I agree. A fucking cop-out. I'll say it again, you cannot shut your eyes, hum a happy tune, and pretend this will go away.
Because next time, SoCal, it might be LA that the whackos decide to attack. Not doing anything will only embolden them.
I'd rather try to do something than just throw my hands up and say it's hopeless.
Your examples of Asian and African Islam are misleading--as we are talking about different versions of Islam, much more recent adherents to the faith, different contexts, and different socio-political situations both foreign and domestic than the Mid East groups--but I don't have time right now to respond with the clarity that I want to.