I think the Left is in a real quandary because the terrorists are what they think of as a "minority." All their instincts make them want to side with the arabs, as they have usually done in the past.
(Am still reading "The Rise and Fall..." it's damned fascinating, as well as horrifying...took a break from it for awhile to read some other stuff).
Don't forget that Muslim immigrants vote Democratic as soon as they can. Dems don't care about anything but power.