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The Belmont Club: Spy in the White House

The Belmont Club: Spy in the White House:

"Wretchard,

This is off topic, but I thought I would mention here.

Bush's NED speech today had many interesting overtones, and almost as many interesting undertones, regarding our approach to the War on Terror.

Here's what I was able to cull in one sitting:

1. Much stronger emphasis on Islam, both as the enemy and the ally. For the first time that I can recall, Bush engaged Muslims using Suras from the Koran. Also, he specifically highlighted the enemy's perversion and exploitation of the religion.

2. Bush spent much time on a theme comparing Communism and Radical Islam--their disregard for individual worth, political ambitions for a few elites under the banner of a fight for the many oppressed, internal contradictions, indescriminate killings, etc. Attendant was a complete refutation of communism. Carefully aimed, I would say.

3. For the first time in two years, Bush reaffirmed his comment that he will not distinguish between terrorists and those who support them. Syria and Iran were called out specifically, and strong threats were made. Those sentences might be the most consequential of the entire speech, they were so strong. I'm talking Sept. 20th, 2001 strong.

4. Bush addressed the terrorists' claims one by one, knocking them down in turn. An example: 'Zarqawi says that Americans are a breed of cowards. But it is cowardice to kill children and the elderly with car bombs. It is cowardice to decapitate unarmed captives, or kill teachers at school, or murder the innocent as they leave their worship at a mosque. It was courage that liberated 50 million people...' and so on. It must be noted that this is the language of our enemy.

5. Bush defeated any further suggestion of a quick retreat from Iraq with one question: 'Will America be more or less safe if we allow an enemy, with the stated goal of destroying our country, to rule over the people, the territory, and the resources of Iraq?'

6. Rights of women, rights of women, rights of women. As a side note, Iraq's interior minister called out the House of Saud (from Gatewaypundit):

Saud's comments also drew a harsh attack from Iraq's interior minister, who said Iraqis would 'not accept a Bedouin on a camel teaching us about human rights and democracy.'

Interior Minister Bayan Baqer Sulagh said the oil-rich Sunni-ruled kingdom had several problems of its own to take care of. 'Saudis should first allow women to drive, as is the case in Iraq,' he said, adding that 'four million Shia live like second-class citizens in the Saudi kingdom.'

Is this not a momentous event in the history of memetic cross-pollination?"

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