[honest2God]

This vocal minority that you mention is thought to be about 10% of the entire moslem population. (Though some place that figure even higher, let's stick with this conservative number.)

IOW, just 10% of the moslems in the US puts that number at about 300,000.

I've seen the 10% figure before, but if that applies to the entire Mulsim population globally, that does not necessarily mean that 10% of the US Mulsim population is violent and radical. In fact, it is probably far less.

[texasbluebell]

It does not make me feel the least bit better that 10% of 1.3 billion people are jihadis in this world...

[BobL]

I would also agree that the 10% doesn't apply in the United States today - but that doesn't mean it won't in 10 years.

That's exactly what happened in France. They had a peaceful Muslim society for decades, well integrated into French culture (for what it's worth - couldn't help that one). And now, the next generation, the children born in France, have pulled away and gone fundamental, big time - that's why they needed the head-scarf ban.

And that's what scares the daylights out me. I don't know of any other minority group that's done that. Certainly Mexicans haven't done that here.