Category Archives: islam

AN ALTERNATIVE ISIS STRATEGY

There must be better ways to relate to Middle Eastern Muslims than the ones we have chosen. Three fallacious assumptions have formed the basis for many mistakes: “The enemies of my enemies are my friends.” “The friends of my enemies are my enemies.” “Those who are not for us are against us.” Here are two examples of where that logic took us. Continue reading AN ALTERNATIVE ISIS STRATEGY

ANOTHER WAR FOR PEACE?

The death toll from the Islamic Civil War rises daily and American politicians are restless; telling each other and the public that the US must do something about it. They would have us join the killing in yet another effort to impose peace through war. We have been down this road several times with increasingly disastrous results yet most Republicans and many Democrats in Congress say that we can’t stand by and do nothing. But doing nothing is an option and I have yet to hear a better alternative. Continue reading ANOTHER WAR FOR PEACE?