"We are not at war with Islam. This is a war within Islam, where a small minority of violent killers seeks to impose their view on the vast majority of Muslims who want the same things all of us want: economic opportunity, education, and the chance to build a better life for themselves and their families."If you can't even get Sarah Palin to declare war on the Muslim religion, who are you going to get? What candidate is going to do what you want?
Read her words again. We are not at war with Muslims. That’s a true statement in as far as an active war is not against all Muslims. She must parse her words if she hopes to be taken as a serious candidate. That’s a far cry from that welcoming statements Perry makes. Perry worked with Muslims to include Muslim classes in schools in Texas.
Here’s just one quote from Perry.
“It is a great honor to be in the presence of the Imam of 16 million Muslims around the world, a global humanitarian leader, a man of peace with a pluralistic vision for people around the world, His Highness, the Aga Khan, the 49th Hereditary Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims. Your Highness, on behalf of 23 million Texans, and over 600,000 thousand Muslims living in Texas, I extend our heartfelt appreciation for your 50 years of great international leadership. We are delighted to welcome you to the Lone Star State and participate in the celebration of your Golden Jubilee. I am also grateful to the many federal, state and local leaders in attendance tonight. By their presence, these special guests convey the profound respect that exists in the Western World for His Highness’ work and leadership.”
Working with Muslims, welcoming them, and working to get Muslim teaching in schools is a far cry from stating that we are not “at war” with all Muslims which we aren’t. We have Muslims working with us against the radical Muslims but welcoming them into our culture with there propensity to overwhelm our American system is something that can not be tolerated.