Europe's War

The mess in Paris right now is probably only the beginning of things to come. Those who would export militant Islam are seizing the opportunity that the first wave of riots created. Mark Steyn, as usual, has a great piece today. Power graf:

...[a] few years back I was criticized for a throwaway observation to the effect that ''I find it easier to be optimistic about the futures of Iraq and Pakistan than, say, Holland or Denmark." But this is why. In defiance of traditional immigration patterns, these young men are less assimilated than their grandparents. French cynics like the prime minister, Dominique de Villepin, have spent the last two years scoffing at the Bush Doctrine: Why, everyone knows Islam and democracy are incompatible. If so, that's less a problem for Iraq or Afghanistan than for France and Belgium.