My heart goes out to UK soldier killed a few days ago by being run over and hacked to death.

The message behind this murder is one we have heard a lot in the past few months, Radical Islam. Hate to say this, but it's an obvious problem that won't go away.

Whether it is Boston, England, China, or Russia, a free society or closed society, and varying degrees of religious tolerances, there's a big problem brewing between varying cultures and those that profess a radical line of Islamic adherence.

Today another case occured in France,

http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/25/world/europe/france-soldier-stabbing/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

This is not an isolated issue

No, this is not a blog entry condemning Muslims or Western nations for being in the middle east, or China for holding onto Sinkiang region, or Russia for Chechnya. There is a common problem and common issue between the world's great powers and superpower, but what can be done about it?

What I fear the radical adherents of Islam are digging their own graves and the graves of countless others in counter reprisals, if the common interest of every major power is in their destruction. There is a vicious cycle brewing. No one can ignore it any longer.

After the bombings in Boston and the news on who was responsible leaked out, my first reaction was anger. If they wanted to attack innocent civilians, we must do everything to eliminate them no matter the cost. I guess I took Churchill's point home of my fellow Americans, "Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival."

That was my first reaction on the Friday, I was trapped in my house, and it definitely was much more forceful and militaristic in nature due to a bit of cabin fever.

As time continued to pass, my next thought was how realistic would it be to seek a peaceful dialogue with them? Even as a conservative, I would not be stupid enough to deny speaking to general leaders of Islam; though, I would never say the same to leaders of the radical factions. I looked around online aimlessly and found many people trying to talk between both camps, but the concept is flawed as people pointed out the logical issue.

How do you convince someone with absolute faith in their goals that they are wrong to seek such a course? How do you change an individuals views without violating their right to believe what they do?

For the non-western nations, there are no answers:

In China, violent protests have been occurring in the last few months as the western province bordering Afghanistan and Pakistan are inflamed. The Chinese unstated solution to militant Islam is an old fashion concept from Imperial China, population assimilation through immersion. The region holds a large amount of new ethnic Han Chinese people, but assimilation is not occurring. Instead violence between Chinese newcomers and the old groups of Islamic followers have unofficially dragged on, only a handful of western news outlets even report this silent quagmire in western China, instead focusing more on the peaceful non-violent protests of "free Tibet".

Russia still uses force to maintain its supremacy, but it cannot eliminate militant Islam even with their highly regimented security apparatus. Even with their troops scouring the Caucasus, they are no closer in breaking down the terrorist network of the "Caucasus Emirate" or the many other terror groups operating in the areas bordering the middle east.

None of these approaches have worked and a nagging voice from my Libertarian aligned heart keeps saying the simplest solution is "Leave them alone".

Can the US/EU/UK leave the middle east alone and abandon Israel, strategic oil supplies, and the "trans-Oceanic Suez Canal"? Can Russia cede and accept breaking off 10% of their territory? Can China divert its population from the developing area in a mass exodus of millions?

In theory, all of those things are feasible, but also impractical. I can't believe that the US/EU/UK would accept those terms, nor Russia in giving up territory any further, or China forcefully dislocating millions of people with lives, lands, property, and other things on that land (The Chinese situation is now almost like a version of Israel and Palestine).

If you can't talk your way out, can't fight your way out, can't assimilate your way out, or just leave it alone, what can you do?

This is the 21st century; we should be beyond this by now.