[Torie]

And of course Turkey. What happened to the critical mass there? Maybe the uranium isotope was of poor quality or something.

[CARepubGal]

Turkey is a very different case than any other Muslim state. In 1923, Ataturk (a political genius of a man) realized Turks were SOL unless they modernized quickly. The radical Islamic Brotherhood and other militant Wahabi like scary folks were not allowed to flourish. Clothing style was mandated to be Western: No Burquas or beards. The Turks are the one group that gives me any hope Islam can be a modern religion not a death cult. Turkey also has a decent amount of religious toleration. Unlike the Arab states, Jews & Christians can worship openly. A paradigm that the Arab states refused to follow: they followed the old Ottoman model and it will bite them in their nether parts. So Turks: Thanks! :-)

[Cachelot]

And of course Turkey. What happened to the critical mass there?

Really not easy to say. Culture is a big part of it. And a government not afraid to clamp down when necessary, I think. Not soft on terrorism, or plans to overthrow the government.

But of course, even in Turkey there are islamists working toward the goal islamists are usually working towards.