Valid idea for what?
Islamic extremists have been attacking the United States since the beginning of the 19th Century. And they've been in a jihad with Wesern Civilization since the 1st Century. They will never go away. If Thomas Jefferson couldn't figure this out, do you really think there's actually a way to make this go away? And Globalization only makes them more deadly.
The question, "what can we do to eliminate Islamic extremism?" is a naive one. There isn't anything we can do about them. What we can do, is be the best badass America we can be. This, "People hate the ugly Americans," is a fabrication. The only ones that really dislike Americans are freaking jihadists. Politics aside, even Russians enjoy visiting here. People around the World love America. That's why so many people immigrate here, why American movies, music, and franchises are so popular.
The America the world wants and rallies around is the America that leads described by Admiral McRaven in that video.
Last edited: Nov 16, 2015