A week ago I was incredibly annoyed with the 60 Minutes segment with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that was suffused with Lesley Stahl's contempt.
This week, however, I was deeply moved by the 60 Minutes segment about the Syrian Civil Defense Force (a.k.a. The White Helmets), the organization where volunteers go into buildings that have been bombed and rescue civilians covered in the rubble. Many of these volunteers have lost their own lives in the course of saving others. If that doesn't take courage then what does?
While I believe the Obama Administration has been foolish in failing to recognize the religious ideology adopted by Islamic radicals against the United States and the West, I believe it is equally foolish to conclude this ideology prevails among all Muslims. The White Helmets show the folly of President-Elect Trump's proposed Muslim immigration and travel policy. Those who cannot or will not acknowledge the difference between the White Helmets and ISIS display their lack of compassion, humanity and moral character. It remains to be seen if Trump can tell the difference. Even if he can it also remains to be seen if Trump has the wherewithal not to follow the Russian line as the White Helmets are considered to be a hostile entity by the Assad regime.
Yes, there is a critical mass within Islam that seeks to destroy America and the West through martyrdom. But there is also critical mass within Islam that values life over death. The sooner we recognize both facts the sooner radical Islam and the tyranny associated with it can be defeated.
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