It's math.  Of the global muslim population studies and surveys have shown that roughly 25-30% support some form of Jihad.  That equates to between 500-600 million people across the globe.  Of these "refugees" that means that you would expect about 1 million to support some form of Jihad.  Taking it a step further, when you consider that the sample size is disproportionately male and military age you can expect that rate to be higher today.  Then factor in that these are people leaving war torn areas and not going to the best economic circumstances and the potential for radicalization is just down right scary.  The problem dealing with a delocalized threat such as radical islamic terror is that they only have to be right ONCE.  

 

If it makes people feel better to send money to relief efforts, fine, if it makes people feel better to send the Red cross and more humanitarian aid i can understand where you're coming from.  I get off the train when you start talking about introducing thousands of unknowns to this country given the stats i just listed above.  We have already seen in France and other countries that in these mass "migrations" you don't have an assimilation to the host culture.  You develop zones and pockets of a sub culture and in some cases countries are capitulating to the demands of Sharia Law.  In this very forum we had a debate about changing the lending practices in this country to accommodate Sharia compliant loans and it took a dozen pages before anyone stopped to actually look up what Sharia law was (no matter how many times i referenced it)   

 

Lastly, Muhammad was a military and political leader just as much as he was the founder of the Muslim faith.  To ignore that fact is suicidal because it deprives you of the context of the political aims of his belief system.  Chief among them is that they fundamentally don't recognize any jurisdiction that is not inherently theocratic Muslim.  We see that playing out in pockets all over Europe.  To allow a subculture to grow unchecked in the world while we buy our heads in the sand about the true history and motivations of that subculture is beyond the pale of willful ignorance and firmly in the column of gross negligence.  Under the circumstances we have every right to exercise caution and discretion despite how much that might sour some of friends latte's.

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