Of course, this war should not be the start of a clash of civilizations, either.

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"Surrounded by our friends of every faith, we know this is not a clash of civilizations, " Giuliani said.

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That's no small achievement, since so many of its issues -- domestic politics, the Middle East, the clash of civilizations -- are debated with such steadfast self-importance.

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For instance, I was trained in graduate school by political scientists like the late Harvard professor Samuel Huntington (of The Clash of Civilizations fame) and economists like Janos Kornai, yet I am completely mystified by chemistry.

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Mr. LUIS LUGO (Director, Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life): Almost close to half are of the view that it could develop into a larger conflict, perhaps even approaching what some have called a clash of civilizations.

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The Strong Horse: Power, Politics, and the Clash of Arab Civilizations by Lee Smith, is a unique and vital addition to the current debate on the Middle East because rather than interpret the Arabs through the ideological lenses of the West, Smith describes them, their cultural and political motivations as the Arabs -- in all their ethnic, religious, ideological, national and tribal variations -- themselves perceive these things.

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It is a clash of ideals, not civilizations, a profound and hugely consequential clash of ideals.

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