[All-American]

If it were an easy question, somebody would have answered it by now.

The book of Mormon happens to have a lot of details regarding what to do when an entire people seems genetically predisposed to kill you. By and large the solution has been to accept them with open arms, rather than defeat them in battle (which really will only perpetuate the feud). The thing that really ended the Amalikiah war was not just the fact that Captain Moroni et all were soundly defeating the Lamanites, but that the Lamanites stopped wanting to fight. This is at least in part attributable to the VERY generous terms of surrender Captain Moroni granted to them-- something which we modern day Americans would never concede to. Can you imagine us saying to Osama Bin Laden that we'd stop trying to post his head on a pike if he promised not to hurt us anymore?

The ones who got the war finished were the ones that insisted that the Lamanites were brethren who had their rights, notwithstanding whatever faulty leadership they had. And sure enough, it worked. In order to extend that right, however, Nephites had to be willing to lay their lives on the line to protect their new-found brethren. Which leads to another really good question: if we are so willing to go to war to defend ourselves, are we willing to go to war to protect Muslims?

Anyway, to summarize, I truly feel that as long as we perpetuate Muslim antagonism, the struggle will never end. You can say the same thing for their side, but what is the shame of making the first step in providing a peaceful solution, even if you do so alone?