OK..don't bother saying I hate Muslims because I have stated many times my fondness for the ones I have met. I hope to travel to various areas such as Palestine and Jordan etc. There is a threat. Part of it is from parts of the Muslim world. It is real. But, put this in your pipes and smoke it..people do not have to hate us in order to do us harm. The Mafia does not necessarily hate us. It might, but that is not what drives them. The Columbian drug lords probably don't hate us and our way of life and our drug-addicted and promiscous teenagers. Probably some WWII Nazis are still alive and well and dreaming of the day. People do not have to hate us to want to take what we have. Making them love us probably is not going to work. Now, this is not just my idea, although I certainly have it..but all these groups and many more you can think of are going to join forces..and essentially probably have. All the bad guys and gals in the world sooner or later meet up. So there you have it. Eternal vigilance or kiss it goodbye. I think many of you have made your choice and past a certain tipping point the job of protecting America and others just can't be done. So I am at the kiss it goodbye stage. Might not have to but that is where I would put my money. Has nothing to do with racism, hating Muslims, whatever. There are opportunists in the world and they will take advantage of weaknesses. It doesn't matter who they are. Get rid of one group and others will pop up. And hatefullness is hatefullness no matter who it is expressed against.   mg