Comments on: Is the Era of Large-Scale Islamic Terrorism Coming to an End? http://religiousliberty.tv/is-the-era-of-large-scale-islamic-terrorism-coming-to-an-end.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-the-era-of-large-scale-islamic-terrorism-coming-to-an-end Religious liberty and freedom of conscience Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:18:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gregory W. Hamilton http://religiousliberty.tv/is-the-era-of-large-scale-islamic-terrorism-coming-to-an-end.html#comment-2277 Gregory W. Hamilton Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:11:07 +0000 http://www.religiousliberty.tv/?p=1935#comment-2277 Martin makes some worthy evidential observations which are backed up by the research I regularly read in sources like Foreign Affairs, The New Republic, and Foreign Policy magazine, including Political Science Quarterly. That said, the real test will be Pakistan. That will be the "make or break" scenario in the global war on terrorism and whether or not radical Islamist terrorists are on the decline toward irrelevancy, and ultimately disfunctionability, as Mr. Surridge clearly suggests. In other words, it is WAY too early to make such predictions of inevitable decline. There is always an "ebb and flow," or fluidity, involved in these kinds of foreign policy analyses.<br><br>I would love to discuss some of these things with him in over lunch sometime, or in a longer venue or setting. In all sincerity, I wish him all the best! He's on top of this subject, and involving foreign policy in general. It's nice to see for once! Martin makes some worthy evidential observations which are backed up by the research I regularly read in sources like Foreign Affairs, The New Republic, and Foreign Policy magazine, including Political Science Quarterly. That said, the real test will be Pakistan. That will be the “make or break” scenario in the global war on terrorism and whether or not radical Islamist terrorists are on the decline toward irrelevancy, and ultimately disfunctionability, as Mr. Surridge clearly suggests. In other words, it is WAY too early to make such predictions of inevitable decline. There is always an “ebb and flow,” or fluidity, involved in these kinds of foreign policy analyses.

I would love to discuss some of these things with him in over lunch sometime, or in a longer venue or setting. In all sincerity, I wish him all the best! He's on top of this subject, and involving foreign policy in general. It's nice to see for once!

]]> By: Kevin James http://religiousliberty.tv/is-the-era-of-large-scale-islamic-terrorism-coming-to-an-end.html#comment-2275 Kevin James Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:34:54 +0000 http://www.religiousliberty.tv/?p=1935#comment-2275 The global changes discribed in this article most likely are and will continue to have a dulling effect upon extreme Islam's ability to make the next big strike. The globalization will continue to bring about a global conscienceness among nations that will be less aminable toward allowing terror groups to exist in their boarders. But I think the primary influence upon radical Islam will be Islam itself. Through glorbalization effect and their own conviction that militant Islam is not only damaging to other nations and innocent lives, but negatively effecting Islam in general, the Islamic nations will turn the screws in a real way on the extremists. Too, Islam will have to move out of the Stone Age toward modernization if they ever hope of staying relevant in the 21st century and beyond. By not giving their people a real part of the wealth of oil enrichment and pulling up the standard of living among their people, Middle Eastern countries will be a breading ground for terrorists. I believe these countries are "getting" it and will continue to work toward giving their people a larger share of the profits. Radical Islam will dry up in such conditions. The global changes discribed in this article most likely are and will continue to have a dulling effect upon extreme Islam's ability to make the next big strike. The globalization will continue to bring about a global conscienceness among nations that will be less aminable toward allowing terror groups to exist in their boarders. But I think the primary influence upon radical Islam will be Islam itself. Through glorbalization effect and their own conviction that militant Islam is not only damaging to other nations and innocent lives, but negatively effecting Islam in general, the Islamic nations will turn the screws in a real way on the extremists. Too, Islam will have to move out of the Stone Age toward modernization if they ever hope of staying relevant in the 21st century and beyond. By not giving their people a real part of the wealth of oil enrichment and pulling up the standard of living among their people, Middle Eastern countries will be a breading ground for terrorists. I believe these countries are “getting” it and will continue to work toward giving their people a larger share of the profits. Radical Islam will dry up in such conditions.

]]> By: Alison Agins http://religiousliberty.tv/is-the-era-of-large-scale-islamic-terrorism-coming-to-an-end.html#comment-2271 Alison Agins Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:31:53 +0000 http://www.religiousliberty.tv/?p=1935#comment-2271 The skies are so much safer since they made me take my shoes off and my jacket, sweater, belt and I had to empty all my pockets. This elderly (69) white woman was prevented from blowing up a Southwest airplane that flew to Reno a sure fire target for extremists. The skies are so much safer since they made me take my shoes off and my jacket, sweater, belt and I had to empty all my pockets. This elderly (69) white woman was prevented from blowing up a Southwest airplane that flew to Reno a sure fire target for extremists.

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