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It is a war of cultures, but its not a bilateral war. There's a whole spectrum of religious and political cultures at play. "With us or against us" is simplistic rhetoric that in almost every case is at best useless and at worst counterproductive, not a reasoned assessment of the situation.

Its perfectly possible for a Muslim to be both anti-US and anti-Islamist. In fact, studies suggest that is the majority opinion.

We need to relax and see the problem for what it is. The occasional inflammatory story not withstanding, we're along way from the fall of Western civilization and if we panic at the prospect we hasten the crisis and confuse our own efforts.