What a great read and this, for me, is the money line:
“... We do not insist on presenting better arguments in recognition of the inalienable rights to human liberty that our totalitarian opponents deny. ”
For that we would need to invoke Christ as God, or through Him the founding fathers.
The Muslims insist this is a God vs. God war. We are not willing to express or accept it.
Then as now, capitalism and therefore technology were the trump card. Galley Slaves for ship propulsion! So Ancient.
But the war today is still asymmetric. Until they get population superiority of say 3 to 1. Control of WMDs will be essential.