Both your points are valid.

Submitted by Lynn (United States), Jan 15, 2009 at 23:11

But I also think there is some fear involved since the Islamic villians seem to always be looking for any excuse to riot and spill blood and many parts of the world seem reluctant to crack down on them. I do not have the patience you have to council non-muslim young women who find themselves in a relationships with muslim men. I want to shake them and shout STOP! DANGER! but you seem better at reasoning with them.

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