People Have Multiple Identities.

People Everywhere Talk About Islam And The West. Presumably That Has Some Relationship To Reality, That These Are Entities That Have Some Meaning And They Do. Of Course The Core Ofthat Reality Is Differences In Religion.

Obviously There Are Divisions Within The West And Divisions Within Islam - There Are Different Sects, Different Communities, Different Countries. So Neither One Is Homogenous At All. But They Do Have Things In Common.

I've Been To Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, And Kuwait For Brief Visits At Conferences, And They Are Very Interesting Countries.

Global Politics Remains Extremely Complex And Countries Have Different Interests, Which Will Also Lead Them To Make What Might Seem As Rather Bizarre Friends And Allies.

I Don't Say That The West Is United, I Don't Suggest That.