I am supportive of individuals who decry Islam as being no religion of peace. But I'm not sure our government needs to make claims to that effect, regardless of our actual policy. I believe we can fight a full war against Islamic terror, including attacks on seemingly peaceful Wahabi strongholds, without declaring war on a religion. I respect our president for making that choice. What bothers me is that we sometimes appear to also be conducting business as though Islam in fact
were a religion of peace.
I know politically disengaged Muslims who sound more like leftist Democrats or Michael Moore fans than religious zealots. One mentions the Reformation, and points that that Islam hasn't had one yet. I'd rather not turn these people against us with official hate language, even if we all have our doubts, especially Homeland Security. What we say to the world doesn't have to be what we use to tailor our security profiling efforts.