The reason for walking on eggshells is to avoid having *all* Muslims at war with us instead of just a minority (however many that might be). Maybe this is not possible. I hope it is. I have to admit I have a sinking feeling that in the long run it won't be. I'll probably be dead by then, but my son would still be alive and his children if he has any, so I fervently hope that if it comes to it, we would not shy away from doing what needs to be done.
In my humble opinion, this is the wrong reason. As I stated, the radical minority has gained the support of the silent majority because they have be so effective in their intimidation tactics of both the West and fellow Muslims. By "walking on eggshells" we feed those tactics. The Mafia does something similar. There is a price to pay if you don't go along to get along.
We must stop making paternalistic excuses for the unacceptable behavior of Muslims who commit violence and murder in the name of Allah under the pretext of some perceived insult by a non-Muslim. It goes back to the inane comments of the US leftists in reaction to 9/11, i.e., "Why do they hate us?" There is no justification for such actions. We need to stop blaming ourseleves and place the blame where it belongs, i.e., on the perpetrators.