This is definitely a topic that deserves real and civil debate and I too hope it stays that way.
The writer of this could not be more right. Islam and western culture are not compatible, and vice versa. However, in my opinion an Islamic person, or nation for that matter, has no requirement to reform their beliefs to fit those of western societies. An Islamic nation can coexist in the world community just fine even with all of their restrictions on liberty.
The problem comes when the radicals in the Muslim community take it upon themselves to kill others for basically not being a Muslim.
Regarding the GWOT, Joe, your metaphor about mowing a 10-acre lawn with a push mower is perfect. Yes, the fight does have to be taken to the terrorists. But a war on an ideal such as terrorism is about as effective as a War on Drugs. Realizing that the "war on drugs" is executed by completely different means (military vs. police) the comparison is in the idea. Much like the war on Terror several billions of dollars have been spent on fighting drugs without much to vouch for.
[ 27. September 2006, 16:30: Message edited by: PilotGonnaBe ]