What Do The Islamists Want?

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203946904574300110336037656.html

This piece answers the question - they want to end free markets and the West. They see free markets as providing a kind of assymetric warfare with which they cannot compete, and in fact, have come to see that arena as one they should not even try to enter for competition. That leaves the choice we've seen - destruction of the arena.

If they can end liberty, if they can stop trade, if they can reduce the West and our allies to an impoverished third world status, they will have equal footing, equality, a chance to better us.

Short of the demolition of world system of trade, they can only take the pot shots we've seen.

Our best defense? I think it's finding a way to liberalize the 'Muslim nations.' The largest driver for radicalization is the unbelievable hypocrisy of nations like Saudi Arabia which use religious police to oppress their citizenry in the name of Islam, while the gentry of that nation jet set around, whoring and drinking and living the life the police prevent the young Muslim from even thinking about.

Am I saying radical Islam is the government's fault? Absolutely, ours to some degree but certainly theirs.