No one has their head in the sand. I am well aware that we are in conflict with radical Islam. However, that doesn't mean that we punish all Muslims for the actions of their radicals. Should we vet Muslims coming into this country to insure that they are not radicals? Sure. And we do. But to just issue a blanket ban on all Muslims does nothing but piss of the Muslims that aren't radicals, feed the narrative of the radicals that "The Devil West' hates all Muslims, and makes it easier for the radicals to recruit more Muslims to their cause.
So, sure. Let's just ban all Muslims, and make it easier for the radicals to swell their ranks.
No one has their head in the sand.
Yes... you do.
I am well aware that we are in conflict with radical Islam.
No. We are AT WAR with radical Islam. You and I are having a "conflict."
However, that doesn't mean that we punish all Muslims for the actions of their radicals.
We have to because we don't know who is radicalized and who is not. If the religious leaders were denouncing and dejecting these people from their religion it might be different... they aren't. They continue to passively support them and play their "peaceful Muslim" card. So yes, at this point, all Muslims have to be punished with inconvenience because of this. Sorry.
Should we vet Muslims coming into this country to insure that they are not radicals? Sure. And we do.
We can't vet them and our security people admit we can't. We have no way to ensure they're not radicals. One of their primary tactics is deception.
But to just issue a blanket ban on all Muslims does nothing but piss of the Muslims that aren't radicals, feed the narrative of the radicals that "The Devil West' hates all Muslims, and makes it easier for the radicals to recruit more Muslims to their cause.
That's why we have to kill them. I'm not concerned with hurt feelings at this point. Wars can't be fought with concerns about who you may piss off.
Look, this is a war with an ideology. There are two ways to defeat it. The first way is by supplanting a better ideology to replace it... we tried that with democracy... it didn't work. We can debate why it didn't work but the fact remains, it didn't work. That leaves us with Option Two... total annihilation. We have to wipe them off the planet in no uncertain terms. Appeasing, tolerating and denying is not going to get the job done, it's going to make matters worse... as it has.
Trust me, if we unleash the full force of our military on this bunch of 3rd world scum, they will not be able to recruit a wharf rat. First, we have to make them respect us and we've not done that. Unlike Western culture, you don't gain their respect by being cordial and diplomatic, you have to show unyielding and brutal force. That's what they understand.