He’s right, of course. And let me add this:

When the Taliban destroyed the ancient Bamiyan Buddha, did Buddhists riot and kill people?

When Jordanians desecrated Jewish holy places in east Jerusalem before attacking Israel and losing the 1967 war, did Jews go on a rampage?

“Piss Christ” engendered controversy – but not carnage.

The problem is not Muslims. The problem is not Islam. The problem is radical Islamism, an extremist totalitarian ideology that demands not tolerance, not respect but deference. And that deference will not be reciprocated. The radical Islamists are not fighting for equality. They are fighting for superiority.

If the MSM understood this context, their reporting would improve.

BTW, my most recent Scripps column tries to figure out who it is we’re fighting in this war.