Mr. Soul, you write:

"I'm sure any American who saw the Swiss posters would be aghast at them, even if they themselves harbored some fear of Islam... they would never be allowed to be posted as it would fall under 'provoking hatred towards a minority. "

Is this any evidence that as long as some country developed and retained great military powers, it may be a good thing that it's the US, as opposed to France or Switzerland?

Interesting stuff.