Good points, but missing from this is the fact that militant Islamists can succeed within a structure which "looks the other way" or tries to integrate things such as Sharia law, multiple wives. Europe, in particular, should have serious concerns. They may not be able to run the ralroad, but that doesn't mean they cannot put their people in the engineer's seat. That aside, this was a valuable addition to the discussion. And it was sparing in its words. There was no run-on commentary.

Hard to judge a couple of paragraphs taken out of a broader article, which is an article for containment and staying out of the way. The article does overlook a critical issue, which is that Islamic fundamentalism threatens a number of Arab governments--Egypt, Algeria, and Saudia Arabia come to mind, that are important in an calculus of American interests. I think it also underestimates the way that these movements can put pressure on European governments. I do like the end to the original post: "We should stand well clear. An imperium in its death throes can be a nasty beast; I am by the same token nervous that the American empire may lurch dangerously around for decades to come. For the rest of us, as we contemplate these ... More »

This, when read in context via the link provided, is a thought provoking assessment of the role of Islam in our world.

Needs more factual backup, but the author makes his point clearly, and he has the courage to reject conventional wisdom. Is he right? We will see in a few years.

McCainishly suggests that al Qaeda just isn't really that bad. Then opines on Muslim governments, saying they don't work because they're not fans of liberty. One could also say that America's Christianist Republican government hasn't worked very well in terms of liberty.

Sorry; anything from Insta-dumbass is already negated as crap, just by the source it comes from. Apples come from the apple tree, and crap comes from an... well, you can figure it out.

While this works well in the context of an opinion piece - it clearly