It’s Mainstreamism, Not Extremism
11th November 2009
As I pointed out in yesterday’s column and last evening’s post, the positions that Muslims must not take up arms against other Muslims as part of an infidel military force, that infidel armies occupying Islamic countries must be expelled by force, and that Muslims should not serve in the U.S. military or perform civilian services that support the U.S. military’s missions in Islamic countries, are widely accepted by Muslims in the United States and overseas.
The rote government response is to point out, mulishly, that there are many Muslims honorably serving in the U.S. armed forces. This is absolutely true but utterly beside the point. And no institution should know that better than the U.S. armed forces, which — on the rationale of force effectiveness, cohesion, and protection — exclude homosexuals from serving despite the fact that the vast majorty of homosexuals would serve honorably, as do those who serve now.
The honorable service of many Muslims does not alter the reality that there is enormous pressure on Muslim soldiers, from their religious authorities, to sabotage American military operations.
Andy McCarthy keeps pounding home some inconvenient truths.