Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-298) and index.

"The greatest danger for Americans confronting the radical Islamist threat is to believe that Muslims attack us for what we are and what we think rather than for what we do." " Instead, a growing segment of the Islamic world strenuously disapproves of specific U.S. policies and their attendant military, political, and economic implications." Unless U.S. leaders adjust their policies abroad, even moderate Muslims may be radicalized into supporting bin Laden's anti-Western offensive.