[bella1]

"THEN the rest of the world will see the light and respond accordingly (and fiercely)."

What "rest of the world" will be left...the West run by spineless and neutered males who only want to pacify the enemy in the name of peace? Good grief, we can't even name the enemy now (Islam, not "terror"). We had better wake up long before then.

[expatpat]

Look at how spineless the West was in the 30s, and what happened later -- desolation of all German cities and 2 Japanese cities nuked. Anglos-Saxons are slow to anger, but when they do get mad, they are ruthless. The right leaders will take over when the need is very clear. Read Et Dona Ferentes, by Rudyard Kipling.

[MeanFreePath]

"THEN the rest of the world will see the light and respond accordingly (and fiercely)."

"What "rest of the world" will be left...the West run by spineless and neutered males who only want to pacify the enemy in the name of peace? Good grief, we can't even name the enemy now (Islam, not "terror"). We had better wake up long before then."

At the point where people's comfortable, decadent western lifestyle starts to be impacted, then there will be a backlash. When one's whole reason for existence is to consume and be entertained, it's easy to ignore the wolf crouching at one's door. But when the ongoing party starts to suffer, people will sit up and take notice. Then it will get interesting...

[Jack Black]

...the West run by spineless and neutered males Or females, lately. Pelosi, Hillary, girl CEOs, etc.