That was my thought as well on Chapter 17. However, I am revisiting and thinking through it a bit more. I think it may be a mistake to lump them all together. For example, as Chapter 17 discusses, there are a lot of young Muslims questioning the authorities having tasted Western liberty. In addition, while 25% of the Muslims in Britain think it is OK to kill innocent non-muslims to further the religion (according to a poll last year), that means 75% don't.
I think we also need to separate the people from the leadership. A good example is Iran. The Mullahs are very different from the freedom marchers on the street.
Still thinking through it. I do think that the identification of paths to or away from liberty is fascinating.