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Let's see, what did the US do? Oh, we dumped a bunch of tea into the Boston Harbor, and told a much superior Empire to kiss our collective asses. Once again, this comes down to moderates not wanting to take any risks. If they stood up and did what needs to be done, Muslims dealing with Muslims, instead of saying, "they aren't our problem, they aren't Muslim".
We took a risk, and we prevailed. It could have just as easily gone the other way, and this discussion would be happening in German, or maybe Japanese. The fact is, in order for the problems to get settled, people are going to have to take some chances, and stand up and do something, instead of waiting for somebody else to do it, and then pointing fingers at them when they do. Case in point; Iraq.
If Unarmed Mohammed did stand up and make the speech, and got killed, wouldn't he too be a martyr for his cause? After all, he's a Muslim too. If the Moderate Muslim is so convinced that these extremists aren't Muslim, then shouldn't they be willing to stand up against the infidels that are sullying the name of Islam?
I think the fact of the matter is that the Moderate Muslim, as a group, doesn't do that because they actually support what's being done. They may never do a press conference to that effect, but taking no action against a group that is effectively destroying what they want the world's perception of Islam to be should be just cause for a Jihad against the extremists, I would think.
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