Allowing Refugees from Syria is an all around bad idea

By your claim ALL Syrians are Muslims, which is not true, and ALL Muslims are radicalized towards extreme religious law and using terror as a means to influence outside political powers and cultures, also not true. Republican presidential hopefuls Jeb Bush and Ted Cruz acknowledge that there are Christian Syrians separate from Muslim Syrians by virtue that they propose that only Christian Syrians should be allowed in as refugees ( although HOW they are to be vetted as true Christians is beyond me. Quoting bible verses ? Kissing a cross ? ) According to the CIA World Factbook, People and Society : Syria, the Christian communities of Syria comprises about 10% of the population. They spring from two great traditions. One, Roman Catholicism and Protestantism were introduced by missionaries and a small number of Syrians members of Western denominations. The vast majority, on the other hand, belong to the Eastern communions, which have existed in Syria since the earliest days of Christianity. Christian Syrians (as well as the few remaining Jews in the country) engage in every aspect of Syrian life. Following in the traditions of Paul, who practiced his preaching and ministry in the marketplace, Syrian Christians are participants in the economy, the academic, scientific, engineering, arts, and intellectual life, entertainment, and the politics of Syria. Many Syrian Christians are public sector and private sector managers and directors, while some are local administrators, members of Parliament, and ministers in the government. A number of Syrian Christians are also officers in the armed forces of Syria. They have preferred to mix in with Muslims rather than form all-Christian units and brigades, and fought alongside their Muslim compatriots against Israeli forces in the various Arab-Israeli conflicts of the 20th century. In addition to their daily work, Syrian Christians also participate in volunteer activities in the less developed areas of Syria. As a result, Syrian Christians are generally viewed by other Syrians, even moderate and liberal Muslim Syrians, as an asset to the larger community. Now lets define Muslim RADICALS as 1) those who say the 9/11 attack was "completely justified," 2) those that say that they hate America, want to impose Sharia law on all of humanity, support suicide bombings and violent acts as a justified means, and oppose equal rights for women 3) those that publicly lead or are members of an internationally recognized terrorist organizations 4) those that intended to or wish to join said terrorist organizations. By those definitions the number of RADICAL Muslims would only be about 15-20% out of a Muslim population of 2.08 BILLION equaling to about one RADICAL out of every 400 MILLION. That almost the same odds if you had a worldwide Megabuck lottery and won yourself a terrorist. Still not liking the odds ? -Create jobs by beefing up the vetting process. Have more employees combing through social media history, faxing papers to countries/cities of origin, ext. - Have refugees first stay quarantined off shore on recommissioned tankers and decommissioned battleships till their documents and identify is verified and vetted. People live year round on cruise ships now a days. Use refugee resource funds to pay for sanitation, food, maintenance of the vessel, and medical, same as if you were giving to a refugee camp or charity. If a terrorist is mixed in the bunch, their acts of terror will be limited to the ship they occupy and with a better vetting process will more likely be caught unless they feel like taking their chances in the open ocean. - Terrorist are more likely to fly in on a tourist/work visa immediately then wait 6months to a year or longer to go through the refugee process, upping their chances of being eventually found out as time passed. And It would be easier to hit European countries which are on the same continent and " within walking distance " by hiding in the SEA of 4 MILLION fleeing the country rather then the small stream of 2-5,000 the US government is planning to take in. It not worth the hassle, time, or risks. - and the US government is planning to only allow 2 - 5,000 Syrian refugee to enter the US - thereby further limiting the probabilities of a terrorist sneaking in by the odds alone.