Article snippet: The images were striking, and so were the words, including the words that were not said. There was Islam hates us” and who proposed a “total and complete shutdown” that would have prohibited every person in that audience from stepping foot in the United States. But whereas the Trump of the campaign portrayed the war on terrorism as a clash of civilizations, this Trump, speaking in mostly subdued tones, explicitly said it was not. “Terrorists do not worship God. They worship death,” he said. “This is not a battle between different faiths, different sects or different civilizations. This is a battle between barbaric criminals who seek to obliterate human life and decent people all in the name of religion. People that want to protect life and want to protect their religion.” The driving theme of the speech, reinforced by the image of so many Muslim leaders sitting before him, was the need for a united front in the war on terrorism — the Islamic world and the United States fighting together. But embedded in that was a challenge to the Islamic world to take the lead in fighting the extremists within. “America is prepared to stand with you,” Trump said, “but the nations of the Middle East cannot wait for American power to crush this enemy for them. The nations of the Middle East will have to decide what kind of future they want for themselves, for their countries, and for their children.” “A better future is only possible if your nations drive out the terro... Link to the full article to read more