Thoughts from keithslady...

...on the issue of profiling Muslims in airport security screenings.

I wanted to know what she thought, and here's what she wrote to me.

Here’s a thought.

The Americans won the Revolutionary War in part because they didn’t “play by the rules”. The British soldiers were confounded by the renegade soldiers who didn’t follow the gentlemanly rules of war.

The Japanese killed thousands of American soldiers in the Pacific battles because they didn’t “play by the rules”. They fought to the death for the sake of honor, which in the American rulebook was erroneous. However, because we didn’t see things in the same light, they were able to take advantage of us and kill soldiers who were expecting their thinking to be more like ours.

So, the Muslim terrorists now have the opportunity to play by their own rules, which are different for our own, and they will take advantage of our refusal to change our thinking. If we believe it is unfair to single someone out due to race or religion, they have the opportunity to step in and hit.

If the British had been willing to abandon their “fair play” they may have won America. Now, perhaps is a time for us to abandon our “fair play” to save our country.

I'd say I've got pretty good roots.