In one fell swoop, it would end its biggest quarrel with China and take out one of the axis of evil. So long as the evil Kim Jong Il rules Korea , there is the possibility of nuclear proliferation. He might provide terrorists with nuclear technology.

Without the albatross of Taiwan , there is the real possibility of gaining China 's support in America 's war against Islamo-fascism or at least its neutrality. After all, China has common interests in the outcome. It too wants secure oil flow from the Persian Gulf . It too has no love for Islamo-fascism which has the potential of stirring up trouble in its oil rich Sinkiang province. As China becomes increasingly capitalist, China has a stake in continued world prosperity. It needs rich western markets to sell its goods. As China becomes more prosperous, there is a real possibility of its people demanding an end to authoritarian rule as happened in Taiwan and South Korea .

Judging by the life of the Hongkong people, the Taiwanese will not lose all their freedom. On the other hand, the North Koreans on reunification with the South Koreans will be much better by leaps and bounds.

Next, we turn to the Russians. At first glance, it would appear that the Russians would be solid allies in the war against Islamo-fascism. After the massacre of the children in Beslan by Muslim militants, both nations have a common enemy. Yet recently, Putin declared that the Islamic world has no better friend than Russia .[1] Not only that, they are helping Iran with its nuclear program. Why is that?

The pride of the Russian bear has been wounded. It watched the dismantlement of the Soviet empire when Eastern Europe joined the west. Former Soviet Republics like Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania are now part of NATO. Former Warsaw Pact countries like Poland , Czech Republic , Slovakia , Romania , Hungary and Bulgaria are now also part of NATO. They also want greater integration with the EU.

On top of that US troops are now stationed in places like in the central Asian republics, which is Russia 's backyard. The US is also meddling in Ukraine , supporting democracy there at the expense of Russian influence. Ukraine is one place where the Russians get emotional about because it is so bounded up with Russian history. In the ninth century, the Kievan Rus' was established in Kiev , now in modern day Ukraine . This was the predecessor state of modern Russia as well as of the Ukraine and Belarus . There are also lots of ethnic Russians still living in the Ukraine , especially in the Crimea . The Ukraine also gives Russia access to the Black Sea .

To show its displeasure, Putin is supplying Iran with nuclear technology. Without the help of Russia , attempts of nuclear non-proliferation cannot work. Russia may be cutting its nose to spite its face by supplying nuclear technology to an Islamic fundamentalist regime after what happened in Beslan. Hopes that they will change tack have not come true so far. I think the US should try to improve relations with Russia . Perhaps a deal can be struck.

The US will pull out its troops from the 'stans' and stop supporting the Ukrainians even at the expense of sacrificing its embryonic democracy. We can't have everything. In exchange, Russia must stop helping the Iranians, support the US in the likely event of military action to stop the Iranians from acquiring a nuclear bomb. If I am Bush, my policy would be to confront one enemy at a time.

Perhaps his desire to do the right thing has made him unwilling to compromise his principles. He is supporting democracies in Taiwan and Ukraine which cost him two allies in the war against Islamo-fascism. Of course, today's allies can be tomorrow's enemies. The US allied with the Soviet Union against Hitler. After the war, the Soviets became enemy number one. Then the US allied itself with the Islamo-fascists to fight the Soviets in Afghanistan . Now we have a war against the Islamo-fascists.

History may again repeat itself and today's allies become tomorrow's enemies. But that is in the future. Trying to achieve too many goals risks the failure to attain any goal at all. The US is stretched too thin as a result of trying to achieve too much.

3)The Home Front

I think its time to ask for sensible immigration policies. The recent riots in France show that multi-culturalism is not working when we are dealing with Muslims. Other immigrants to Europe don't riot or have terrorists in their midst. Most have prospered and assimilated reasonably well. The problem is that Islam teaches brotherhood amongst believers and loyalty to the Ummah (Islamic nation). This means that you will have a group of people whose loyalties are elsewhere and not to the country that gave them shelter. Islam produces backward societies (see my earlier essays) and it is understandable that Muslims wish to leave their often dysfunctional societies for a better life elsewhere.[2] However, it is ironical that Muslims wish to replicate the same kind of societies that they ran away from.

As their numbers grow, their political power will also grow because they have the right to vote like other citizens. They will slowly change the way westerners live. Let's take a look at the situation in Britain for example. In July this year, the House of Commons passed the Religious Hate Law which forbids inciting hatred against any religion. The law was urged on by British Muslims. The irony is that their Prophet Mohammed himself was guilty of hate speech against other religions. Although the British government promised that reasonable criticism of religion will be allowed, it is clear to me that as Muslim votes increase with immigration and their higher birth rates, what is deemed reasonable will also change in accordance to political pressure.

While non-Muslims may be unsure of what is allowed, British Muslims have no doubts about it. To Sir Iqbal Sacranie, a British Muslim leader, criticizing their Prophet warrants prosecution, according to Barnabas Fund, which is fighting against the Religious Hate Law. [3]This is in line with Islamic teachings because there are two examples I know of where Prophet Mohammed ordered the deaths of two of his critics. If such a law was in place 15 years ago, Salman Rushdie would have been prosecuted and not protected. Thus an increase in the percentage of Muslims will ultimately lead to the erosion of hard won rights western societies have enjoyed as a result of the Enlightenment. The more Muslims there are, the more western society with its one-man-one-vote system will resemble the Muslim countries that they come from.. Therefore Muslim migration to western society must stop immediately until such times when Islam has reformed itself to make it compatible with the principles of the Enlightenment.

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