Quite so. Islam is inherently hostile to Judaism and Christianity...to say nothing of pagans.
If Islam in the "religion of peace," I'm Mr. Green Jeans.
The defeat of the West was accomplished once it became impossible to even speak of many things. If we do not have the courage to even talk, how can we have the courage to follow through with action?
There were always good impulses to curb one's tongue, to be polite, to leave unsaid even true things that might hurt someone else. But just like every other decent aspect of our culture, that has now been twisted into a noose to choke off discussion of public policy, of national survival. More and more subjects became hedged with taboos. We have more superstitious dread about words today than the most primative worshipper of Mumbo Jumbo among the lost tribes.
"Oh, sure there are extremist Nazis, but most of them just want to lead a healthy lifestyle and enjoy art, and you can't blame them for being upset about the way we treated Germany after WWI." Or how about: "Sure the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, but you have to understand how desperate our own economic policies have made them."
That was not the attitude that we had in WWII, nor would we have won if it had been.
At least Moslems have no problem with forthright expressions of their culture and religion. You have to hand that to them. While we hem and haw with our hands in our pockets, saying "Well, yes, but..." in the little fake whiny voice Rush Limbaugh uses to mock liberals, they are sharpening their knives.
Besides all that, there are a lot of people who simply don't like this country very much, not as it is, not as it has been shaped through a vigorous history. They're still put out that communism was such a bust in Russia, and wish they were French, and think the Red state cretins probably deserve to be Jihad bait.
Peaceful, moderate Moslems have had years now to draw a distinction between themelves and the violent crazies. We are beginning to realize that isn't going to happen, because, as far as we can see, it's the violent crazies who are the true representatives of this religion and the moderates are just gutless weasles who lack the courage of thier convictions.
We have long held that certain malignant ideologies should not be allowed to control the offensive resources of the state. Nazis. Fascists. Until we add Islam to that list we will never understand the problem or deal with it. The idea that Iran is going to be a nuclear power and we're still biting our lips and shaking the U.N. voodoo doll at them in fear is mind-boggling.
Islam can only be judged by what Moslems approve and tolerate in their own religion. By that measure, Islam is unworthy of respect and invites upon itself retribution and incapacitation from its betters.