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Post #47, everything you said has already been addressed. You simply chose to ignore it.

1% of US troops are Muslim, which is half of what it should be proportionately. However, it is higher than the Jewish rate and probably the Hindu rate as well. Why is it low? Because Muslims, like Jews and Hindus, are affluent groups. The majority of each group have college degrees. They are suburban. Most Hindus are professionals. The people that join the military are the poor and lower-middle-class. These groups simply are disproportionately NOT represented there, hence their role in the military is smaller.

The reason Germans joined in higher rates was because they were disproptionately represented among the poor.

Speaking of Germans, notice how no one really questioned their patriotism in either World War. Nor did anyone really question Italians in WW2. Let's face it, much of the "backlash" against the Japanese and Arabs today is racially motivated.

General Abizaid is an Arab-American. Former NATO Supreme Commander General George Joulwan is an Arab-American. are they terrorists? How many Hindu, Jewish, or Buddhist generals are there? Does that mean those groups are terrorists?

Military enrollment sounds like a good measure on the surface but once you look at the issue deeper it is clearly not a good measure.

One out of ten Muslims are doctors. Why would they be saving Americans if they hated them? You'll say money. Well, if they hated America and supported terrorism there would be no amount of money that would cause them to come here and save Americans. If they hated America why don't these doctors go elsewhere, especially since other wealthy countries are more tolerant of Muslims and they would welcome them since many of them have a shortage of doctors?

They have been here in large numbers for decades. Why haven't they unleashed an "intifada" against the US? Why didn't anyone question their patriotism before 9/11? Do you actually think that because 19 foreigners attacked buildings in THEIR country that they became traitors? Come on. That is a comic book level scenario.

Anti-Semitism is deplorable--so is anti-Arab and anti-Muslim sentiment. Most of those that are bashing Muslims in this thread would be doing it against Jews if a handful of Jewish extremists attacked the US.

Why did you post this obviously cut-and-pasted eternally long reply that has nothing to do with my post?

Twice!

One out of ten Muslims are doctors

BS

"Most of those that are bashing Muslims in this thread would be doing it against Jews if a handful of Jewish extremists attacked the US."

WRONG! If Jews were killing indiscriminately around the globe in the name of Judaism than I think you'd see Freepers condemning them, as well. It's a fact that ONLY Mohammedans are on a global killing rampage in the name of their "religion."