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Of course there are peace-loving Muslims.

Islam is a peaceful religion.

Islam means peace.

Peace in the Middle East isn't going to be created by another war or violent act on the other side.

Islam is not a religion of peace. Islam is a religion of submission. Islam means submit.

Religion brings to man an inner strength, spiritual light, and ineffable peace.

To speak specifically of our problem with the Muslim world, we are meandering into a genuine clash of civilizations, and we're deluding ourselves with euphemisms. We're talking about Islam being a religion of peace that's been hijacked by extremists. If ever there were a religion that's not a religion of peace, it is Islam.

I can say with a level of confidence that Islam is not a religion of war, only because the majority of Muslims don't subscribe to that perspective, not because there's something inherent in the text that tells me it's a religion of peace.

Reasonable, even intelligent people can, and frequently do, disagree on how best to achieve peace in the Middle East, but, peace must be the goal of our foreign policy tools, whether they be by the stick or by the carrot.

I'm just hoping that people understand that Islam is peace and not violence.