[That Subliminal Kid]

The people in these countries don't look to western ideas and ways as there deliverance from oppression

How do you know? And why do people like the author who are far more distinguished scholars, disagree with you?

[Burkeman1]

I have an opinion and a mind that's why. And distinguished scholars like Samuel Huntington who wrote "Clash of Civiliazations" and study the middle east for a living would totally disagree with Ledeen as well. Ledeen hasn't a clue in my opinion. The above article is scary for the shear scope of it's flawed assumptions and unsupported suppositions. You don't base a major military and global commitment- indeed- civiliazation changing crusade on vagueries like the whims of "the people". Does Ledeen have a TV? Has he seen the reacitons of the common man in the street to 9/11? Does he have a clue as the pulse of the Arab and Islamic world other than little anecdotes about Indian disco music and some college kids supporting the US in Iran? Ledeen offers nothing in the way of fact- alot in the way of rhetoric.