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Originally Posted by Greenhat
Which is not all of Islam. Or even a majority of Islam.
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The commonality among these terrorists is that they are Islamic. Not all Muslims are terrorists, but it appears that a damn sight more Muslims are attacking us than any other threat we face.
How many Muslims does it take preaching hatred and intolerance to harm us (and their own religion)? One? Ten? A million? 25%? 45%?
How many dead Americans represent an acceptable loss to Islamic terrorists before we can pin the rose on them? Are we willing to accept further casualties before we call the threat what it is, Muslim extremists and their enablers?
No one suggested going after Muslims who are not involved in terrorism, or supporting terrorism. I suspect that there are more who are ambivalent than anything else, but I also believe that there are more Muslims against us than assisting us.
You can keep citing the vast number of Muslims in SE Asia who are not directly involved and the commonality of Middle Easterners in this, but several nations in SE Asia, including the Phillipines, sure seem to have their share of Islamic terrorists.
I think that we should be using the multiple approaches that have already been articulated to resolve this, but anyone taking up arms or issuing fatwas against us opens themselves up for the hammer resolution.
Frankly, I would be looking to refocus issues to incite discord among the different Islamic radical groups, and help them kill one another off to their hearts' content. That is just my .02, YMMV.
TR