[NJ_gent]

"1 billion of them want a global caliphate."

The same could be said of Christians, Jews, and Jehovah's Witnesses. Every adherent to a given religion believes they have the right answer. As such, they want everyone else to believe the same thing they do. The real question is, how many believe that force is acceptable as a method of conversion. Those are the people I think should be rendered unable to harm others, regardless of what their particular set of beliefs may be. If 1 billion people had it in their heads that their mission from the Almighty was to convert by force or kill everyone who doesn't believe what they do, the Earth would be engulfed in flames this very moment.

"The eventual goal however will unite them to our destruction, unless we act now."

That's the goal of terrorist organization leaders like Osama bin Laden. It isn't the goal of those Muslims who just want to live out their lives as normal people and make better lives for their children. As for us "acting now", you're proposing all-out war against greater than 1/6th of the world's population. Unless you're prepared to unleash worldwide nuclear holocaust, that simply isn't going to work out in our favor. Assuming the world were perfectly polarized (far from true), you would be looking at minimum casualties in the 2 - 3 billion area. Wishing such a thing is the mark of one who thinks like our enemies.

[Publius6961]

If 1 billion people had it in their heads that their mission from the Almighty was to convert by force or kill everyone who doesn't believe what they do, the Earth would be engulfed in flames this very moment.

An assertion you keep repeating over and over. You can continue for another 10 years and I still ain't buying it.

The tiny fact that there are over 5 billion non muslims, a good portion of which are not kindly disposed to intimidation and threats may have everything to do as to why the entire world is not engulfed in flames.

When the flames finally come, the elimination of these animals will be swift and certain, and will not take very long.

[sageb1]

I realize you are probably a very nice man, but I sincerely hope you wake up soon.