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The Rise of Radical Islam in America-One on One w Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Published | Video Starts at 08:22

And I would say, Jan, in my view Europe is 10 to 20 years ahead of America in this, in that Europe allowed itself to see a full on invasion and it really is in many ways captive of the rising Islamist force. America thankfully is not there yet, but we can look to Europe as foreshadowing of where things could end up. Do you agree with that assessment? And look, you were a member of the Dutch parliament, so you have a lot of experience in Europe and seeing what happened to Europe over the last couple of decades. (08:22–08:29)

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Asserts that America is not yet in the same situation as Europe regarding Islamist forces but could be in the future.

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