"Realize that not every muslim in the world is the enemy."
Every Rattlesnake may not be out to inject me with their venom, but in search of the kinder, gentler more tolerant Rattler, I don't intend to tolerate them too close to me.... just in case ;)
If the progress we are making in the mid east comes at the barrel of a gun, then is it really progress? Tolerating us and wanting to live side by side in peace are at opposite ends of the spectrum and seem to be unrealistic expectations. Letting our guard down and looking at the situation through rose colored glasses only gives these crazy muslims that belong to islam more of an edge on us.
It's not like that. I run the Mid- East division for my firm. I just got back from Dubai aqnd Abu-Dabi 2 weeks ago.
I spend my days talking to Arabs on the phone.
The average Muslem in Dubai likes America more than any leftist here.