So, you are saying that the root of our little problem with radical Islamists is not Islam, but Marxists? I'm saying our problem with terrorism is terrorists, whatever their stated goals.
As it happens, though many here are completely clueless of this fact, the PLO and the majority of Palestinian terrorists are not religious at all, but Marxist.
The IRA is not "Catholic," but Marxist.
Add to them the Shining Path in Peru, the FARC in Columbia, the ELN in Venzuela (each of which actually poses a more realistic long-term threat to U.S. interests, being in our "backyard" so to speak) all of which are Marxist, and the pattern becomes clear.
Recall the connection that has since been established between al-Qa'ida and Carlos the Jackal, the infamous Marxist assassin. There is FAR more going on here than a bunch of flea-ridden two-bit Muslim holy men with a wild look in their eyes. MUCH more.
There can be no doubt that Islamic terrorists and Marxists are and have been fellow travelers and co-haters of America and all that it represents.
But actions ultimately flow from what a person believes about God and from their worldview...Islamist or Communist.
We should no more accept Islamic ideology (which is utterly hostile to our way of life) than we should accept Nazi or Stalinist ideology.
Personally, I could care less what the source of the danger is...it should all be confronted and destroyed before it harms more of our people.
And it should definitely not be coddled and nourished on our own shores in the name of politically correct tolerance. The days when we could afford such foolishness are long past.