Europe, beware: Obama speaks with two tongues
This analysis might very well be an accurate one, but a few observations are in order. First, it is the US that is mainly interested in securing definitive hegemony in Europe through the age-old tactic of divides et impera (divide and rule). Therefore it is from the US that radical Muslims trying to overthrow the social and political order in Europe are taking their cue. Not that the muslims themselves would not be interested in the same goal as the US, but since they are quite poorly organized and deeply devided among national, ethnic and religious lines (Sunnis and Shiites), they are unable to muster much clout. Secondly, as one would expect, the US takes great pains to hide its true intentions and to cover its tracks. Therefore, the US widely publicizes its so-called fight against Muslim fundamentalism, wanting the world to believe it is the sworn enemy of radical Muslims. From this point of view, the apparent contradiction between US actions in Afghanistan and Iraq on the one hand, and their support for the two Islamic rogue states in Europe can be explained.
How Europe is countering the threat
Terrorism and the threat of terrorism are best dealt with by eliminating the causes and the circumstances that may cause them. The worst way to fight terrorism is by turning the entire population into suspects. Yet this is precisely the policy adopted by European governments.
Over the past decade, most European countries have adopted draconian anti-terrorist legislation, taking away some of the most essential democratic rights of the citizenry. The sheer lunacy of these laws and regulations are obvious to anyone who has ever booked a flight recently. Since the failure of the fake "liquid bomb plot" of 2006, passengers are even forbidden to carry any form of liquids or creams in their hand luggage. Nobody has ever protested against this cruel and preposterous rule (introduced at the behest of the US authorities, by the way). Indeed, under ideal laboratory circumstances it would be theoretically feasible to put together a bomb aboard an airplane by using various liquids and a considerable array of chemical tools. But it would take at least up to ten hours to do so, much longer than any domestic European flight or most transatlantic flights. Of course, it has long been forbidden to carry aboard knives, but what harm could be done with a nail cutter? Apparently it has occurred to no one to question the ludicrous passenger flight safety regulations. Despite all the rules currently in force, it would still be quite easy for a small group of evil-intentioned martial arts experts to take control of any airplane.
Not only have all European citizens become suspected terrorists, but European states have themselves become terrorist organizations.
According to the official "counterterrorism" web site of a medium European country: "terrorism is defined as threatening, making preparations for or perpetrating, for ideological reasons, acts of serious violence directed at people or other acts intended to cause property damage that could spark social disruption, for the purpose of bringing about social change, creating a climate of fear among the general public, or influencing political decision-making."
Please note that the agency in question calls itself a "counterterrorism" agency. It is headed by a "National coordinator for counterterrorism." Perhaps this is a slip of the pen, because counterterrorism is also terrorism. However, might the state be admitting it is itself engaged in terrorism? It would certainly seem that way.
By this definition, every European country is a terrorist organization. Surely the poor people of Afghanistan have realized this by now, being the victims of "acts of serious violence directed at people" and "other acts intended to cause property damage." It certainly causes "social disruption," because NATO countries want to "bring about social change" in Afghanistan. Back in the 1990s, the people of Serbia were subjected to the same treatment. They have also come to realize that NATO countries have become terrorist organizations.
Obama like his predecessors may be talking about Muslims and the Middle East, but Europe is the main concern. As long as Europe has not been completely, utterly subjected, neutralized, controlled, dominated, it constitutes a menace to US aspirations, no matter how vehemently this is denied.
It would seem that Europe is not aware of the true dangers facing it, nor is it doing the right thing. It must be doubted whether any European government (with the exception of the French and perhaps one or two other governments) has any clue as to the true long-term objectives of US foreign policy. The US-Muslim alliance is a deadly threat to Europe's existence.
