The parallels with today's Militant Islam should be obvious.
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This is a very important point and one which many don't understand. We constantly hear people naively exclaim, "Why don't we just sit down and TALK with the terrorists? Has anyone tried talking with them?" 
Does that not boggle your mind? The people spouting these questions were the very same human beings who inquiring why we weren't trying harder to find diplomatic solutions in regards to Hitler and the Emperor of Japan!! The same people who accused FDR of being a war monger because HE failed to keep the peace!!
The trouble is these same people regardless of decade, have no concept of a truly evil mind. They see everything in b&w. They are living in the very small confines of their own visionless gray-matter. If they can't imagine it, then it can't be possible.
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"