Islam is Peace?

Is Islam a religion of peace... or an excuse to make war on the west?
That's the discussion on Politmus in recent days. Two sites--DhimmiWatch and JihadWatch have been politmused.
Some of the comments include this stinger:
Because the West is facing a concerted effort by Islamic jihadists, the motives and goals of whom are largely ignored by the Western media, to destroy the West and bring it forcibly into the Islamic world -- and to commit violence to that end even while their overall goal remains out of reach.
Go to Politmus and add your own views on Islam, or on other sites you believe are telling the truth, or not so much.

M.