Where we do go from here?

Submitted by DaveP (United Kingdom), Apr 16, 2008 at 18:38

Dear Dr Pipes,

I agree that the "Islamist" threat is not as great as the Nazi one, simply because the Islamists do not have Panzer divisions. It is Islam itself and the increasing number of its followers in Europe, and not the notional military power of Islamists that is the driver of Islamisation of Europe.

Your article titled "Europe or Eurabia" implicitly recognises this. It is emphasised by reference to comments by Mark Steyn, Ralph Peters, Dennis Prager and your own dire prognosis. The difference between a Europe, the home of Western civilisation, and "Eurabia", an appendage of the Islamic world, is the measure of your article. Surely this is a far greater change then the Nazis ever envisaged or would even contemplate. The annihilation of Europe, the root of Western civilisation, would also, in the fullness of time, lead to the fall of America.

We are tied together, our common civilisation, whether we like it or not. With the stakes so high, none of us who believe in our civilisation, can take a neutral stance. Your deep knowledge of the tenets and history of Islam, places you in a privileged position to offer some idea by which we can escape the "Europe or Eurabia" dilemma, while avoiding the Ralph Peters scenario. In the meantime, please accept my sincere thanks for your tireless work, and great personal courage, in this ongoing titanic struggle.

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