Jihad Caused by Islam, Many Still in Denial

Capitalism Magazine has posted an article by Edwin A. Locke and Alex Epstein on "The Terrorists' Motivation: Islam:"

The near silence about the true role of Islam in motivating Islamic terrorists has two main causes: multiculturalism and religion. Multiculturalism asserts that all cultures are equal and therefore none may criticize another; intellectuals and politicians are therefore reluctant to declare the obvious superiority of Western culture to Islamic culture. And the strong commitment to religion of many Americans, especially conservatives, makes them reluctant to indict a religion as the cause of a massive evil. But if we are to identify the fundamental cause of the terrorists' actions, we must understand at least two fundamental premises of the religion they kill for.

Meanwhile, History News Network has posted an article by Fawaz A. Gerges titled: "What Does History Bring to the Study of Jihadism?" The answer is of course, a great deal. Unfortunately, Gerges essay includes little history and much "Moslem on the street interviews." He seems to think that Moslem attacks on the West are a response to political events as opposed to the ideology of Islam. He also states that there are different types of Jihad and some are not so bad:

Jihadists still have a long way to go before they gain the trust of their fellow Muslims, let alone the international community, but some have taken an important first step. The terrorism perpetrated by certain cells and factions will continue over the next decade, but their movement no longer has a large base of support or a safe haven in which to plot new operations. Jihadists of all stripes know they are at a crossroads. At home and abroad they are blamed for unleashing the wrath of the United States against the ummah. Only a miracle will resuscitate jihadism. The question, of course, is whether the continued occupation of Iraq will be that ­miracle.

The last phase of Jihad is the result of the Iraq campaign, seriously. If Gerges provided the proper historical context of Moslem aggression over the last 1400 years, it would be obvious that Jihad wanes and waxes. We are now enduring yet another expansionist phase of Islam. Gerges wants to "prove" that no such thing is occurring and terrorism is just the result of a few Al Qaeda fanatics responding to alleged Western provocations. He ignores current events in Eurabia and the funding of radical Wahabi sect world-wide by the Saudi Entity along with a great deal more. He even includes Israel, along with the U.S., as the "far enemy" that Jihadis had been ignoring prior to Al Qaeda. In presenting his thesis, he simply ignores the ongoing, sixty-year long, Jihad against Israel.

This is the kind of analysis American college students receive in lieu of an education.

Cross posted at The Dougout.