Are you concerned that the Obama overture toward Islam might backfire?

i applaud the effort and interest of course. in many ways, Obama is uniquely qualified for the task; however, we’re still fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq (and Pakistan). as long as there are headlines about USA weapons and soldiers involved in death of Muslims (especially civilians) we’re going to risk alienation. the anger could be much worse if we’re trying to make friends one day and killing Muslims the next.