Allowing Refugees from Syria is an all around bad idea

It appears that much of your argument is basis on a fear of ' why take the risk 'attitude. I agree that majority of TERROR INCLINED RADICALIZED Muslims want to impose Sharia Law on all other races and religions and we should make every effort to stop terrorist acts perpetrated by THEM. Profiling all Syrian refugees as possible terrorist goes against the basic tenants of what built America. America is a land of immigrants and refugees. Only the Native Americans are technically true Americans cause they are NATIVE to America. The Irish fled the Potato Famine and majority of early spanish explorers and solders were from the poorest regions of that county and sought their fortunes in the New World. The Chinese, Cubans Russians,Vietnamese, and North Koreans fled Communism, from countries that we were at war with, countries that were actively killing and threatening our nation, yet they were allowed in. What guarantee did we have that they were not terrorist ? Polish, Austrian, Hungarian, German, ect , Jews or not, fled persecution and the aftermath of war torn Europe before, during, and after WW1 and 2. Although we did impose harsh policies, particularly against American Germans and Japanses, even going so far as to create our own concentration camps of American citizens, those policies were written out of fear and the attitude of why take the chance, same as you. Those policies were repealed and now are condemned for going against the spirit of America. Your interpretation of the Koran as calling for the Islamification of the whole world can also be said of the Bible, calling for the Christianication of the world. Matthew 28:19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Matthew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. Psalm 96:3 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples! Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, ECT, ECT. These verses instruct followers to go forth and spread Christianity to all and those that reject your way shall be judged. Revelation 21:8 But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death." The Bible is written that ... Psalm 22:26-28 " "all the families of the nations will bow down" Psalm 77:14 " "you display your power among the peoples" Psalm 102:15 " "The nations will fear the name of the LORD, all the kings of the earth will revere your glory." Christians and Muslims have one glaring thing in common: they are both "people of the book" and therefor have an obligation to spread the Word as part of their faith and journey into heaven"to get these Holy Books into the hands and hearts of as many people as they can, any way they can, and to not be undetermined. cru"sade /kroV2;oG2;sād/ verb 1.lead or take part in an energetic and organized campaign concerning a social, political, or religious issue "he crusaded against gambling in the 1950s" noun 1.a medieval military expedition, one of a series made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries synonyms: campaign, fight, do battle, battle, take up arms, ... Though we associate the word Crusade with the latter noun definition, that is because European english dominates most other languages, it was lead by Europeans, and many educational texts use the event as a rally point for Christianity's suppose fight for justice against the barbaric Muslims. Both sides have waged crusades against each other in the name of spreading their version of God and his way of life, gaining new territories and resources and riches. Islam gained its first foothold in continental Europe in 711 with the Umayyad conquest of Hispania. They advanced into France but were defeated by the Franks at the Battle of Tours. Over the centuries the Umayyads were gradually driven south and in 1492 the Moorish Emirate of Granada surrendered to Ferdinand V and Isabella. Muslim civilians were expelled from Spain and by 1614 none remained in Spain. Following the Muslim conquest of Persia, Islam for the first time penetrated into regions that would later become part of Russia. The Ottoman Empire spread into Europe, taking huge portions of the Byzantine Empire in the 14th and 15th centuries. Over time, the Ottoman Empire also gradually lost almost all of its European territories, until the empire collapsed in 1922. The Christian Crusades were military campaigns sanctioned by the Pope. In 1095, Byzantine Emperor Alexios I sent an ambassador from Constantinople to Pope Urban II in Italy asking for military support against the eastward migrating Turks. The Pope responded by calling Catholic soldiers to join the First Crusade. The 1st goal was to guarantee pilgrims access to the holy sites in the Holy Land that were under Muslim control and were and still are felt by Christians to be their right under God. The churches long-range goal was to reunite the Eastern and Western branches of Christendom after their split in 1054, with the pope as head of a united church, including gaining new lands & riches, thus leading to a 200 year bloody struggle. BOTH sides committed murder, abuse, & acts that would be considered terrorism in the name of spreading their faith in the past. Modern Muslim and Christians are more accommodating and leave the judgement of which faith is correct to God at death, an largely have a to each their own attitude unless you actively try and undermine or criminalize their faith. Radicalization is fueled by many factors not just by BEING Muslim OR being Christian, as that you can be a radicalized Christian as proven by the Crusades. Radical CHRISTIAN can be divined as those that 1) say killing those that practice or speak against THEIR defined Christian values, or follow a faith not Christian is "completely justified," 2) those that say that they hate any religion not Christian, want to impose Christian Biblical law and values on all of humanity, support bombings, harassment's, and violent acts as a justified means 3) those that publicly lead or are members of an organization or church that follows the formentioned 4) those that intend to or wish to join said organizations or churches The majority of Syrian refugee are fleeing the civil war between the Alawite following Bashar Hafez al-Assad lead government & his opposition, and ISIS and Al-qaeda scrambling for power and territory in order to spread their RADICAL interpretation of the Koran and Sharia Law. They have lost their homes, ability to get their basic needs such as food and water meet, and are constantly in fear of dying. Radical Syrians are more likely to STAY in Syrian, join these terrorist groups and the fight there to gain power in Syria and the region rather then walk millions of miles on foot as a refugee with little food, water, or guarantee of survival at journeys end. Terrorist attack in foreign countries is more about spreading fear & propaganda so that those and other countries are afraid to invade, wage real troops on the ground war against them because they believe in their RADICAL minds that if the infidel countries do, ALL other Muslim countries would rally with them in support of Islam. Banning a certain religion is a slippery slope & a bit hypocritical as we condemn other religions and countries that criminalize and ban Christianity. Saying its about national security is a cop out if we take proper precautions & a smoke screen shrouding the GOP/Republicans agenda of imposing/speading Christian values worldwide as the Bible orders them too as part of their way into heaven.