Michael Ledeen (I'll have to change the link later when a permalink becomes available) admits that the insurgency isn't necessarily jihadists. Also, he admits that they are not all of one group with a single agenda.
But he quotes an opinion on Iraq the Model that seems to me to be the result of Mohammed believing a very propagandistic broadcast to indicate that the real culprit is the undemocratic regimes of the region (particularly Syria). Apparently, the "terror network" we are fighting against is not united based on ideology or national interest, just on a hatred of democracy.
"We are engaged in a regional war against a terror network that cannot be reduced to a simple, ethnic or religious, element. The network is bound together by a common hatred of us and our friends and allies, not by a single religious fanaticism, and the terrorists come in all shapes and descriptions."
I admit that most of the various groups that oppose us are not bound by any particular element, but I also don't think that they operate in a coordinated fashion, nor do I think that there is some Syrian or Iranian svengali orchestrating their movements. Rather, for the most part each one independently operates to kill what they see as invaders of their countries (or manipulators of their societies and governments), and occasionally there are ad hoc alliances.
I doubt that Ledeen is stupid or that he is honestly mistaken in what he says. Rather, I think that he is lying in order to rovoke us into a war with Syria and Iran. (I also belive that he really wants a military war and does not truly believe that a little American goodwill will cause the Iranians to overthrow the mullahs). whether he is doing this because of Messianic democratism or an ulterior motive relating to Israel's interests I don't know.
That is all.
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