Jihad
The threat of jihad, or Islamic holy war, is not well understood in the United States. The practitioners do not have a standing army, navy or air force. It would be utterly impossible for the jihadists to overthrow America militarily. However, that does not mean they are not a threat. The Islamic jihad has been going on since the 8th Century. Our enemy is very patient.
Apologists for Islamic jihadists usually point to the periods of Judaism or Christianity that took a bleak look on the sanctity of human rights. The Israelites that conquered Canaan after the Exodus, the Crusades and the Inquisition are examples. However, the difference between these episodes and the Korans’ call for jihad is that the Jews and Christians had occurrences of bad behavior. The Muslims have never stopped. Muslims have been fighting to establish the world-wide caliphate (Islamic rule of the world) since the beginning of Islam. It is written in their holy book that death for jihad is the only sure way into heaven. Muslims look at killing infidels (non-Muslims), the same way that Christians look at baptism.
The threat from the jihadists is two-pronged: Terrorism and infiltration. Terrorism is only a threat in the short term. Infiltration is the way jihadists overthrow governments.
Mohammad taught his followers to expand Islam through conversion by the sword. Non-Muslims were to either convert to Islam, pay the dhimmi tax (a dhimmi is a non-Muslim who is recognized as inferior by paying taxes for protection), or die. Through this practice, Islam spread from a small group of outcasts in Mecca, to a fighting force in Medina, to the Ottoman Empire that lasted until the end of World War I. The Crusades were actually a response by the Christian nations of Europe to the growing Islamic threat in the 11th Century. The caliphate expanded up until the 20th Century, when it was reduced. But it still exists today and it is currently growing.
All of the countries in the Middle East, except Israel, are ruled by Muslims. Most of the countries in North Africa and many countries in Southeast Asia are ruled by Muslims. There are currently over 30 wars (mostly in Africa) going on today and Muslims are on at least one side in nearly all of them. Calling Islam a Religion of Peace is a distortion of language that would make even Orwell cringe.
Islamic nations are ignored as a threat to the West because of their vast economic inferiority. However, the availability of nuclear weapons should change this type of thinking. Jihadists could not overthrow a government by igniting a nuclear weapon (at least not today), but they can certainly do some damage. Pakistan is a member of the nuclear weapons club and its moderately pro-Western government is constantly under threat from the country’s radicals (which include the displaced Taliban). If the Taliban or another anti-Western sect were to take control of Pakistan, our terrorist enemies would immediately have access to nuclear weapons.
The governments that support terrorism are supporting the jihadists that have infiltrated countries all over the world. As the population percentages increase for the jihadists, coupled with the support from countries such as our enemy Iran or our “friend” Saudi Arabia, the chances of overthrowing pro-Western governments increases. The more members of the caliphate, the more likely it is that other countries will join them soon. The United States will probably be the last man standing if the game advances that far, but do we really want to wait until we have to fight the rest of the world?
Apologists for Islamic jihadists usually point to the periods of Judaism or Christianity that took a bleak look on the sanctity of human rights. The Israelites that conquered Canaan after the Exodus, the Crusades and the Inquisition are examples. However, the difference between these episodes and the Korans’ call for jihad is that the Jews and Christians had occurrences of bad behavior. The Muslims have never stopped. Muslims have been fighting to establish the world-wide caliphate (Islamic rule of the world) since the beginning of Islam. It is written in their holy book that death for jihad is the only sure way into heaven. Muslims look at killing infidels (non-Muslims), the same way that Christians look at baptism.
The threat from the jihadists is two-pronged: Terrorism and infiltration. Terrorism is only a threat in the short term. Infiltration is the way jihadists overthrow governments.
Mohammad taught his followers to expand Islam through conversion by the sword. Non-Muslims were to either convert to Islam, pay the dhimmi tax (a dhimmi is a non-Muslim who is recognized as inferior by paying taxes for protection), or die. Through this practice, Islam spread from a small group of outcasts in Mecca, to a fighting force in Medina, to the Ottoman Empire that lasted until the end of World War I. The Crusades were actually a response by the Christian nations of Europe to the growing Islamic threat in the 11th Century. The caliphate expanded up until the 20th Century, when it was reduced. But it still exists today and it is currently growing.
All of the countries in the Middle East, except Israel, are ruled by Muslims. Most of the countries in North Africa and many countries in Southeast Asia are ruled by Muslims. There are currently over 30 wars (mostly in Africa) going on today and Muslims are on at least one side in nearly all of them. Calling Islam a Religion of Peace is a distortion of language that would make even Orwell cringe.
Islamic nations are ignored as a threat to the West because of their vast economic inferiority. However, the availability of nuclear weapons should change this type of thinking. Jihadists could not overthrow a government by igniting a nuclear weapon (at least not today), but they can certainly do some damage. Pakistan is a member of the nuclear weapons club and its moderately pro-Western government is constantly under threat from the country’s radicals (which include the displaced Taliban). If the Taliban or another anti-Western sect were to take control of Pakistan, our terrorist enemies would immediately have access to nuclear weapons.
The governments that support terrorism are supporting the jihadists that have infiltrated countries all over the world. As the population percentages increase for the jihadists, coupled with the support from countries such as our enemy Iran or our “friend” Saudi Arabia, the chances of overthrowing pro-Western governments increases. The more members of the caliphate, the more likely it is that other countries will join them soon. The United States will probably be the last man standing if the game advances that far, but do we really want to wait until we have to fight the rest of the world?
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