Islam is a way of life and its devotees believe that to give their lives in the furtherance of their creed is martyrdom.
This is not empty talk. Every day numbers of them commit suicide in Iraq and many of these martyrs are educated people not easy to motivate to commit suicide for their religion.
There is plenty of evidence to show that Muslims are not prepared to live in a culture they hate. When the Indian Empire broke up after World Ward 2 the Muslims in India demanded their own state in Muslim majority areas and Atlee and the British Labour party were forced to accept that India would break up and that mutinies in British and Indian forces meant that Whitehall no longer had the power to enforce integration of Hindu and Muslim.
Europe and England and increasingly Australia are filling with many young Muslims who believe we can no longer fight against a determined and ruthless foe. Of course we cannot if we allow human rights activities and world courts to strip our soldiers of the power to fight effectively.
America would have won in Vietnam and Iraq if she has used all the force at her disposal.
We are fighting a foe still living in the 16th century. Machiavelli lived in that century and we should follow his advice “when it is absolutely a question of the surety of one’s country,there must be no consideration of just or unjust,of merciful or cruel,of praiseworthy or disgraceful;instead setting aside every scruple one must follow to the utmost any plan that will save her life and help her liberty”.
Of course our leaders will never accept such advice and our civilization will be destroyed the Third World barbarians.
I have some satisfaction in knowing that the chattering classes and everything that they hold dear will be destroyed in the fight as India,Islam and China fight over the spoils of our dying civilization.
