Clash of Civilizations?

Recently Tony Blair commented about the war on terrorism. He said that, "This is not a clash between civilizations, it is a clash about civilization..." As I witness (and is affected by) the decline of Western Civilization, I do not concurrently see the advancement of so-called Middle Eastern Civilization. By the way, what exactly does it mean to be civilized? Right now, I am not seeing civilization being demonstrated by either the West or the Middle East. While the West is struggling to find its face in the mirror, to realize who it really is (remember the dignity of man, freedom of thought, private property, belief in God, free market economy, freedom of religion, limited government), the culture of Muhammad is once again, attempting to subjugate the planet with its ethnocentristic and self-righteous brouhaha. Can anyone spell A-P-P-E-A-S-E-M-E-N-T. Anyway, thanks for the numbers, chess, art and oil. We appreciate these genuine contributions. However, you still have quite a ways to go if you are attempting to replace the West [however immoral it may be (and it is!) ] with the ways of Muhammad. I'd rather not go back to the 7th century, even though times were so simpler then. We had better redefine "civilization" (by lowering the standards to include our madnesses - hedonism along with postmodernism) or start acting really civilized. The clock is ticking.