THE COMING WAR?

SPECIAL POST

I've surely got a lot of mixed emotions as I start to write this post.  But, hopefully, it will make a point or two that will stimulate the thought processes of everyone involved.  

We are all painfully aware of the fact that radical Islamists have declared a Jihad against Americans, Christians and Jews.  And, they have been successful in carrying out scores of attacks in Europe and now in the United States, raising the fear factor to new highs.  During this "Jihad," countless Muslims living in America have kept their mouths shut, thereby implying that they condone the terrorism or, at the very least, they accept it.  

Over the weekend, someone tried to torch a mosque in Coachella, California.  There have also been other reports of vandalism against mosques around the country.  I see such activity as being reprehensible.  Whoever does these things should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law; they have become terrorists themselves, within the meaning of the word.  

Obama tells us to tone down our rhetoric against radical Islam and that we cannot speak out against Muslims.  But, Obama does NOT tell the Muslims to take a stand against radical Islam, and that is where a most forceful voice needs to originate.  

American Muslims cannot have it both ways.  Their reluctance to speak out arouses our suspicions and our fears, and our natural instinct is to defend ourselves. whatever it takes.   

We cannot help but wonder whose side American Muslims will take when our war with radical Islam really heats up.  

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.