The bombing today (04/11/06) that killed 40 and injured dozens in Karachi, Pakistan – and the daily sectarian Muslim on Muslim bombings against fellow Iraqi civilians illustrates a number of points that seem to be beyond the grasp of both the Muslim world, and many in the West:
While the chanting mobs on the Arab street protest the existence of Israel for just protecting itself, they seem to be in total denial regarding the barbarity that the Muslim world has inflicted on itself in the name of Islam. The level of violence that the world is witnessing in Dafur, Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan – not to mention the USA, Russia, Bali, Spain, England, France, etc. - is just beyond comprehension. The current state of affairs brings into question whether the Muslim world wouldn't be better off being ruled by strong, brutal dictators who know how to keep the peace. In other words, maybe it's time to punt the democracy theme. Good idea, didn't work.
Secondly, the West's inability to comprehend the mindset of the "angry young Muslim" is only exceeded by the limitless nature of Muslim violence. It is not a stretch of the imagination to envision a nuclear Shiite Iran blowing up Mecca, Tel Aviv, London – or a number of other countries that they perceive as having "offended" their sensibilities. We are at the proverbial 11th hour when it comes to doing "something" about Iran's potential to become a nuclear power.
The Arab world has already plainly demonstrated that the only self-imposed limits of their violence are the limits of the weapons they have on hand. Letting them have nuclear capability is beyond my comprehension.
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