George Washington said it best in his farewell address: "Inveterate antipathies against particular nations...should be excluded, and...just an amicable feelings toward all should be cultivated." Of course this does not included the criminals responsible for 9/11 but it does describe the attitude American leaders should have toward whole populations. "Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all," said Washington. By cooperating with others, we might even bring the real criminals to justice.

Roskam is departing radically from American tradition.