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Daniel Pipes
Daniel Pipes
American Author
Born: Sep 9, 1949
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Diplomacy in general does not resolve conflicts. Wars end not due to peace processes, but due to one side giving up. Daniel Pipes
Peace Diplomacy Giving Giving Up Resolve Side General Does Due End Up Conflicts Processes Wars
My career divides in two: before and after 9/11. In the first part I was trying to show that Islam is relevant to political concerns. If you want to understand Muslims, I argued, you need to understand the role of Islam in their lives. Now that seems obvious. Daniel Pipes
You Political First Islam Before Relevant Muslims Seems Divides Argued Part Obvious Concerns Understand Role Trying Want After Show Now Lives Career Two Need
I draw a distinction between traditional Islam and Islamism. Islamism emerged in its modern form in the 1920s and is driven by a belief that Muslims can be strong and rich again if they follow the Islamic law severely and in its entirety. This is a response to the trauma of modern Islam. Daniel Pipes
Strong Law Be Strong Islam Rich Distinction Draw Response Muslims Follow Emerged Entirety Driven Between Islamic Traditional Modern Form Again Trauma Belief
Ultimately, there is no compromise. Westerners will either retain their civilization, including the right to insult and blaspheme, or not. Daniel Pipes
Will Compromise Civilization Retain Insult Ultimately Either Including Right
Any Westerner can now buy a Koran for a dollar and burn it, while any Muslim with a platform can transform that act into a fighting offense. As passions rise on both sides of the divide, Western provocateurs and Islamist hotheads have found each other, as confrontations occur with increasing frequency. Daniel Pipes
Buy Fighting Other Increasing Sides Muslim Rise Both Divide Both Sides Frequency Koran Occur Passions Dollar Western Offense Westerner Any Burn Transform While Confrontation Act Each Platform Found Now
The Israelis are very smart about politics and strategy, but there are a few exceptions. One is Lebanon, the other is Gaza, where they were completely inept. Daniel Pipes
Politics Smart Few Strategy Other Gaza About Exceptions Inept Israelis Lebanon Were Very Where
In the long term, the United States could greatly benefit Islam by uniquely freeing the religion from government constraints and permitting it to evolve in a positive, modern direction. But that's the long term. Daniel Pipes
Positive Government Religion Long Islam Benefit States Evolve Constraints Direction Could Long-Term Freeing Term Greatly Modern Uniquely United United States
Nothing in the constitutions of Western states requires them to get involved in every foreign conflict. Daniel Pipes
Conflict Nothing Every States Constitutions Involved Foreign Western Get Them Requires

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