A Greek Mythical Trojan Horse May Portend An Islamic Reality For America

The citizens of Troy sealed their fate by assuming there was no war. Are we going to make the same mistake?

James Zumwalt | August 29, 2026

A product of Greek mythology, the Trojan War tale includes a great deception that ended it. After a ten-year siege of Troy, residents awoke to find a massive statue of a horse outside their city gates with the Greek army nowhere in sight. Assuming the horse was a gift offering to end the fighting, the Trojans brought it within their city walls, and later that night, Greek soldiers exited the statue via a trap door and opened the city gates to the rest of the waiting army.

In warfare, deception is the mother of invention—and the greatest opportunity for deception occurs when its target fails to even realize a war is in progress.

Since America’s foundation, a growing immigrant population has entered our borders, feeding an increasing sense of host acceptance. Both have contributed to making our country the economic and democratic powerhouse it is today—a result of immigrants and hosts wanting the same thing: an America that guarantees freedoms to create a better life for all, furthering the nation’s common good.

While immigrants might retain some old customs and culture, they fully recognize they are Americans first. No better example exists than the 33,000 World War II “Niseis,” born in the U.S. to Japanese parents, who willingly fought Tokyo. Key to this immigrant loyalty has been assimilating into the American dream in the interests of a common good.

Tolerance, however, is a two-edged sword. On one edge we find virtue; but, when deception exploits tolerance, the other edge becomes weakness. The good news is tolerance has now become a part of our DNA; the bad news is it is limiting our ability to........

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