Before I post my thoughts on the London attacks or Islamofascism in general, I want to solicit your views. In light of yesterday’s attacks, what are your theories and ideas about how to defeat or least contain global terrorism? My intent is twofold:
1) To raise the level of interaction on this blog. Some commenters are treating it like their own personal forum (or toilet) where they can say whatever they want. Not so. If you don’t have anything useful to add to this discussion, don’t comment;
2) To stimulate dialogue about the war in Iraq, radical Islam, and how to keep America safe.
I’ve listed a few points as a guide, but I’d rather you not answer as if you’re taking a test. I want to see fresh, original, and thoughtful comments from you. It doesn’t matter if you’re left-wing, right-wing, or somewhere in between.
One- or two-sentence comments may be deleted. Think about what you want to say before you post. Don’t clog up my bandwidth with off-topic comments, attacks on other commenters, or the usual nonsense. If you don’t want to put in the effort, don’t comment on this thread.
As you reply, it may be helpful to consider one or more of the following:
- Terrorist cells in America: The necessity of racial/religious profiling of Arabs/Muslims
- Muslim internment vs. rounding up suspicious Muslims only vs. status quo of doing nothing
- The futility of the Patriot Act in light of the continuous flow of illegal aliens into the U.S. (pro- and anti-Patriot Act sites)
- Mosques in America: Does the U.S. have intelligence on which mosques radical Muslims frequent?
- War in Iraq: How effective (or ineffective) is it?
- War in Iraq: Ground war vs. air power
- Saudi Arabia connection
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Also see DJ Drummond’s post at Polipundit.
Update: Unfortunately, this thread is starting to descend into the abyss, exactly where I didn’t want it to go. If you posted a comment and don’t see it, it’s not caught in the comment filter. I deleted it.
I know my expectations were high for this sort of thing. After all, it’s only a blog. But I was hoping to attract only the serious-minded and civil, but with public commenting, you attract an assortment.
For readers who took this exercise seriously, I thank you.
Update II (7/9): Must-read post from Jeff Jarvis.
