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Originally posted by danjam
As for the offer for a truce. I find it very hard that people took that seriously. Remember this type of offer is "valid" according to their religious teachings, in order to gain the upper hand..."hudna" comes to mind.
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I've said it before but I'll note it again. It was not a "truce" offer. It was a demand for unconditional surrender. "We will not attack you if you remove all your troops from Muslim countries and stop interfering in the affairs of Muslims" is functionally no different from "We will attack you unless you remove all your troops from Muslim countries and stop interfering in the affairs of Muslims."
This is not limited to Iraq. It is not limited to Afghanistan. It is not limited to anti-terrorism efforts. It is categorical.
And for those thinking "fuck 'em, let's just pull up the stakes and leave them in their medieval cesspool," it isn't even limited to the
dar al-islam. France's attempts to enforce secularism by banning the hijab is just as much an "interference in the affairs of Muslims" as French SOF searching for al-Qa'ida along the Afghan-Pak border from their FOB in Spin Boldak. The most virulent anti-British Muslim activism comes not in former British colonies in the Muslim world, but in Muslim enclaves in Britain itself. And there are parts of Amsterdam where non-Muslims, including the Dutch police, fear to tread.