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Actually I have talked not only to their parents but know their children well. One of the guys in my son's fraternity is from Iran and no one is more gung ho on the US than him.

One of our family's best friends is from Iran and he spent years working for the Air Force and is totally pro-American.

I just hate to see people I know personally tarred and feathered by the actions of a not only rogue less than human beings, but also countries whose leaders support them. So many of the Islamic Country's leaders pay lip service to Islam and actually practice hate themselves against their own people.

But that said, I don't hate all Islamics no more than I hate all of any one religion. I thoroughly detest what some people do in using religion for their own purpose which is excusing taking their own personal responsibility. Instead they stand behind the shield of religion.

All you have to do is look at Northern Ireland and the terrorist movement from there. Are you going to condemn all Catholics for the Irish Republican Army terrorist's attacks in years past? How many Irish Catholic leaders in Boston condemned those attacks? A Mayor's brother was raising funds and shipping guns to the IRA.

Whoa! I can't even begin to leap from here to the IRA!

OK, so you have now provided how you know that the Muslims you know are pro-USA. That I can understand and appreciate. And I see your point about throwing the baby out with the bathwater, so to speak. Good point. Thanks for reminding us that we needn't fear all muslims.

That said, I'm still keeping my eyes open. I still want immigration of muslims (from every country) into America totally stopped for a minimum of 3 years, and I still want those who practice the faith to be surveilled here in the US as much as possible. I'm not convinced (and this was certainly not your responsibility to prove) that the majority of those who practice the muslim faith and who live in America are as fond of America as the people you know.

For instance, consider the muslim school in Manhattan which was featured on 60 minutes where the kids said they would fight for the muslim faith but not for the US. I'm with Ann Coulter on this issue - it wasn't Swedes who flew those planes into the WTC towers, the Pentagon, and that field in Pennsylvania.