Are we at War with Islam?

There are two answers to that if you are a Conservative. Answer #1 is "Of course we are, and it's only naivete and political correctness that forces us to pretend that we aren't." Answer #2 is "Of course we aren't - suggesting that conservatives think that we are is just another way of calling us racist hicks!"

Well there's an editorial over at Townhall by Frank Pastore in which he acknowledges that a lot of conservatives believe that we are at war with Islam, but argues that we really aren't. He points to many America loving Muslims, and asks a very salient question.

If "we are at war with Islam,” then what would victory look like? The "defeat" of Islam? Would this mean every Muslim would be given the option to "convert or die?" Now who’s the radical?

Good point. I heartily approve of this article, and am glad to see some Conservatives speaking out against the madness of some of them.

But let's see what the reader response has been like.

Thank you Mr. Pastore
Amen. Finally, one of the commentators on this site has got it right. Thank you Mr. Pastore. Maybe this can be the breakthrough to get people to realize we are not at war with all Muslims. This is long overdue, but welcome just the same.

Now, maybe, the real debate on how to move forward can commence and people will realize that JUST blowing things up is not the answer to the Iraq problem.

Killing the radicals is necessary, but declaring war with the entire population is a huge mistake.

ISLAM FOLLOWING THE KORAN IS TOTAL EVIL
YOU ARE EXACTLY WRONG - ISLAM IS AN INHERENTLY ANTI-HUMAN RELIGION AND IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THIS YOU HAVE NOT BEEN KEEPING UP WITH THE REQUIRED READING IN THE KORAN TO BE QUALIFIED TO COMMENT ON THE SUBJECT. ANY RELIGION THAT BELIEVES THAT EVERY WORD OF THE KORAN IS EXACTLY PERFECT AND THE UNCHANGABLE WORD OF GOD, IS A SICK AND EVIL RELIGION WHICH IS TOTALLY UNREFORMABLE! GREG AT JIHAD WATCH WROTE ABOUT HOW TOTALLY WRONG YOU ARE --
Brovo Greg! Rare insight for this site!(JIHAD WATCH) I rarely say I agree, but, today, for you, I say, I AGREE. Everything you said was Religiously Incorrect, and just exactly true. Thank you for saying it - clear light at last! Bless you oxoxoxoxxoxoxoxoxooxoxoxo Love, from jud

Most Rational Article I've read at TH
Don't let the anti-Muslim bigots get you down....you can't hate an entire religion and wish to wipe it out. Those who desire to do that are in very bad historical company indeed.

Dangerous delusions.
Mr. Pastore,

Your opinion is without historical substance, present day observation or logical support and appears to be based on the intimidated and falsified history of the west taught by self loathing left and a Pollyannaish detachment from reality and otherworldly optimism.

Islam is Christendom’s perennial enemy which submerged the Christian Middle East, North Africa and Asia under a wave of unremitting, widespread ignorance and fraud in its perpetual offensive against its neighbors. It is the most elaborate criminal conspiracy ever conceived for the benefit of it rulers which has absorbed the most criminal and homicidal racial groups and nations of each epoch to be its vanguard and aggressor against the west. . . .

The fruit of a tree.
You know a tree by the fruit it bears. The fruit of Islam since its creation by the slave-owning rapist Muhammad has been one of mass murder and pillage. Islam spread mainly through extreme violence against Christians. I, for one, choose not to be a dhimmi.

Islam is not the enemy?
Don't be so sure Considering that those tens of millions of "radical" Muslims take their direction from the Qur'an and hadith(Muslim Holy books),I would suggest that it IS Islam and its teachings that are the threat.

Largely a negative response I have to say and many of the positive responses are from Liberals pleased to see some sense at Townhall. Most Conservatives at Townhall would apparently rather believe themselves at war with Islam.