The objective is to eliminate the world of desire - not to satisfy desires.
You knew that, right?!
Good grief, you folks are going to make me go back to sleep under that vine leaf and see if satori in real time is actually possible, or if it's just an eternity on the mandala, and I am trapped in an illusion.
Personally, I think they're as interested in their personal security as much as the next guy. That's why I suspect that they'd prefer to live in a "Christian" country than in a Mohammedan country.