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Communists, he noted, had similar goals but pursued them "rationally."
The Muslims, however, "may very well choose destruction.
And this pathological streak is what makes militant Islam so dangerous.

No wonder I like Netanyahu.
In my own inexpert way, he's saying what I've thought since 9-11.
The USA actually lucked out to have the USSR/Russia as it's main opponent in the Cold War.
My naive guess is that the last vestiges of Orthodox Christianity that the Soviets
failed to squelch may well have stayed their hands from pushing the button and
starting Nuclear Armegeddon.

I don't sense the same sort of reticence in militant Isalm.

[Balata]

Chilling thoughts, but if the US doesn't wake up and listen to someone like Netanyahu who has not only experienced it but has also lived it then there will be many sad days to come.