..........wouldn't it be great if this guy were in charge of all radical Islamics?

Unfortunately, he is not. If Dr. Evil were in charge, it would be as simple as finding his underground lair and destroying all his power. Radical Islamics are everywhere and we are their targets. Why us? What have we done to them? The Republicans say it's just because they want to destroy our way of life and have Islam rule worldwide. I don't buy that. Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Drudge Report, etc.; you're spreading panic among those who believe in you as the "true news sources". We got ourselves in trouble with these people over a long period of time. Our society preys on countries that have resources we can obtain cheap. We exploit the cheap labor of their people and their natural resources often times with 300-500% profit margins back here in the US, while we pay only pennies on the dollar for said goods and services. Believe it or not, they are catching on. The days of the "puppet government" for American gain has passed with the advent of global information and economy. This sounds rather anti-American, but I don't intend it to be so. Americans have just not read the writing on the wall with foreign governments since WWII. Remember the Shah of Iran? His government was a prime example of what I'm talking about. We can blame resentment on America only on ourselves. We are still not in touch with what we are doing to ourselves. American businesses and jobs go overseas and south of the border constantly. We don't seem to mind - we're making a great profit by doing so. It is only a matter of time before all exploited people and their governments catch on and jerk the rug out from under us. We won WWII with our mighty industrial power and the resolve of the people. We are losing that industrial might more and more each day. For example, try and find a piece of bulk steel that was made in America. You will find that most of the steel plants have closed, and that steel will come to you via China - at quite an inflated price! How about a car? The Detroit car makers are in trouble; but, Japanese cars are doing quite well. The list goes on and on and on. These are the governments that have learned our weaknesses and, it turn, are exploiting us. Now we are in a bind with oil and gasoline again. As long as we depend on other countries so much for our petroleum products, we can expect wars to fight. We can't do without petroleum - Islam knows that. Was it an accident that the leader of Iran and Venezuala are forming an alliance? Not to mention that everyone simply does not desire to be like us. Everyone does not want a democracy. Everyone does not want the secular society that we have produced. I wish that none of my theories are correct. Big business and money to be had drives America. We will get that money and power wherever and whenever we can. When a problem arises, we just send in the troops. There will be a time, and we may already be there, that the fear of our military is just not going to be the deterent to those who oppose us. As others build alliances, we must do the same; and we have think beyond Great Britian for that. We can't have diplomatic realations with terrorists; but we can have diplomacy with governments before it gets to terrorists actions. Yes, this sounds very liberal. I still believe in the power of compromise as a strong US skill. There is never a last word in true diplomacy.