at any rate, i don't feel the necessity to pretend to believe what, if it were true, would make the world a little better. and indeed, if you know that you're doing that, you don't actually believe what you say you believe: believing p is taking p to be true, not taking it to help us all live as brothers.
our very own Capn Capitulation gets on about the violence done in the name of Islam in the linked to passage. now, the talking heads in this country, for the most part, would like to Freedomize^tm the rest of the Middle East, such as we have done in Afghanistan and Iraq. Iran is next, and who knows what nation will also wind up on the list. now while the Eboo piece is dishonest, it is also combatting an American narrative that concludes with American interference in the Middle East, since (we all know) that is where Muslim terrorists come from, and (we all know) they want to get us. it is impossible to deny the truth of the matter, because you can't deny that there are some crazy fucking Muslims out there, but BUT BUT the case being made for the truth is being and has been used as the kernel of the entire American foreign policy for the past 9+ years. you've seen where that has gotten us; note the body count, and how much better that makes you (and each and every American) feel about the world. that is what the truth here has been used for, Capn. sleep tight! the choir in our American heaven harmonizes to the tune of benevolent and magnificent American influence wherever our C-40's may land.
of course a more direct confrontation with the foreign policy of the past 9 years (and what lies before us), and with the realilty of the threat of terrorism and Muslim extremists would be welcomed, honest and admirable. and, unfortunately, you are not likely to find Eboo critical of any and all American military involvement in the Middle East.
at any rate, I for one do not go seeking honest assessments in the Washington Post.
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