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I don't recall a campaign during WWII to try and get the Germans to like us or respect us. This war should be no different.

You're wrong, on two levels.

First, the Marshall Plan was precisely about getting them to like us, in the sense that rebuilding their countries and gaining their trust was a better solution to ensuring a lasting peace, than was the "tribute and humiliation" approach that characterized the post-WWI settlement.

Second, we're not at war with 1 billion Muslims, and never will be, unless stupid people on our side decide to make them all enemies, rather than turning them against the relative handful of salamikazes with whom we are at war.

In point of fact the Marshall plan was started two years after WW II.

Say what you like. Muslims hate the US not for what we are but rather for what they are not.

Or, unless LUNATICS on THEIR side use things like flushing Korans down toilets to incite a lot of people who seem to have an unnatural propensity for allowing themselves to be whipped into a riotous, murderous mob because of some perceived slight against their religion or their honor.

But, maybe that's just me. Maybe we will be the ones to call them nasty names and start the war.

I think the other poster meant to imply we didn't try to get the Germans to like us before or during the war. So I think he was right on the first count.

I agree with you, though, we are not at war with all muslims. The question I have, is what percentage of the total muslim population who become "salamikazes" will it take before we have to ask whether we are at war with all of them or not?

I would certainly say we are at war with Male, Muslim Fanatics between the ages of 16 and 50. If we don't realize that yet, I don't know what will make us get there.