I sense a disturbance in the force, I feel the dreaded hand of Skuzzy approaching.
In lieu of this I will say one thing.
We are fighting a war on the basis of religion and ideology. Every example in history states that you should NEVER fight on the grounds of either religion OR ideology... and we are doing both. We being the west and the east.
We may be fighting for power, profit and political muscle in reality (as wars are always fought in civilized society). But on paper and in the minds of the masses, we are fighting against Islamic extremism, who are in turn fighting against anyone who doesn't conform to their ideals. And the ideals of these two groups are so contrary, that coexistence is now impossible.
If the media and indeed the fundamentalists are not stopped, all of Islam and perhaps all of the West's population will be radicalized to their respective ideologies... and then it will simply come down to who kills more of the other. And there will be nothing we can do to stop it. Mecca and Jerusalem and pretty much everywhere will become graveyards, and we, or perhaps our children and grandchildren will become soldiers for their respective beliefs. And the last one standing will win.
^^^ granted this will take a very long time. But it is nevertheless the ultimate outcome.
my 0.02 cents.
