‘There are not enough wives for the men within a generation. The boys get essentially thrown out. . . . . the jihad mentality means a lot of men get lost in war.’
So one of the problems leads to its own solution, with the side benefit of large armies, whose soldiers can die without leaving orphans. This process worked pretty well to transform the people of North Africa, Asia Minor, the Middle East, Central and much of South and Southeast Asia, Malaysia and Indonesia (most populous of all Muslim countries) from non-Muslim to Muslim, in only 1000 years.
“his process worked pretty well to transform the people of North Africa, Asia Minor, the Middle East, Central and much of South and Southeast Asia, Malaysia and Indonesia (most populous of all Muslim countries) from non-Muslim to Muslim, in only 1000 years.”
I actually believe the dominance comes largely from oil wealth, and is more recent, like the last hundred years.
It is true you get more throw away soldiers; however, your population does not grow that way.
I do not mean to underestimate the Muslim threat. I just don’t want to overstate it either. They have plenty of problems. Their victory will largely depend on our weakness; not their strength.