The safety and security of the United States and her people is of the utmost importance to every single American, not just to Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y), chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security. I am confident that any American would do his or her utmost to prevent an attack of any kind against their country. It would make the most sense, to me at least, to examine all sources of threats to the security of the Homeland, in order to get a full, informed view of what threatens the country and how to properly deal with it.
Thus, it was exasperating to read about (and watch part of) Rep. King’s March 10 hearing entitled, “The Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community and that Community’s Response.” It was troubling to see Rep. King focus solely on the American Muslim community, as if it was the only source of the threat of terrorism against the Homeland. On the one hand, I am grateful for his and the Committee’s efforts in keeping my family and me safe from terrorist attack. Yet, to see him single out my faith community, to the exclusion of all others, was disturbing to the very core.
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