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Thank you for your post. I agree with what you said. In Glenn Beck's recent series "A Perfect Day," the terrorist experts said that what Al Queda's plan is to do something so heinous that it would unleash a backlash against Muslims in the States. He then hoped to use this backlash as the means to unite the Muslim world.

The anger at the terrorists, who kill our soldiers is justified. Anger at the local gas station attendant because he is Muslim is not.

There are Muslims helping us to fight this war on terror. Should they be included in the broad brush that I have seen repeated applied to Muslims here on Free Republic?

cartoon243,
Indeed, far too many Muslims have been corrupted by their hate filled equivalents of Jim Jones. But there are certainly many Muslims who are interested in seeing the rule of law, individual rights and respect for private property take root. As you correctly noted, many of these people put their lives and their families’ safety on the line for these values (I suspect most of us can’t truly fathom how families are targeted during insurgences). 31 of these men died in Kabul today, that’s why I felt the need to say something about the thoughtless comments on this tread. Perhaps one day more Americans will come to realize that not all of these people are our enemies and that someone has to be brave enough to stop the circle of intolerance and ignorance.

God bless all of the American, NATO/ISAF, Afghan, Iraqi and other allied troops who will be going out on convoys, flying sorties, turning wrenches, shuffling papers, patrolling and working provincial reconstruction teams today.

RedDog#1

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Anger at the local gas station attendant because he is Muslim is not.

I still say what I posted before is true. Many Muslim men are darn right rude to young women. I've been ripped off at their gas station as have enough people where the police are called regularly. I don't have any problem with law abiding Muslims who don't push their traditions on me nor would I push Christmas etc on them. But I will not be treated like a Muslim woman nor will I give them my money. I will spend my money in places where I am helping my neighbor & fellow American. If anyone doesn't like it too bad. You can support Muslim businesses all you want but there are many people who agree with me in my town.