The “Solutions” of Western Strategists And Pundits Always Include Muslims “Reforming” Jihad Out Of Islam And/Or Muslims Fighting And Dying For The West Col. Tom Snodgrass (Ret.), Right Side News Author’s Note: The organizational designations “Islamic State of Iraq and Syria” (ISIS), “Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant” (ISIL), “Da’esh” all refer to the same organization, the “Islamic State” (which is their own designation for themselves). The abbreviation “FTF” is the Obama regime’s misleading designation of “Foreign Terrorist Fighters,” instead of using their true identity, “Islamic Jihadists.”
Western Understanding And Thinking About Islam Are Surreal
Islam according to prominent Western public officials:George W. Bush: “Islam is peace. These terrorists don’t represent peace. They represent evil and war.”
Condoleezza Rice: “. . . there is no contradiction between democratic values and Islam . . . It’s not Islam or democracy. Those two can certainly live together.”
Barack H. Obama: “Islam is a religion that preaches peace . . . .”
Hillary R. Clinton: “Muslims are peaceful and tolerant people and have nothing whatsoever to do with terrorism.”
John F. Kerry: “The biggest error we could make would be to blame Muslims for crimes. . .that their faith utterly rejects . . . .”
Pope Francis: “Koran and Holy Bible are the same.”
Jim Kenney, Philadelphia Mayor: “In no way shape or form does anyone in this room believe that Islam or the teaching of Islam has anything to do with what you’ve seen on the screen [attempted police officer assassination]….It is abhorrent. It is terrible and it does not represent the religion or any of its teachings. This is a criminal with a stolen gun who tried to kill one of our officers. It has nothing to do with being a Muslim or following the Islamic faith” [in spite of the shooter stating that he did it for Allah and ISIS].
The Mainline Muslim Interpretation Of Islam
Islam according to its founding prophet Mohammad:Muslim (1:33) – “the Messenger of Allah said: I have been commanded to fight against people till they testify that there is no god but Allah, that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah”
Bukhari (52:73) – “Allah’s Apostle said, ‘Know that Paradise is under the shades of swords’.”
Bukhari (52:65) – “The Prophet said, ‘He who fights that Allah’s Word, Islam, should be superior, fights in Allah’s Cause’.”
Bukhari (52:256) – “The Prophet… was asked whether it was permissible to attack the pagan warriors at night with the probability of exposing their women and children to danger. The Prophet replied, ‘They (i.e. women and children) are from them (i.e. pagans)’.”
Bukhari (52:220) – “Allah’s Apostle said… ‘I have been made victorious with terror’”
Muslim (31:5918) – “I will fight them until they are like us.”
Ibn Ishaq/Hisham 484: – “Allah said, ‘A prophet must slaughter before collecting captives. A slaughtered enemy is driven from the land. Muhammad, you craved the desires of this world, its goods and the ransom captives would bring. But Allah desires killing them to manifest the religion.’”
Ibn Ishaq/Hisham 992: – “Fight everyone in the way of Allah and kill those who disbelieve in Allah.”
Saifur Rahman, The Sealed Nectar p.227-228 – “Embrace Islam… If you two accept Islam, you will remain in command of your country; but if your refuse my Call, you’ve got to remember that all of your possessions are perishable. My horsemen will appropriate your land, and my Prophethood will assume preponderance over your kingship.”
Bukhari (52:177) – “Allah’s Apostle said, ‘The Hour will not be established until you fight with the Jews, and the stone behind which a Jew will be hiding will say. O Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, so kill him’.”
The Delusional “Solution” To Islamic Jihad, Islam Will “Reform” Itself
The reform goals of outspoken Muslim reformers:Zuhdi Jasser, American Muslim reformer: “We reject interpretations of Islam that call for any violence, social injustice and politicized Islam. Facing the threat of terrorism, intolerance, and social injustice in the name of Islam, we have reflected on how we can transform our communities based on three principles: peace, human rights and secular governance. We are announcing today the formation of an international initiative: the Muslim Reform Movement.”
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Egyptian President: “I am referring here to the religious clerics [at al-Azhar University]. We have to think hard about what we are facing—and I have, in fact, addressed this topic a couple of times before. It’s inconceivable that the thinking that we hold most sacred should cause the entire umma [Islamic world] to be a source of anxiety, danger, killing and destruction for the rest of the world. Impossible!”
“That thinking—I am not saying ‘religion’ but ‘thinking’—that corpus of texts and ideas that we have sacralized over the years, to the point that departing from them has become almost impossible, is antagonizing the entire world. It’s antagonizing the entire world!”
“Is it possible that 1.6 billion people [Muslims] should want to kill the rest of the world’s inhabitants—that is 7 billion—so that they themselves may live? Impossible!”
“I am saying these words here at Al-Azhar, before this assembly of scholars and ulema—Allah Almighty be witness to your truth on Judgment Day concerning that which I’m talking about now.”
“All this that I am telling you, you cannot feel it if you remain trapped within this mindset. You need to step outside of yourselves to be able to observe it and reflect on it from a more enlightened perspective.”
“I say and repeat again that we are in need of a religious revolution. You, imams, are responsible before Allah. The entire world, I say it again, the entire world is waiting for your next move… because this umma is being torn, it is being destroyed, it is being lost—and it is being lost by our own hands.” [bolds added]
Enlisting Muslims To Fight Muslims
Obama is so delusional he believes that, by not naming Islam in strategy formulation, Muslims can be recruited to fight and die for Western interests; consequently, he has officially designated U.S. strategy as “Countering Violent Extremism” (CVE):White House Fact Sheet: “Countering ISIL — The United States established and is leading a Coalition of more than 60 partners committed to degrading and ultimately destroying ISIL, and today welcomed new Coalition members Malaysia, Nigeria, and Tunisia to join those efforts. While military power rolled back some of the group’s territorial gains and improved local partner forces’ capabilities, Coalition efforts to begin countering ISIL’s messaging, disrupting its finances and countering the FTF threat continue to be equally important. And through humanitarian assistance and stabilization programs, the Coalition is helping those who have survived ISIL’s barbarity. Yesterday the Coalition released a statement outlining the breadth and depth of counter-ISIL efforts in the past year.”
State Department Press Release: “Statement by the Members of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL: The Coalition at One Year — In the year since the formation of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL we have made progress on our campaign to degrade and defeat this unprecedented terrorist scourge. As we have acknowledged from the beginning, this will be a long-term campaign. But the situation one year ago was dire: ISIL, also known by its Arabic acronym Da’esh, had advanced across Iraq and was threatening Erbil, Kirkuk and Baghdad. Additional attacks against the Yezidi people appeared imminent. Since that time, despite inevitable setbacks, the Coalition has followed through on its comprehensive, strategic approach, and has proven its ability to constrain Da’esh’s freedom of movement in Iraq and Syria. The Coalition has also made progress organizing efforts to slow down ISIL’s reinforcement of fighters, counter the group’s messaging, and decrease its finances.”