Vx3 is erudite, but his insight is somewhat lacking when he infers that Islam is a monolithic force for conquest. The Umma is fractured along numerous fault lines: doctrinal, ethnic, racial, linguistic and regional to name a few. U.S. success in Iraq and Afghanistan has been due largely to our ability to “split the difference” and recruit factional allies. And to assume that Muslims don’t appreciate the fruits of modernity is just flat out wrong. A million Arabs (Muslim, Christian and Druze) enjoy unparalled freedom and prosperity within the borders of Israel. Muslims generally do accomodate in time. To assume otherwise paints all Muslims with a rather broad brush. We face today a particularly virulent form of Islam with deep roots, but Wahabism (aka Salafism) is still a minority sect. Moderate Muslims must rally to the banner of modernity or face the tyranny of a dark past. It’s a choice. Moderate Muslims need to speak out in public. To date only radicals get press coverage. We see the worst without really knowing the best. Last call for peace, anyone? I for one will fight for the culture of the west if it comes to that. Thank God I have the means. Talk now or forever hold thy peace, oh Islam. Europe is decadent, but America is loaded for bear.
