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The question I responded to did not require that the entire Muslim population accept other religions. Therefore, I believe that my answer still stands.

As for your personal experience, that is regrettable. I however, have had a positive experience. One of my roomates last semester is a Muslim woman from Afghanistan. She headed an Afghan organization in Fremont, CA. She spoke out against terrorism, and the Taliban in particular and she will likely be part of the new Afghan government. She was not silent, she was on our side. As are others that I have met. She did not stab me in the back, or blow up our house.

Besides, if our President said that we are not at war with Islam, why would we intern and deport Muslims, since they would, by definition, not be our enemy? Our enemies are Islamic fundamentalist terrorists. And they should be killed or brought to justice. If we intern and deport Muslims here, what does that say to the governments that we are trying to build in Iraq and Afghanistan? What does that say to our troops who are trying to establish good relations with the populace while rooting out the terrorists. Why make their job even more difficult and dangerous? We need to think through the implications of policy as they relate to our strategic and national security goals.

"Besides, if our President said that we are not at war with Islam, why would we intern and deport Muslims, since they would, by definition, not be our enemy?"

I'm sorry, but I smell a rat here. The above statement implies that we are just sweeping the streets of Muslims and interning and deporting them. Nice try.

I happen to give the benefit of the doubt to our government. I think our government is about as happy to have these Muslims in custody as my wife and I would be to have a Homeless man living with us.

You seem to be taking the viewpoint that since you don't know who is in custody and why, that they must be just innocent people that happen to overstay their visas. I (and most Freepers) believe that these people must be a lot worse.

If we intern and deport Muslims here, what does that say to the governments that we are trying to build in Iraq and Afghanistan? What does that say to our troops who are trying to establish good relations with the populace while rooting out the terrorists.

Studiously avoid anything that would make us think you are jihadis.

How hard is that?

I however, have had a positive experience. One of my roomates last semester is a Muslim woman from Afghanistan...She was not silent, she was on our side. As are others that I have met.

Anecdotal in the extreme. That in no way can be extrapolated onto a larger scale.