"Rather than sinking into a 'deeply troubled' and non-communicative funk, rather than pretending the Afghan constitution doesn't contain a blueprint for a sharia state, the president and his people should explain the fundamental conflict between emerging Islamic democracies and the Western world—a conflict that looms larger than any military front in the so-called 'war on terror': Sharia and liberty don't mix... Sugarcoating sharia and underplaying liberty doesn't win any wars. It just wins more sharia and less liberty." —Diana West