[G Larry]

I agree with your points.
That does not invalidate mine.

I believe that if there’s another terrorist attack many U.S. citizens will strike out at Muslims.
I believe that our leaders know this too.
I believe they are trying not to fan the flames of anti-Muslim sentiment.

[dirtboy]

I agree with your points. That does not invalidate mine.

You said our leaders have to say this stuff. I disagree. It is long overdue that Muslims in America be forced to confront the fact that, around the globe, their religion is NOT a religion of peace. It is NOT a religion of tolerance of other religions. And as such, it is an affront to this country's bedrock beliefs of religious tolerance.

This isn't just an abstract for me. My first wife was a Christian immigrant from Pakistan. Her mother was shot at twice in Pakistan for preaching the Gospels. Islam was intolerant back then, and it remains intolerant to this day. It cannot, in its current state, peacefully co-exist over the long run with other religions. Our leaders, if they fail to call on it to confront that reality, are failing our core Constitutional principles. After all, we had no problem blacklisting Communists in the past. Islam is just as much a threat to our values, if not more.

I believe that if there’s another terrorist attack many U.S. citizens will strike out at Muslims. I believe that our leaders know this too. I believe they are trying not to fan the flames of anti-Muslim sentiment.

Quite frankly, it is up to American Islam to prevent such.