Many years ago I read about the Muslim Brotherhood and their plans to take over the world. It seemed fantastic at the time. But they seem to meeting with some success. Their basic plan was to colonize Europe, and then to create a state within a state inside European nations as they have done in Lebanon. They would then work to get Sharia Law implemented in the regions controlled by Muslims. Initially they would use peaceful means, but after they gained sufficient numbers they would turn to violence. They are attempting to carry out the plan. They are demanding Sharia Law for Muslims in England and Canada. They have Muslim dominated areas in France and Sweden where the authorites have ceded control to them; where they attack Jews and rape women who don't wear the veil with impunity. In the United States, in New York, there is a movement to establish a taxpayer funded Arabic school.

It appears to me that President Bush attempted to combat militant Islam by pitting the Sunni and Shia against each other to sap their strength. That is a dangerous course, but, if it succeeds it could prevent a wider war in the West. Now President Bush has been weakened, and those who favor appeasement of the Muslims are in ascendancy. The Democrat candidates for President all indicate they will follow a policy of appeasement. They apparently do not believe that the Muslims mean it when they chant "Death to America." I think they ignore what the Muslims have been doing at our peril. If the Iranians get nuclear weapons, it seems likely that they will use them. I read where Newt Gingrich predicted that some American cities will be incinerated within the next 10 years. People who think that is impossible need to read some history. In the past Muslims and similar barbarians have wiped out civilizations that did not have the will or the capability to fight back. We have ample capability, but it seems to me that a majority of our people and most of our would be leaders do not have the will to resist. Whether that is true or not, the Muslims believe it, and are emboldened by their perception.