venivedivicious,
That’s all fine, but like the Germans and the English and the Russians, bad people and bad ideologies don’t endure for all time. Fundamentalist Islam is a phenomenon with its roots in the 20th century, a nativist response to external pressures and internal failures.
As I wrote above, “we have and will continue to fight” Islam-inspired terrorists. But fighting Communism didn’t involve invading all that many Communist countries. Fighting Islamic terrorism might not either. (Terrorism and Communism are, of course, very different as to their capabilities, goals, methods, and animating philosophies).
As I understand it, we agree that Islam-inspired terrorism is a very serious and bad thing that demands a very serious and well-considered response. We disagree as to whether it makes an eternal foe of 1/6 of the Earth’s people.
Also, my corruption of your username is a nod to the fine Hives album of that name.
