I'm no one in the grand scheme of things. I undermine no one.
I reject your placement of me in such hideous company- especially since Rather and the others just LOVE Islam and care more about being 'fair' to it than our safety.
This is about how I- personally- live my life. I know my enemy- it is Islam. It has announced itself very plainly.
Why does it bother you that I cannot- and will not- trust any Muslim? I'd rather be wary than dead- called a bigot than a fool. There are millions like me, that's what bothers you, and we gain more with every beheading, torture and terrorist attack.
Do I trust Muslims in the US military? No. And it saddens me to say that. Their 'religion' is at odds with their actions in defense of this country. Considering that we are at war with Islam, globally, I would prefer NO Muslims in our military at all.
Obviously, those who died in service must have believed in freedom more than Islam- which would consider them bad Muslims because of it.
I don't think the Muslims in Iraq who are volunteering are doing so for the reasons you want to think they are. Nor do I think their idea of 'freedom' is the same as ours. Their COMMON RELIGION precludes-and forbids- 'freedom' as we know it. Why do you assume their REASONS are ours? Make no mistake, those who fight alongside our soldiers want an ISLAMIC nation- and Islam will remain the enemy of all we stand for.
Iraqi, Indonesian, Tunisian,French, German, American- if you identify yourself with Islam, and believe what it stands for, then no- I don't trust you. Because I consider Islam sick and evil. I don't see any middle ground. There's no such thing as a 'little bit' Muslim any more than there is a little bit Nazi or cannibal.
I accept a self-described Nazi at his word, that he believes what Naziism stands for, and that he hates Jews.
I believe a self-described cannibal thinks it's good to eat other humans, and would have no problem eating me.
Why should I not believe that a self-described Muslim does not believe the world should be Islamic and subject to Islamic law over all?
Islam did not announce anything....it is a religion, not a person. You sound like gun control people who think all firearms are evil and can't see the good owners from the bad.