And our President agrees. Not sure we can afford that blind spot about Islam... I mean don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying we need a person to start a literal religious “crusade”- no no no. Or more reckless wars of conquest in places like Iraq. NOT what I’m saying at all...
But I do prefer someone who personally, sees the supremacy and exceptionalism of Christianity, Christian civilization and sees the most cherished of American values, European values as fundamentally linked to that of the faith.
In the words of President Calvin Coolidge:
It is in such contemplations, my fellow countrymen, which are not exhaustive but only representative, that I find ample warrant for satisfaction and encouragement. We should not let the much that is to do obscure the much which has been done. The past and present show faith and hope and courage fully justified. Here stands our country, an example of tranquillity at home, a patron of tranquillity abroad. Here stands its Government, aware of its might but obedient to its conscience. Here it will continue to stand, seeking peace and prosperity, solicitous for the welfare of the wage earner, promoting enterprise, developing waterways and natural resources, attentive to the intuitive counsel of womanhood, encouraging education, desiring the advancement of religion, supporting the cause of justice and honor among the nations. America seeks no earthly empire built on blood and force. No ambition, no temptation, lures her to thought of foreign dominions. The legions which she sends forth are armed, not with the sword, but with the cross. The higher state to which she seeks the allegiance of all mankind is not of human, but of divine origin. She cherishes no purpose save to merit the favor of Almighty God.
Some people eat a falafel and a kebab and think they know everything about Islam. McMaster probably also had a translator who seemed nice, in a taqiya sort of way. It’s kind of like a Hollywood Star who has a maid named Maria. Voila! Now the Hollywood Star is an expert on Mexicans.