I think a little proportion is lacking here. I mean we suffered more casualties in one day in Dec 1944, than we have in all 15 years of this conflict. The War on Terror is more Philippine Insurrection than World War 2. I do not remember Mckinley taking over the entire economy to fight that one.
World War II did not completely erase European culture. Islam may yet. If nothing changes, it will.
This isn’t isolated to an island nation like the Philippines. It is everywhere, and especially in Washington, DC.