[aruanan]

Making inferences about Islam based on the acts of a few Islamic extremists is like making inferences about conservatives in the US based on a few extremists. You really want to go there?

Ha ha ha. Learn about Islam first and then revisit your statement. Your analogy is inept. The acts of the "few Islamic extremists" is more characteristic of Islam's inglorious history than they are of anything else. See Joan Peters's From Time Immemorial for an extremely detailed and meticulously referenced (using Muslim sources) history of Islam in the Middle East.

[ConsistentLibertarian]

Maybe you can summarize the key points in 25 - 50 words and if I need more info I can ask questions.