The violence in the east is going to escalate appreciably in the next ten years. Non-muslim malaysians will resist their post-Mahathir dhimmitude, Thais will soon act against muslim separatists in the south, Indonesia will find another East Timor where they can persecute non-muslims, and Philippinos will continue to deal with the terrorist actions of 5% of their population.
My feeling is that something similar to 9/11 would have happened no matter our actions in 90/91. American culture is exerting a great deal of pressure on non-Westerners, and many Islamic countries in turn exert more pressure on their citizens to keep them what they are. The Other is a very precarious position in an Islamic society.
But nobody connects the dots. Everyone's too afraid of being denounced as 'racists' or intolerant or whatever. And so we repeat the old lie that Islam is a religion of peace. Yes, you can have peace if you convert to Islam or agree to live as a dhimmi
