Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, had this to say Thursday in regards to the U.S. pulling out of Iraq:
"There is no option other than victory," he said. "You need to get out and read what our enemies have said ... Their goal is to destroy our way of life."
Well, um, no. The insurgents' goal is to destroy the soldiers who are occupying their country, choosing guns and bombs over flowers and candy to greet their "liberators".
Our true enemy, Al-Qaeda, which has gained a foothold in Iraq thanks to our dunderheaded invasion (and may or may not have sponsored many of the suicide bombings in Iraq), does not want to destroy our way of life either:
"The principal stated aims of al-Qaeda are to drive Americans and American influence out of all Muslim nations, especially Saudi Arabia; destroy Israel; and topple pro-Western dictatorships around the Middle East. Bin Laden has also said that he wishes to unite all Muslims and establish, by force if necessary, an Islamic nation adhering to the rule of the first Caliphs."See? There's a difference. Perhaps it's just too subtle for generals and presidents.
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"The principal stated aims of al-Qaeda are to drive Americans and American influence out of all Muslim nations, especially Saudi Arabia; destroy Israel; and topple pro-Western dictatorships around the Middle East. Bin Laden has also said that he wishes to unite all Muslims and establish, by force if necessary, an Islamic nation adhering to the rule of the first Caliphs."
You seem to just see what you want to see, the General had it correct, as per Bin Laden's own word "Unite all Muslims” this is a global interpretation of the Koran to establish an Islamic holy state that spans the world over. No Christian, Jews or other infidels allowed.
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