[dk/coro]

I concur. Marvelous post.

I had read this piece some time ago, in developing a course on "Civilizations in Conflict" -- essentially a graduate level seminar wrapping Huntington, Lewis, Gaddis, Johnson and Pipes into an historical framework; the course keyed specifically to the Islamic threat to Western Democracy.

Interestingly, Sir. Winston Churchill spoke wrote and spoke about the "Molsem" threat in essentially the same post WW-II time-frame.

And, of course, these comments fell of deaf ears. The Russian Bear was menacing; and we were paying less than $8.00/bbl. for Middle Eastern Oil. (I was filling up for $.16/ gal.)

Kindest regards; and have a superb weekend, Fellow Freepers.

[kenavi]

The Russian Bear was menacing; and we were paying less than $8.00/bbl. for Middle Eastern Oil. (I was filling up for $.16/ gal.)

What could we have done differently that would have made a difference?

[PC99]

Parts of the report's description of deep stagnation and cultural paralysis reminds me of some of de Tocqueville's writings of the antebellum American Deep South - not a bad analogy.