The thought that the true enemy is Western Judaeo-Christian culture is what advances bin Laden's goal.
Our response is incidental. We can engage him now, as he fooolishly wishes, or later, when the likes of bin Laden are stronger.
When people are talking about prosecuting and persecuting American Muslims who have done absolutely NOTHING to harm the country, and suspending the First Amendment in order to force them into either converting, or suffering consequences, it creates the exact scenario in the Quor'an that calls for Muslims to fight the oppressors to the death.
Those who advocate such behavior, on either side of the conflict, are nothing more than bin Laden's puppets.
We engage bin Laden, and those who provide him with money and support now.
We do not attack Muslims in the Phillipines because they are Muslims, and we certainly DO NOT attack the First Amendment in order to persecute innocent bystanders here at home, because once that Amendment is violated, it can never be fully restored.