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Why is an Islamic terrorist group attacking the US likely to come from Europe instead of the US?

I was just watching a news program and they were talking about Islamic terrorist groups being riled up in Europe via the internet to attack the US. But what I don't understand is--if it is possible to upset Islalmic Europeans to attack Americans, should that make us fear that American Islamic groups could be dangerous for the same reasons? Explain.

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1. they may not . They might be home bread. Good chance they will come out of Mexico. We need to close our borders.
2. Sometimes if you study carefully.. its the people not the religion.
3. its geographical. these maggots can travel over land by car and meet up and form a plot in europe quite easily. they find it very difficult to enter the US. They dont exist to any extent in the US because quite simply the backward beleif systems that fuel these muppets dont exist there in any form.
4. don't know.
5. Take a look at those who bcome suicide (homicide really) bombers. They usually come from marginalized (usually immigrant) groups. Immigrants in Europe are treated with contempt. Witness the sky high unemployment rate of Muslim youths in France, which dwarfs even the astronomical native unemployment rates. This does not justify terrorist behavior, but simply attempts to address the conditions that breed them. After all, you need damp surroundings to nourish mold. The bottom line: These groups are treated with contempt by European societs. Consequently, violent Islamists manage to infiltrate their communities and twist their minds to join their "jihad." Could it happen in the US. Yes. American Muslims however are far less likely (although the probability is not zero - John Walker Lindh, Jose Padilla etc) to become alienated from society. This is because this country embraces diversity and encourages assimilation (in contrast to Europe, where 3rd generational Asians/Africans are treated as outsiders). Muslim-American youth grow up with the expectation that hard work and an education gets you ahead. We are still the land of oppporunity for all - something Europe (and most of the world) cannot claim.
6. Persons with passports from European Countries are more likely to be overlooked as opposed to passports from non-friendly Middle Eastern countries. See previous post, he is right on target.
7. WE havent kissed thier asses the way the French have. They will all die before most of us can figure out if they are Sunni, or Sufi.
8. The Right Wing Republicans are terrorizing this country.