaders are on the wrong side of the battle. In plain sight, Dear Leader has been supporting the MB and conservative Islam. Our national interests should have us supporting more moderate thinking. Egypt is an example where American and Western influence have done America well, until a few years ago. Our military training influenced the thinking of Officers within their Army, as well as their government. Attached to the FID mission were numerous State projects and other forms of economic partnering, but we also gained a trading partner that was one of the top consumers of US manufactured goods. Hearts and minds. No, I do not doubt there are many that want to kill us. I have fought in enough of those countries to know this first hand. What we do know is there are many people in those countires that want nothing more than to live a peaceful life and detest the elements within their country that cause the problems, many times under the guise of "true Islam". __________________ Flag Day NCO "Fundamental truths are our most powerful weapon and chief among those truths is the sanctity of the individual right to self-determination." Trapper John The Cold War didn't end, communism still lives and has come to America. The Insurgency is going well, especially with the enemy at the table of every branch of our Federal, State, and Local Government.
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