[427TJ]

I hear you, but a major difference between the Japanese in WWII and modern Islamic fundamentalists is that the war with Japan was not religious, it was basically economic. Japan sought to extend it's control over natural resources and attacked us so as to keep us from stopping them. As we know, Pearl Harbor ultimately backfired on Japan and we did stop them in the end.

Yes, it is very telling that both the U.S. and European Muslim community isn't more vocal in their resistance to Islamic fundamentalist terrorism. Probably because they know they'll get blown up by a suicide/homicide bomber if they speak too loudly. Yes, a few of them speak out but in guarded terms. Just as we Americans were all brothers as the WTC fell on 9/11, they are all brothers too.

I am very suspect as to how all this plays out, especially given that we are so closely allied both politically and economically with the Saudi royals as well as the Israelis. It seems like a huge house of cards to me.