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>> but smart people, our own government, is telling us that we cant possibly vet them, that theres a risk of allowing, in the case of syrian refugees, into this country. david french who writes for you in "national review" had a long, well-thought-out piece with a lot of polling to back up and suggest that the idea that there are few extremists is a myth. do you agree with david french? >> oh, yeah. theres a huge problem in the muslim world. >> that they hate us. they want to kill us. they want ...

>> but smart people, our own government, is telling us that we cant possibly vet them, that theres a risk of allowing, in the case of syrian refugees, into this country. david french who writes for you in "national review" had a long, well-thought-out piece with a lot of polling to back up and suggest that the idea that there are few extremists is a myth. do you agree with david french? >> oh, yeah. theres a huge problem in the muslim world. >> that they hate us. they want to kill us. they want ...

Thing? >> my point is that radicalization is a human issue. the way to combat is to stand united against all forms of extremism. throughout our 125-year history we have tens of millions of members and not a single act of terrorism even once. religious differences aside this is a model we learn from. >> is islam being unfairly blamed for this? >> i would say that is true but i would contest that we cannot rely only on muslim leadership. we have specific roles to play whether that is in our commun...

Untrue. but he certainly had some role. he is by a description of people who know him an egyptian-born c koptic christian, ultima conservative. another is joseph nasrala. he was a featured speaker at two of the past three years protests on 9/11 of the so-called ground zero mosque. you can see him there. thats the 2010 rally and protest where he spoke about the dangers of islam, that islam was going to take over this country the same way it took over egypt, the country of his birth as well. nasra...

Garrett mow says "i despite the content of the film but we cannot consider ourselves a free nation if we promote censored expression." bafpet says "yes, it was the kindle that exploded the anti-american feelings in the muslim world." ronald g newton "the film is partly to blame. peoples intolerance of moss lems and islam have emboldened extremists. atin 0007 "it was irresponsible and reckless, and free speech -- in todays strategy talk, crisis communications. the u.s. embassy protests and pres...

>> okay. youve written about the trailer, essentially. what is in it in these 14 minutes. >> well, its a very crudely made series of clips with no real narrative arc to it. that essentially insults the profit muhammad. it goes by several names. "the innocence of muslims" is the name that people seem to have landed upon. but it insults muhammad as a pedophile, as a criminal, as a thug. and its clearly a bit of propaganda to insult islam. >> okay. has the film been removed from a lot of web sites?...

Conditions, competition among these groups and the talk in this country, president obama, secretary clinton, the more we talk about religion we are playing into their hands in many ways. thats what they want. >> so what can the united states do to help calm the situation? and does the threat of use of force help at all in a situation like this? >> you have to use a combination of means and tools. persuasion is important, being tough in private conversation with these leaders is very important. t...

They would try to kill him. we dont know if its completely connected but thats at least what the taliban are claiming. alex? >> okay. atia, thanks very much for that update from kabul. we appreciate that. there are new comments today from president obama about the tense situation unfolding in the middle east as well as the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. >> this tragic attack takes place at a time of turmoil and protest in many different countries. i made it clear that the united...