A Blast From the Past

Back in the days before political correctness was even an embryonic concept in the mind of a guilt ridden Westerner, it was not unusual for Americans and Europeans to consider the rest of the world as benighted by superstition, savagery and paganism. This was an attitude especially held toward the Near and Middle East and Africa, The Far East was considered a little iffy savage wise. And to hold those views was not considered to be a bad thing. The only thing that was considered to be of any use out of the Islamic world was algebra -- a science of questionable worth since it has little practical application. Otherwise Muslims were considered heretics whose religion fed off of Judaism and Christianity.
Winston Churchill, in his account of the River Wars, said something that no American politician will say: Winston Churchill On Islam
Meanwhile, our president has deigned it proper to to meet with the Saudi leadership, ask for more oil production and have his request rejected and then tell the Saudis that the US will help them build their nuclear power industry while not pushing for the same thing of our Congress.
Something is really wrong.