And "radical Islam" is, by definition, a small militant fringe, as representative of all of Islam as the Aztlan freaks are representative of the Hispanic community.
However, indiscriminate bombing of civil populations is a great recipe for radicalizing them.
The trick is to fight this war in a way so that (a) the many Muslims out there who DO admire America continue to do so; (b) the bad guys get wasted; and (c) the ones who lean toward the bad guys get the idea that tinkling in Uncle Sam's Wheaties is really stupid.
Its a fact that also happens to be easily lost in the glare of political correctness and the heat of war.
It's a fact that can get lost very easily in the effort to champion a pet political effort. In the 1990s, EVERYTHING was "for the CHILL-ILL-DRRUUUN!" Now, it's for the "War Against Terrorism."
We must never forget who he is and what he stands for.
The latter being a great deal easier than the former.
That's all we need to know to win the war on terrorism.
Ah, if it were truly that easy...
Knowledge, no matter how perfect, is worthless without action based on that knowledge. And getting a nation as politically split as America to recognize one course of action as the proper one is going to be a challenge.
The challenge could be considerably attenuated if the Islamic radicals push the American people too far.