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The reality is that al Qaeda has been trying to attack the United States since long before Iraq.

We are tangled in a very significant Islamic insurgency in Iraq.

The truth is our country, our people, our liberties, and our way of life are under attack by radical Islamic terrorists who kill and destroy in the name of religion.

After the 9/11 incidents, Islam has become a big question mark among westerners, especially Americans. The mass media constantly raise the issue of relationship between Islam and terrorism.

The threat from radical Islamic jihadists is real and needs to be taken seriously.

At times one feels that what is being said in the West is that the fact that you are a Muslim predisposes you to this blind, stupid terrorism.

America is experiencing an Islamist cultural-political offensive designed to undermine and destroy our civilization.

Given the level of anti-Americanism in the world, given the level of frustration with the United States throughout the Muslim world, you've got a homegrown attack or you have a nuclear explosion in the air that is not a test somewhere. Those are still the biggest threats out there.

American wars in Muslim countries created some extremists and inflamed many more while producing a security vacuum that allowed them to wreak mayhem.

We must recognize that we cannot allow the Islamic State to continue to present an existential threat to America.