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We really are swept up in a clash of civilizations. At the center of this is Islam and whether or not it can reform to meet the challenges of the modern world. I think most Muslims understand at some level that Islam, confronted with the modern world, must evolve or die. The trouble is that the Muslims who are terrorists figure that if they can make the West die, Islam won't have to evolve. Then they can be the ones in control of Islam and how it is interpreted. This way they rise to the top and secure dominance of moderate Muslims and the West.

IMHO Islam is a very brittle religion. It is much more fixed and inflexible than Christianity. Still I really think there are enough good elements in it to build a reformation around. I do truly hope that in the end we can live in peace with Muslims but I don't have any doubts that it is going to be a very long, costly, bloody process. I also have no doubt that we could lose unless we are really strong and determined to fight for as long as it takes. And it could take generations for Muslims to reform from within, which is something only a few of them have understood that they must do. There fore it is up to us. I don't think the enemy can defeat us but we can defeat ourselves unless we are willing to bear this out as long as it takes and make enemy realize that we will never ever give up.