“But I do think there are ways he could have gotten his message out to the mainstream.”
So, you’re faulting him for not doing enough to get his message out sooner and not being able get the MSM to publish him earlier?
He was in the Navy, he got out and went to medical school, he moved to Arizona, got married, had a family, opened a medical practice and then after 911 when everyone finally woke up, somehow managed to find time in between seeing patients, to start writing about the dangers of islamism and begin his campaign in earnest by starting his website and gaining attention from conservative pundits & news outlets. Not easy to do with bias and mistrust from the Right.
I think he’s done a heck of a job. I don’t know about you, but I couldn’t manage a full time medical practice, young family, and travel across the country attending meetings & giving speeches and interviews and write regular articles.
I don’t know where he finds the time or energy. But he is a bit younger than me, so I guess that helps.
Or did he think that defending Islam and trying to convince us that it had been "hijacked" (I hate that term) would be enough?
In other words, did any of the demands of the right play into his thoughts about reform?
I feel like I just said the same thing 3 different ways, but I've always thought that the discussion had to include demands for change, whereas there were many who thought that appeasement through acceptance of whatever Muslims said to be true was the only necessary avenue.