Of course a reformation is needed, what is debatable is the best way to approach that goal. Since you do see that the majority of Muslims are not involved with the violent fundamentalists, can you understand how approaching the problem as the battle of cultures can cause the moderates to draw back from us? If we are serious about reform then we have to be careful not to push away our potential allies. To use the Vietnam parlance, we must win their hearts and minds. That isn't going to happen if they think we want to invade and de-Islamicize thir country.
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