cartoon243,
Indeed, far too many Muslims have been corrupted by their hate filled equivalents of Jim Jones. But there are certainly many Muslims who are interested in seeing the rule of law, individual rights and respect for private property take root. As you correctly noted, many of these people put their lives and their families’ safety on the line for these values (I suspect most of us can’t truly fathom how families are targeted during insurgences). 31 of these men died in Kabul today, that’s why I felt the need to say something about the thoughtless comments on this tread. Perhaps one day more Americans will come to realize that not all of these people are our enemies and that someone has to be brave enough to stop the circle of intolerance and ignorance.
God bless all of the American, NATO/ISAF, Afghan, Iraqi and other allied troops who will be going out on convoys, flying sorties, turning wrenches, shuffling papers, patrolling and working provincial reconstruction teams today.
RedDog#1
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I have no problem with Muslims who want to come here & be American ....If they want to stand up against terrorism I think thats wonderful and they ought to if they are living in the USA.. However when they want to change our traditions & make life different for us, I do have a problem. If they want to practice their way of life then they ought to do it where it does not intrude on our traditions. However I see so many of them making stinks over every little thing that I just get disgusted.
You make the point that some Muslims are decent human beings well.
I agree, there are good men doing good deeds everywhere.
It appears you are blurring the definition between “good men doing good deeds” and Muslims and/or the stated goals of Islam.
I must say that I begin disagreeing with you at this point.
The stated goals of Islam is world dominance and the use of whatever means necessary to get there.
Muslims practice Islam - Islam’s stated goals include dominance of the west.
This statement conflicts with your point.