There are many points in this article with which I disagree.  To treat an enemy as though it is not an enemy is folly.  To suggest that violent ideology, dogma, and history have no bearing on the actions of individuals that adhere to that ideology&#x2F;dogma, and then claim that somehow we (assuming the Western world) have more control over the responses of the Islamic world is foolishness.<p>Ayaan Hirsi Ali has a much more informed perspective.  
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