with those objectives... after we take care of the business at hand the old fashioned way. I'm still stuck on the "or else" factor that needs be established in the next few years for humankind to function as a "civilized" global world. I would argue that the reason that religion (monotheism as currently practiced) exists is because man's laws were not enough of an "or else" to go from hunter/gatherers to agricultural civilizations. People still would rob, steal, adulter and blow up buildings. The every present "eye in the sky" that is watching you when the soldiers and police weren't seems much more effective in conjunction... Like Santa Claus...

I digress, your points are well taken and I agree. Hopefully, we won't lose track of the necessity of the "civilized" world to rain fire upon the infidels in this current situation for the possible deterrent effect.