Postmanx, you seem to a bit naive about what has been happening in the world.  Islamic terrorists (Muslims) have been attacking Western interests and killing Americans and other Westerners and non-Muslims all around the world since the 1980s and long before we took the battle to Muslim homelands.  If they had not bombed the hell out of us and killed our people, we would not have bombed the hell out of Muslims in their homelands and we all would be living in peace without fear.  DUH.  This is the link to a very long list of Islamic terrorist attacks on the civilized world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Islamist_terrorist_attacks