New rules for a new age
The West cannot solve this puzzle. Islamic unrest is produced in and by the Islamic world. It is Muslims who will have to find a solution. Skillful diplomacy might reduce some of the animosity, but there will always be fanatics whose hatred of the West cannot be satisfied by diplomacy.
We cannot become a frightened society, crippled by political correctness and inhibited from doing what is necessary to protect ourselves. The litmus test should always be that the public is told what is being done in its name. A successful megaterrorist attack would have appalling consequences for our individual rights. In such a scenario, the pressure on the government to act would make the Patriot Act look as if it were written by the ACLU. The fight for our security is thus also a fight for liberal values and personal freedoms.
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