The governors of the United States are justified in rejecting Syrian refugees

Although pro does not trust President Obama on national security, the screening does not go through the president. I insist pro learn more about the nation's security and how it works by listening to Director Christopher Geldart from Homeland Security, one of the many of the United States' departments that does the actual screening [3]. This is an actual organization whose work and expertise is all about national security, much more than the knowledge of common folks like us. Can threats still slip through the cracks? Sure, unless you expect the utmost perfection in what humans do. I do not want to argue too much about President Obama since I feel it is irrelevant to the conclusion, but I can at least see what he is trying to do in terms of foreign affairs. You don't reconcile with your friends, but your enemies. War, "a state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state," has been an ongoing process since ancient times until now. If you never make peace, then there will always be war unless you completely obliterate the other side. In my opinion, war is not worth it since it cycles a negative effect at an extreme cost. Even to this day, from the bloodiest war in the United States, the American Civil War since 1861 still has an impact on today. The recent removal of the Confederate flag in South Carolina of July 10, 2015 still shows the great divide that the United States has with the extreme bitterness in the south as a removal of heritage. Are we content with this bitterness and divide in the United States? What will be the effects of this bitterness and divide? I doubt sweeping it under the rug and ignoring it will do anything. I can go on and supply an even greater number of examples, but it is irrelevant to the conclusion.The United States is at war with ISIS. I feel I do not need to explain this. ISIS, ISIL, or Daesh's objective is to kill everybody that don't yield to their radical beliefs, even Muslim people [4]. The United States has been bombing ISIS every single day and yes, innocent people, regardless of religion are still affected. War claims lives and with current technology and media, the effects of war is easily place in the faces of people to stir emotions that might have not been there before. I want to go over my point, "Not all Muslims are terrorists, and not all terrorists are Muslim." So to date, there is over 2 billion Muslims worldwide [5, 6]. Need more sources? I suggest pro comes up with a relevant counter to these numbers and my next argument. Now consider ISIS able men, women, and yes, even children."With a minimum of 8.5 million strong supporters and 24.5 million who view the group at least somewhat positively, the Islamic State has plenty of room for growth in the Arab world." [7] So, with 2 billion Muslims worldwide, and assuming if all of ISIS is Muslim, then that is not even 1%. "Not all Muslims are terrorists." Don't believe the numbers? I insist that pro sets out on a journey to find out the truth.In recent news, there was a white supremacy terrorist act in South Carolina at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church of June 17, 2015. There was a mass shooting that claimed the lives of nine believers of Christ that welcomed this young man in. This was a tragic event and should they have not welcomed him in and turned their backs on him? In their faith, no. Can this relate to the great divide and bitterness that the American Civil War created? I believe it does. Does this happens all the time? It does, but not as often as media portrays it to be. This is in fact a terrorist act since it strikes fear in the hearts of people that this can happen anywhere. I can go on and on with the examples of the terrorist acts of the KKK, radical political parties of both sides, and even the Westboro Baptist Church. "Not all terrorists are Muslim." Since I mentioned the WBC, comparing Christian people as terrorists with the activities of this group is similar to comparing Muslim people to ISIS. These terrorist group are, but a small portion of radicals that has a loud controversial voice that was able to get attention (think Donald Trump). The only difference between the WBC and ISIS is that I am grateful that the WBC isn't as powerful as ISIS.My next argument is to show that radicals already exists in a nation, regardless of refugees. Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the ringleader of the recent terrorist attacks on Paris was actually from Belgium. You guessed it, he also perform terrorist acts in Belgium and across the Europe continent."Abaaoud's name is also being linked to others who have carried out or tried to carry out attacks on other sites in Europe. A french counterterrorism source told CNN on Tuesday that Abaaoud knew Mehdi Nemmouche, who admitted to killing four people in an attack on a Jewish museum in Brussels, Belgium, in May 2014." [8]Not only that, but consider this statement from Abaaoud,"I was able to leave and come to Sham (Syria) despite being chased after by so many intelligence agencies. My name and picture were all over the news yet I was able to stay in their homeland, plan operations against them, and leave safely when doing so became necessary."I want to point out that it might be even easier than innocent refugees for these terrorists to enter and come into the United States as well since they were citizens of Europe and most likely have a blueprint of their plans and how to implement it. Not only that, but they have the resources and information to enter a nation, compared to the refugees who tries to do it legally and have barely anything, but the clothing on their backs. Also, consider Jihadi John, who was a British resident. Now, how easy do you think it is to catch a flight from anywhere from Europe as a citizen to the United States and hide the fact that you are a radical? I don't feel the need to go into the details, but I am just naming out the terrorists who were successful. What I really want to show is how successful our national security is in catching these terrorists even if they were posing as "refugees". This next source is a list of terrorists, along with their picture and information regarding to what was happening [9].We, as a nation want to avoid terror, but every single day, these refugees are experiencing this terror. Does it not make sense for these people to flee into safety away from this everyday terror? Regardless of what generation you are, your family has to come to America at some point to seek a better life. Why are we, as Americans, denying this liberty to people who are doing the same thing as what our families have successfully done. Regardless of Christian, or Muslim, or some random religion, everybody is a person that does not want to live in terror.Pro, you bought up very valid questions and concerns, but I am nearing my limit so I will address them, from a perspective of a generation of refugee families in my conclusion. It will have no bearings on the justification of rejecting Syrian refugees because I feel a life of poverty and eventually achieving the American dream is better than being dead. They were given a second chance at life and I feel honored that my taxes goes out to help people and not kill them.[3] https://hereandnow.wbur.org... [4] http://www.thedailybeast.com...[5] http://www.npr.org...[6] http://www.pewresearch.org...[7] http://www.clarionproject.org...[8] http://www.cnn.com...[9] http://www.dailymail.co.uk...