I agree with this and I believe that this is precisely why we have so much opposition, even from countries that are our supposed allies. They are making it as difficult as they can now, to slow down and impede our ambitions in the future.
These countries want to contain us in our ambition to wage war against terrorism. Their priorities are not the same as ours.
President Bush is primarily concerned with the saftey and protection of the American people. Russia, France, Germany and many other countries are primarily concerned with gaining power and influence and making money.
Under the Bush Doctrine, either you are with us or you are with the terrorists, they are with the terrorists. All of this diplomatic dancing around is a scharade to deny this but it is the truth, IMO, and it could not be any clearer if it had neon lights and flashing stars on it.
Those Muslims have never assimiliated... They are growing, they are overwhelming the European population, and they are radicalized...
France, Germany, Belguim, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden have a real problem. They have allowed the enemy into the lands... and the enemy is winning. Read some of the articles from these countries newspapers regarding this trend.
They realize that sooner or later, the US, because we are serious about this, will demand that these governments do something about the radicals within their borders. They don't want confrontation... they have been desperately trying to appease their Muslim population.
Do they want to slow down our war... sure... because they don't want it to come to their shores... But it will... not because Europe can stop us... but because Europe can't control the Muslims within their borders...
When those Muslims explode (and they will)... they will need us, and we will need to aid them. An endangered Europe is an endangered USA...