Any rogue journalist or politician who states the obvious is reduced to being called a racist, intolerant, ignorant hater of a peaceful faith.
How many times have we heard leaders, including our own President way too many times, claim that Islam is a great, peaceful faith that has been "hijacked" by a few radical terrorists? Oh sure, there are peaceful Muslims who have seemingly assimilated well to America. They aren't all secretly plotting jihad. However, most of them will tell you that their number one allegiance and identity is to Islam...not to any country. And whether they will admit it or not, Islamic laws and principles trump the laws of this land and all other faiths. They are living "normal" lives, working, shopping, praying to Mecca and washing their feet.
But what happens in the future when some retaliation by the US causes massive Muslim casualties or destroys some holy place? What happens when the big Imams begin scolding American Muslims as shameful apostates and infidels unless they rise up and strike the great satan? How many will be forced to reclaim their true allegiance, rather than risk the wrath of the Imams and damnation?
If only a small percentage join the internal jihad, along with the hundreds or more here who are already plotting jihad, we will have a real problem. It's only a matter of time. And when the next horrible thing goes off, I fully expect to hear "innocent religion of peace" repeated over and over, as the cops rush to protect Muslim neighborhoods from "vigilantes" and "hate groups".
Oh well. The People can and will take care of themselves.
I expect that sooner or later, as you point out, there will be some domestic reaction if/when we are successfully attacked again. Goodness knows what form it will take.
We certainly are living in interesting times, aren't we?