Per what has been the response, from western culture, if one was an islamist and looking at the lay of the battlefield, one would conclude and believe the answer to be yes, if one was/is an islamist. The victories enjoyed though are not the end of western culture, prayerfully. There is still time if western culture awakes and forms a resolve to not submit; otherwise western culture is done. The decision was always in the hands of western culture. Of course, if western culture refuses to submit, islamists have a backup plan. In war there is a constant fog. In this fog western culture has the choice of being bold or being a wimp. If western culture continues to be a wimp, the islamists will continue to grow more bold. It means when one says shock and awe, one does a shock and awe. It mean occupation of nations. It means taking away things from nations. It means being a bulldog, and then being the devil dogs, and not being a trembling puppy. The choice is to be mean and vicious, or submit to those who have shown they will be mean and vicious in all forms available. Which will western culture decide, to win and survive or submit and lose?
People decide. The islamists have decided, what will the people western culture decide? Yes, the lay of the battlefield states clearly the islamists have become more bold. Yet you already knew all I typed.