Daniel Pipes Imitates IRIS

Daniel Pipes is one of the most respected scholars of the Middle East. Today's column on Bush's anti-terror speech is a must-read, with remarkable similarities to my post from last week:

IRIS: Bush has needed to explain the Global Jihad for too long.
Pipes: I repeatedly called on the president to start a third era by acknowledging that the war is against radical Islam.

IRIS: He described the threat as ideological in nature and went beyond the nebulous "war on terror" to identify it as Islamism.
Pipes: The detailed texture of Bush?s speech transforms the official American understanding of who the enemy is, moving it from the superficial and inadequate notion of ?terrorism? to the far deeper concept of ?Islamic radicalism.?

IRIS: The West's lack of clarity has hampered its ability to fight.
Pipes: I...criticized the notion of making war on a military tactic, finding this euphemistic, inaccurate, and obstructive

IRIS: It was the first time a number of the following critical elements were included, and certainly the only time the case was presented in such a comprehensive way.
Pipes: the third era truly began on Oct. 6 with Bush?s speech...He not only gave several names to the force behind terrorism...but he provided ample details

IRIS: their goal is the building of a massive empire
Pipes: Defined its ultimate goal: ?to enslave whole nations and intimidate the world.?