[wardaddy]

The problem with that equivalency argument which one can make about unpleasantries in the Koran, Old Covenant, and the Talmud amongst other books of religious laws and "words of God and prophets" is that currently it seems to be only the Muslims who are indeed foolowing these unpleasant edicts and using them to justify their actions against non-believers or infidels...at least to any great extent. Support for action against Israel, Jews, as well as Christians and Hindus is widespread in the Muslim world. There is no such equivalency whatsoever in the "Infidel" world except perhaps from Hindus in the conflict areas of India and I have not heard that they are using Hindu teology to justify their dispute with the Muslim extremists in Punjab and elsewhere.

This battle has been going on for over a millenuium now...the Infidels are fluid and do change proxies and whatnot but the Islamist side is rather static. Turkey being a big exception....but their fight was more pure hegemony than Islamic hegemony at least during the last Ottomans.

[DoughtyOne]

Your middle eastern comments are well taken. I'd have to agree with them. I'm sure there are people of good will over there though. I've seen interviews of people who were there and saved by some of them, when they were in danger. Sadly the kooks are in control. As for moslems in our nation, we have many of them here, but only a miniscule amount of actual terrorism. I believe law enforcement methods that solve and prevent other crimes can still be effective here, without us having to implement extreme measures. I will say that if things went way south it might be necessary to implement emergency powers that might include some rather extremest measures.