There are 60 Muslims for every American. Plus the muslims control most of the world oil. If we took them on in military confrontation what would we use for fuel for our ships and planes? Would be retrofit our B-52s with huge rubber bands? Perhaps we could retrofit our aircraft carriers so we could row them to battle.
The fact is we have no choice but to try to divide and conquer. Tom Daschles opposition to drilling for our own oil puts us each day into more of a situation where the Muslims will have us in their control. Their oil will control our economy and our ability to make war on them.
We could not even Nuke all the nations that harbor terrorists. That much nuclear force would destroy us as well as them.
What we have to do is move one step at a time.. One rogue nation at a time and hope to eventually prevail.