Despite the view of most Americans ignorant of history there was in fact goings on between the Western World and Muslim nations prior to September 11th, 2001. Al-CIA-duh didn't just wake up one day and decide they wanted to attack the United States.

Bin Laden himself described the reasons for the WTC attacks as resistance to foreign troops taking occupation of their land and US support for Israel.

If extremist Muslims are so hell bent on destroying any culture that does not conscribe to their beliefs, as you describe,.............

why didn't they fly 757's into The Fortune Plaza in Beijing?

After all they're just a bunch of godless commies in the eyes of religious extemists right?

P.S. - If you think there is going to be a victor in all of this you are way off base. What have we won so far? An empty bank account and a collapsed economy? What do we win if there even is such thing as a definable victory in all of this?

A shiny medal? A new car?