dailykos: A Democratic War Position: A good read

[Melodybe]

Since the DLC is too stubborn and thick-headed to see what is as obvious as their own moral cowardice, I give them, in simple talking-point form, the Democratic position on the War and post-9/11 National Security:

1). There is no "War on Terror". However, there IS a War on Ideological/Religious Extremism. The difference is that the former goes after the effects, while the latter attempts to address the cause. This is the equivalent of cutting the grass vs. pulling the weed up by the root. Consider which is more effective in the long term.

2). The War on Ideological Extremism is not limited to Muslim terrorists, but any religious movement which seeks to achieve political ends through violence, terror, fear, and intimidation. This is not limited to "jihadist extremism", as the DLC contends, but includes domestic terrorists like Abortion Clinic Bombers... and people who threaten judges' (or other leaders') lives for not siding with their religion's views on topic X.

here is the link:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/4/4/15249/08035

[Freedom_from_Chains]

1. Or to put it another way

America has enemies both foreign and domestic. This is the context that events need to be viewed in.