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050 00 $aHV6432$b.I47 2004
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245 00 $aImperial hubris :$bwhy the West is losing the war on terror /$cAnonymous.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aWashington, D.C. :$bBrassey's,$c[2004], ©2004.
300 $axxi, 309 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 291-298) and index.
505 00 $tIntroduction : "hubris followed by defeat" --$g1.$tSome thoughts on the power of focused, principled hatred --$g2.$tAn unprepared and ignorant lunge to defeat - the United States in Afghanistan --$g3.$tNot down, not out : Al Qaeda's resiliency, expansion, and momentum --$g4.$tThe world's view of bin Laden : a Muslim leader and hero coming into focus? --$g5.$tBin Laden views the world : some old, some new, and a twist --$g6.$tBlinding hubris abounding : inflicting defeat on ourselves - non-war, leaks, and missionary democracy --$g7.$tWhen the enemy sets the stage : how America's stubborn obtuseness aids its foes --$g8.$tThe way ahead : a few suggestions for debate --$tEpilogue : no basis for optimism.
520 1 $a"According to the author, the greatest danger for Americans confronting the radical Islamist threat is to believe - at the urging of U.S. leaders - that Muslims attack us for what we are and what we think rather than for what we do. Rhetorical political blustering "informs" the public the Islamists are offended by the Western world's democratic freedoms, civil liberties, intermingling of genders, and separation of church and state. However, although aspects of the modern world may offend conservative Muslims, no Islamist leader has, for example, fomented jihad to destroy participatory democracy, the national association of credit unions, or coed universities." "Instead, a growing segment of the Islamic world strenuously disapproves of specific U.S. policies and their attendant military, political, and economic implications. Capitalizing on growing anti-U.S. animosity, Osama bin Laden's genius lies not simply in calling for jihad, but in articulating a consistent and convincing case that Islam is under attack by America and its allies. Al Qaeda's public statements condemn America's protection of corrupt Muslim regimes, unqualified support for Israel, the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan, and a further litany of real-world grievances. Bin Laden's supporters thus identify their problem and believe its solution lies in war. "Anonymous" contends they will go to any length, not to destroy our secular, democratic way of life, but to deter what they view as specific attacks on their lands, their communities, and their religion. Unless U.S. leaders recognize this fact and adjust their policies abroad accordingly, even moderate Muslims will be radicalized into supporting bin Laden's anti-Western offensive."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aWar on Terrorism, 2001-2009.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001000148
650 0 $aJihad.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85070535
600 10 $aBin Laden, Osama,$d1957-2011.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98940446
610 20 $aQaida (Organization)$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001058020
650 0 $aTerrorism$xGovernment policy$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008112799
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y21st century.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2003003697
710 2 $aBrassey's (Firm)$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98073090
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0417/2004009951.html
852 00 $bleh$hHV6432$i.I47 2004
852 0 $bmil$hHV6432$i.I47 2004