They are scared, they are angry, and they want law enforcement to quit engaging in standard law enforcement tactics to stop their co-religionists from killing and maiming the people of the United States!

The anxiety and anger have been building all year. In March, a national coalition of Islamic organizations warned that it would cease cooperating with the F.B.I. unless the agency stopped infiltrating mosques and using “agents provocateurs to trap unsuspecting Muslim youth.”

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“There is a sense that law enforcement is viewing our communities not as partners but as objects of suspicion,” said Ingrid Mattson, president of the Islamic Society of North America, who represented Muslims at the national prayer service a day after President Obama’s inauguration. “A lot of people are really, really alarmed about this.”

Sadly, there are too many terrorists among the followers of the teachings of Muhammad. Here and abroad, there are large numbers of Muslims who believe that their faith requires them to kill Americans and other infidels in the name of Allah. To find them and stop them, that means that Muslims are going to be objects of suspicion. It isn’t fair, but it is irresponsible for the government to act otherwise. And as we saw at Fort Hood, ignoring signs of Islamist radicalism has deadly consequences for innocent victims.

That said, I understand the feelings of those Muslims who object to such things – and I am prepared to bid them a tearful farewell as they depart our country for a nation where they will be more free and subject to less official oppression.

And I have no doubt that such a nation will not be found in the Muslim world.