America doesn't border on Muslim countries. European countries do and that seems to be a fundamental difference.
Samuel P. HuntingtonSome Westerners […] have argued that the West does not have problems with Islam but only with violent Islamist extremists. Fourteen hundred years of history demonstrate otherwise.
Samuel P. HuntingtonEvery civilization sees itself as the center of the world and writes its history as the central drama of human history.
Samuel P. HuntingtonObviously Muslim societies, like societies elsewhere, are becoming increasingly urban, many are becoming industrial, but since so many have oil and gas, they don't have a great impetus. But again, the revenue that natural resources produce gives them the capability and so countries like Iran are beginning to develop an industrial component.
Samuel P. Huntington