Come on now!

Submitted by zzazzeefrazzee (United States), Sep 4, 2007 at 23:34

Forgive my tone, Daniel, but I was not asking you to lead a rally. In fact, what I am asking is for you to do what you do best- analyze the contributions of patriotic Muslims to our national security; discuss what works, but don't shy away from instances or individuals where it hasn't. If lines are being crossed or blurred, then say so, but if you think that there's a role to play in this world for moderate Muslims, you are perfectly capable of providing examples that highlight those who help rather than hinder our efforts.

All you have to do is tackle this issue in the same manner that that you approach a host of others. It would also be useful and constructive to contrast those results with a theoretical scenario as to how little we would accomplish WITHOUT those contributions. Seems pretty simple to me, but of course that's your choice...

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