Islamic extremism, part II
This is a glibness correction. While on my bicycle ride just now I thought about a posting by Seth Edenbaum that criticized my earlier comment. We basically agree about the importance of knowing one’s enemy. But he is right that I painted with too broad a brush in my earlier post, partly because I was ...
This is a glibness correction. While on my bicycle ride just now I thought about a posting by Seth Edenbaum that criticized my earlier comment. We basically agree about the importance of knowing one's enemy. But he is right that I painted with too broad a brush in my earlier post, partly because I was playing to the gallery -- and this issue is too important for that. I violated Krepinevich's rule advising the disaggregation of one's enemies. So, to be more precise: Our enemy is Islamic extremists who want to harm us, have the means to do so, and can't be dissuaded from acting on their views, and so have attacked our homeland, our diplomats, our soldiers and our journalists.
This is a glibness correction. While on my bicycle ride just now I thought about a posting by Seth Edenbaum that criticized my earlier comment. We basically agree about the importance of knowing one’s enemy. But he is right that I painted with too broad a brush in my earlier post, partly because I was playing to the gallery — and this issue is too important for that. I violated Krepinevich’s rule advising the disaggregation of one’s enemies. So, to be more precise: Our enemy is Islamic extremists who want to harm us, have the means to do so, and can’t be dissuaded from acting on their views, and so have attacked our homeland, our diplomats, our soldiers and our journalists.
I appreciate the navigational guidance. Tone is indeed important. Have a good weekend, all.
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