They can be, yes.
BUT- you don’t defeat monsters with ballerinas. Islam is a brutal enemy- if it takes an equally brutal response to destroy it, so be it.
Being ‘understanding’ and tolerant has gotten us to where we are with the death-cult barbarians of Islam.
Let the most brutal of Hindus at them!
Ahh, well, the brutal hindus I was referring to are the ones who are terrorizing entire towns and burning churches in the rural provinces.
One of many links: http://www.catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=29407.