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I Draw A Distinction Between Traditional Islam And Islamism. Islamism Emerged In Its Modern Form In The 1920s And Is Driven By A Belief That Muslims Can Be Strong And Rich Again If They Follow The Islamic Law Severely And In Its Entirety. This Is A Response To The Trauma Of Modern Islam.

Diplomacy In General Does Not Resolve Conflicts. Wars End Not Due To Peace Processes, But Due To One Side Giving Up.

It’s A Mistake To Blame Islam, A Religion 14 Centuries Old, For The Evil That Should Be Ascribed To Militant Islam, A Totalitarian Ideology Less Than A Century Old. Militant Islam Is The Problem, But Moderate Islam Is The Solution.

Anti-islamist Muslims - Who Wish To Live Modern Lives, Unencumbered By Burqas, Fatwas And Violent Visions Of Jihad - Are On The Defensive And Atomized. However Eloquent, Their Individual Voices Cannot Compete With The Roar Of Militant Islam's Determination, Money (much Of It From Overseas) And Violence. As A Result, Militant Islam, With Its West-phobia And Goal Of World Hegemony, Dominates Islam In The West And Appears To Many To Be The Only Kind Of Islam.

The Israelis Are Very Smart About Politics And Strategy, But There Are A Few Exceptions. One Is Lebanon, The Other Is Gaza, Where They Were Completely Inept.