The Essence of the Conflict in Iraq

Once again, Thomas Friedman has shown his mastery of the English language as well as his mastery of the essence of cultural conflicts.

In last Sunday's op-ed piece in The New York Times, Friedman, in the context of how the U.S. needs to deal with the ongoing crises in Iraq, stated the following:

What is going on in Iraq today is not only a war between radical Islam and America, it is, more importantly, a war within Islam — between those who want an Islam with a human and progressive face that can meld with the world and those who want an Islam that is exclusivist and hostile to the world.

This pretty much sums up the situation as it exists today.

I commend the article to you.