Neocons replaced the Soviet enemy with an Islamic civilizational threat

Evidence

What we see in both the Soviet-Afghan War and the rise of al-Qaeda is the emergence of a radical version of Islamism that developed a violent jihadist ideology in an effort to resist and defeat the two great superpowers of the Cold War. The United States may have supported this ideology during the Soviet-Afghan War because it was a convenient tool in undermining its Cold War nemesis, but, eventually, some of the mujahideen turned from ally to enemy. By the time of 9/11, the Muslim terrorist, with some assistance from the United States’ Cold War tactics, had replaced the Soviet communist as public enemy number one. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 259 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Neocons partnered with Likud to frame the terrorist as a civilizational threat — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 432; The 1984 conference framed terrorism as state-sponsored by Soviet Union and Iran; Neoconservatives campaigned to replace the Soviet enemy with Islamism — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 414 (+13 more)

Broader Connections

• Neocons needed Islam as a unifying substitute for the USSR enemy #corroborates (0.95)
• The Muslim terrorist replaced the Soviet communist as the West’s public enemy number one #exemplifies (0.93) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 259
• Islam replaced communism as the West’s designated global enemy threat #exemplifies (0.92)
• The Islamic-terror enemy replaced the Soviet Union as an archnemesis. #exemplifies (0.90)
• Neoconservatives and Israel pushed Islamism as the post-Soviet enemy #expands (0.85)
• Islam replaced communism as the U.S. constructed menace #corroborates (0.85) — Junaid Rana, Terrifying Muslims, 302
• The Cold War’s end positioned Islam as communism’s replacement global threat #qualifies (0.82) — Cyra Akila Choudhury, Racecraft and Identity in the Emergence…, 240
• Communism’s collapse left West and Islam as mutual perceived threats #qualifies (0.75) — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 246
• Islam replaced communism as the West’s fear narrative after 1979 #qualifies (0.72) — Sherene Razack, Casting Out, 90