There is indeed a huge vacuum of leadership in the world. I believe Bush and Blair and Howard and Harper are doing a great job, but there is still a huge vacuum. Such a vacuum existed at the beginning of WWII (even greater then in the U.K.).
The world is at war and those who occupy the right side (and take the high road) will win in the end.
But I believe islam will put up a really nasty fight before it dies...and it will die because it is a lie. If islam would shut up and go along to get along, it could live. But that doesn't seem possible with islam. Islam seems to believe that it must dominate the world and I don't believe the world is going to accept that.
And we can't wait until alternative energy sources are in place.