The irony of it all is that the U.S. is a principal instigator of threats by Radical Islam. As U.S. manufacture of essential products declines, manufacture of terrorists increases. America's main friends in the Middle East are Saudi Arabia, the ultimate terrorist breeding ground, Pakistan, whose government previously supported the Taliban and has elements still suspected of providing sustenance to Al Qaeda fighters, and Israel, whose oppressive policies against the Palestinians and actions in Jerusalem have disturbed the Muslim world and generated terrorists as fast as Katyusha rockets can be produced. Add the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan and their areas of vast destruction by U.S. forces, including civilian deaths, and what can the U.S. expect other than violent reactions?
Those interested in isolating the Islamic world, such as the Religious Right, take advantage of all situations. Condition Americans to identify Islam with the reactive violence of a few Muslims and they won't realize the proactive instigation by an entire American nation. U.S. relations with the Arab world are based on economic interests. U..S. relations with the Islamic world is a result of conditioning. Unfortunately, since it is difficult to recondition an already conditioned manner, not much can be done to change Americans' present opinions of Islam. However, since blind conditioning leads to blind actions and serious consequences, it behooves the U.S. to make certain the new generation is not conditioned to automatically reject or accept any persuasion. Start with Cordoba House.
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