Ditto with multiculturalism: it works with English, French, Italian, Marathi, Gujarati, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Tamil etc. -- works somewhat, but it cannot work with Islam
The US is hamstrung by democracy and a sense of decency
It's like the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" bit about Krikket -- we can't understand their fanaticism and single-mindedness aim to destroy us. "We" is all of the west and the stupidity is exacerbated by liberals who can't understand it at all, but even many of us conservatives can't understand the depths of this fanaticism
No, the ones taking up the mantle against Islam will be equally radical autocratic forces -- Putin's KGB Russia and the Chinese
Add in the VHP/RSS of the Hindus and this is the combination that will oppose Islam
The code is simple, it's not a Christian 'turn the other cheek' --> we tried that in 640 and lost one third of Christianity: the Oriental Church
This was tried in the 10th and 11th century and Timur-e-lang slaughtered the entire Assyrian Church
No, the sword is the only way against Islam and it will NOT be lead by the West unless the west jettisons a welfare-state type demogogry
The Byzantine Empire didn't "turn the other cheek" to Islam.
They fought a war and lost. Quite different concept.