Unfortunately, this is about the same argument as Huntington makes int he Clash of Civilizations. Both are simplistic and unrealistic and avoid discussing institutional mechanisms that promote the sort of decay we see in much of the Arab World. If you are fascist pig, as Huntington is, it makes perfectly good sense to say Americanize them. It is virtually the same argument Pinochet makes.
If, on the other hand, you actually care to understand institutional mechanisms that affect culture the answer is a much more difficult. One might start by reading a little Laitin.
It might not be as satisfying since it does call for a war against the world, but it does explain how identity is formed. It also shows that it is possible to address many of the problems we see through institutional change.
I support military action in Iraq conditionally. However, the Huntington argument is simply Ann Coulter’s argument about Christianizing them dressed up in academia.