Resentment of America and the West is so strong in the Islamic world that many Muslims feel a sympathy for almost any Islamic force that challenges them. Before Islam is ready to confront and defeat the spiritual claims of radical Islamism, therefore, the West must first destroy its prestige by defeating it on the battlefield.
NAZI Germany (in the 1930's]:
Resentment of ... the West is so strong in [Germany] that many [Germans] feel a sympathy for almost any [political] force that challenges them. Before [Germans are] ready to confront and defeat the ... claims of [the NAZI Party], therefore, the West must first destroy its prestige by defeating it on the battlefield.