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What about if we just interned or deported the recent immigrants from certain large Islamic communities (Detroit, Brooklyn, LA, etc)? I don't think that works either for the same reasons stated above (destroying the Muslim center, providing new potent recruits to the jihad), plus you'd be unlikely to get the real terrorists anyway. The 9/11 bombers lived in Palm Beach, not the Islamic neighborhoods in Brooklyn.
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While an immigrant can be deported, what about local citizens that are converts? The radical salafist/jihadist ideology is the root of the problem. Even if we managed to make the United States completely free of any muslims, there is no way to completely secure the country. Our borders and vast and all it takes is one successful infiltration and violent act. Internally a few disillusioned citizens can do the same too. The ideology is out there and there is no way to shield anyone from that information.
I think we need to focus on what we do well and improve upon that. Unlike the socialist setup of Europe that has failed miserably to integrate people, we've done an admirable job. The muslim population in the world is not homogeneous racially, ethnically, linguistically, and socio-economically. While the discussions eventually zero in on Arabs and Persians, they're not even the largest muslim population in the world. South and South East Asia has the largest.
There is no shotgun approach IMHO. Plus, I do not trust government or people to the point where I would be willing to live in a police state. The more expectations and responsibilities we heap upon government, the more inefficient it gets, especially with the unrealistic expectations of absolute security. We have the economic muscle, military muscle, and resources on our side. If fear drives us to the point of virtual isolation from the world with loss of domestic civil liberties, we will not have the same reach or power in the world. There is no way to completely protect anyone and just like driving (oversimplified analogy) we need to factor in the risks of living in a free society. Should we pursue and kill/convince/isolate those who seek to hurt us? Absolutely. Not at the cost of the very identity of the United States of America, though.
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3SD - Conspiracy to commit murder is already illegal. We don't need to "set aside" the Constitution or adopt Nationalsozialisten ideals to combat radical Islam. To borrow from the 2nd Ammendment fight - " we already have sufficient laws; we simply lack the will to enforce them." Fighting terrorism is attacking a tactic. Defeating an ideology requires providing a clear (and vastly superior) alternative, neutralizing its core, and subverting its base. The important things are pretty simple; simple doesn't mean easy. Becoming the enemy in an attempt to defeat him is a sure route to failure - even if we win. My .02 - Peregrino
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Ditto.