Some muslims hate all non-muslims because they believe their God tells them to convert, hate or kill the non-muslims. They think this because they believe an invisible, omniscient, omnipotent guy in the sky communicates with them via ancient writings or direct communication and has told them so either directly or through intermediaries. They think they are waging a God directed holy war and will be rewarded in the afterlife. As noted, these are only some muslims. The other muslims have other beliefs regarding non-muslims also based on what their religion tells them. You are correct that some muslims also dislike the US because of the US government's incessant meddling in the middle east. That is the Paul argument. There is some validity to the culture argument also. Some muslims, I would guess, have all three sets of motivations (and, I dare say, there are other motivations that don't come immediately to mind). I would say this, however. I think mysticism is at the root of the religious conflicts which themselves constantly devolve into political and military conflicts in the middle east. That is because religion and politics are fused in those societies in a manner mostly unknown to us.

Maybe not only fools. It is impossible to know what drives people with any clarity. This, of course, was necessarily anecdotal and I wonder how widespread this is as compared with constant drilling in that the imperialist US wants you country.

Some schools in Muslim Africa use only one textbook, the Koran --- which is shy somewhat in things such a physics. I don’t think you directly address to issue I posed, which is do the Muslims hate us because of our culture? I think not.

Some of this can be addressed by reversing positions and the US faces a nation which has over 900 military bases in more than 140 countries and that nation is constantly making war in the US and tell the US how it should run the country. What would be your recommended response? Something like the French Resistance during WWII? If yes, how does what ISIS is doing differ? Or, were the French wrong in WWII?

Cato has many well researched papers on the subject, but I think an excellent synthesis is Ron Paul’s very personally written and readable, book “Swords Into Plowshares — A Life in Wartime and a Future of Peace and Prosperity” Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity. It is in a Kindle Edition.

My experience is falsehood is a part of the middle eastern culture. I have known middle eastern Jews and Christians, and lying is part of their lifestyle. I don’t think you directly address to issue I posed, which is do the Muslims hate us because of our culture? I think not.

Some of this can be addressed by reversing positions and the US faces a nation which has over 900 military bases in more than 140 countries and that nation is constantly making war in the US and tell the US how it should run the country. What would be your recommended response? Something like the French Resistance during WWII? If yes, how does what ISIS is doing differ? Or, were the French wrong in WWII?

Cato has many well researched papers on the subject, but I think an excellent synthesis is Ron Paul’s very personally written and readable, book “Swords Into Plowshares — A Life in Wartime and a Future of Peace and Prosperity” Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity. It is in a Kindle Edition.

True, long before "or generation" played in their sandbox (I love the phrase). I don’t think you directly address to issue I posed, which is do the Muslims hate us because of our culture? I think not.

Some of this can be addressed by reversing positions and the US faces a nation which has over 900 military bases in more than 140 countries and that nation is constantly making war in the US and tell the US how it should run the country. What would be your recommended response? Something like the French Resistance during WWII? If yes, how does what ISIS is doing differ? Or, were the French wrong in WWII?

Cato has many well researched papers on the subject, but I think an excellent synthesis is Ron Paul’s very personally written and readable, book “Swords Into Plowshares — A Life in Wartime and a Future of Peace and Prosperity” Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity. It is in a Kindle Edition.

Christians claim to own the world and heaven. No difference. I don’t think you directly address to issue I posed, which is do the Muslims hate us because of our culture? I think not.

Some of this can be addressed by reversing positions and the US faces a nation which has over 900 military bases in more than 140 countries and that nation is constantly making war in the US and tell the US how it should run the country. What would be your recommended response? Something like the French Resistance during WWII? If yes, how does what ISIS is doing differ? Or, were the French wrong in WWII?

Cato has many well researched papers on the subject, but I think an excellent synthesis is Ron Paul’s very personally written and readable, book “Swords Into Plowshares — A Life in Wartime and a Future of Peace and Prosperity” Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity. It is in a Kindle Edition.

Judge, I don’t think any of this directly address to issue I posed, which is do the Muslims hate us because of our culture? I think not.

Some of this can be addressed by reversing positions and the US faces a nation which has over 900 military bases in more than 140 countries and that nation is constantly making war in the US and tell the US how it should run the country. What would be your recommended response? Something like the French Resistance during WWII? If yes, how does what ISIS is doing differ? Or, were the French wrong in WWII?

Cato has many well researched papers on the subject, but I think an excellent synthesis is Ron Paul’s very personally written and readable, book “Swords Into Plowshares — A Life in Wartime and a Future of Peace and Prosperity” Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity. It is in a Kindle Edition.

This may not be about beliefs. That is point of my question. That may be a major error in the analysis.

Some of this can be addressed by reversing positions and the US faces a nation which has over 900 military bases in more than 140 countries and that nation is constantly making war in the US and tell the US how it should run the country. What would be your recommended response? Something like the French Resistance during WWII? If yes, how does what ISIS is doing differ? Or, were the French wrong in WWII?

Cato has many well researched papers on the subject, but I think an excellent synthesis is Ron Paul’s very personally written and readable, book “Swords Into Plowshares — A Life in Wartime and a Future of Peace and Prosperity” Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity. It is in a Kindle Edition.

We agree, again. You might add that according the Abrahamic bible says to kill all infidels, and non-believers in their view of the bible, should be killed. Last week I visited the scene of massacre of beheading indigenous people on Terra del Fuego, Chile, because they were in the way of farming. The murderers were Christian.

Perhaps, but Iran was not very aggressive until more recent times. I don’t think you directly address to issue I posed, which is do the Muslims hate us because of our culture? I think not.

Some of this can be addressed by reversing positions and the US faces a nation which has over 900 military bases in more than 140 countries and that nation is constantly making war in the US and tell the US how it should run the country. What would be your recommended response? Something like the French Resistance during WWII? If yes, how does what ISIS is doing differ? Or, were the French wrong in WWII?

Cato has many well researched papers on the subject, but I think an excellent synthesis is Ron Paul’s very personally written and readable, book “Swords Into Plowshares — A Life in Wartime and a Future of Peace and Prosperity” Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity. It is in a Kindle Edition.

Terrorism does go way back, but that is not what I am asking. You make several points with which I agree, but (there is always a “but) I don’t think you directly address to issue I posed, which is do the Muslims hate us because of our culture? I think not.

Some of this can be addressed by reversing positions and the US faces a nation which has over 900 military bases in more than 140 countries and that nation is constantly making war in the US and tell the US how it should run the country. What would be your recommended response? Something like the French Resistance during WWII? If yes, how does what ISIS is doing differ? Or, were the French wrong in WWII?

Cato has many well researched papers on the subject, but I think an excellent synthesis is Ron Paul’s very personally written and readable, book “Swords Into Plowshares — A Life in Wartime and a Future of Peace and Prosperity” Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity. It is in a Kindle Edition.

Last week I went to the site of a beheading massacre of indigenous people because they were "in the way" and this was done by Christians on Tierra del Fuego island (Chile) --- and only a few hundred years ago. Religion is not the issue, in my opinion.

You make several points with which I agree, but (there is always a “but) I don’t think you directly address to issue I posed, which is do the Muslims hate us because of our culture? I think not.

Some of this can be addressed by reversing positions and the US faces a nation which has over 900 military bases in more than 140 countries and that nation is constantly making war in the US and tell the US how it should run the country. What would be your recommended response? Something like the French Resistance during WWII? If yes, how does what ISIS is doing differ? Or, were the French wrong in WWII?

Cato has many well researched papers on the subject, but I think an excellent synthesis is Ron Paul’s very personally written and readable, book “Swords Into Plowshares — A Life in Wartime and a Future of Peace and Prosperity” Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity. It is in a Kindle Edition.

There were may pirates over the years. You make several points with which I agree, but (there is always a “but) I don’t think you directly address to issue I posed, which is do the Muslims hate us because of our culture? I think not.

Some of this can be addressed by reversing positions and the US faces a nation which has over 900 military bases in more than 140 countries and that nation is constantly making war in the US and tell the US how it should run the country. What would be your recommended response? Something like the French Resistance during WWII? If yes, how does what ISIS is doing differ? Or, were the French wrong in WWII?

Cato has many well researched papers on the subject, but I think an excellent synthesis is Ron Paul’s very personally written and readable, book “Swords Into Plowshares — A Life in Wartime and a Future of Peace and Prosperity” Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity. It is in a Kindle Edition.

You make several points with which I agree, but (there is always a “but) I don’t think you directly address to issue I posed, which is do the Muslims hate us because of our culture? I think not.

Some of this can be addressed by reversing positions and the US faces a nation which has over 900 military bases in more than 140 countries and that nation is constantly making war in the US and tell the US how it should run the country. What would be your recommended response? Something like the French Resistance during WWII? If yes, how does what ISIS is doing differ? Or, were the French wrong in WWII?

Cato has many well researched papers on the subject, but I think an excellent synthesis is Ron Paul’s very personally written and readable, book “Swords Into Plowshares — A Life in Wartime and a Future of Peace and Prosperity” Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity. It is in a Kindle Edition.

Good point. I should have included that.

I think it is territorial, more than religion. I agree with you about the fight not being as much religion as we are told it is.

I don't know about spiral dynamics, so maybe I misunderstand.

On who's part? Mankind evolved into a state of conscious awareness...many of us anyway, it's not pretty nor consistent; see spiral dynamics by Ken Wilbur), but we have to accept the fact that a particular culture has not in any way shape or form...so what's wrong with pointing that out.

my oath against all enemies..foreign AND domestic ...still applies...

That's exactly what Sharia is.

my war was vietnam...every member of my pilot training class who went was killed...my last commander was a 7 year pow...i flew thru boston two days before 9/11...