As far as innocent civilians are concerned, their safety cannot be promised when they permit terrorists to live among them. To the extent that Muslim populations spawn and encourage terrorism against non-Muslims, innocence becomes an absurd refuge. As far as the innocence of my Muslim neighbors, of whom their are many, I would never hold against them the atrocities committed in the name of their religion. But not all Americans are able to think that rationally when they are scared and confused by the headlines and TV news footage of the devastation in New York.
In any case, I appreciate your concern for the safety of innocents and know that it comes from your benevolent sense of life. It is with some surprise that I discover Free Republic to be a forum read and responded to by freedom-lovers in other countries. Your contributions, while I may disagree with some of them, are definitely welcome and I look forward to more.