Did it ever occur to adherents of the "Religion of peace" that it isnt particularly peaceful?

Well the Prophet was not that peaceful or understanding. This is noted by Muslims and used by the extremes in the religion. They feel that everyone should be allowed the chance to become Muslim, and if not then killed. Look at what they did to Lebanon. They would go into a Christian village and shoot rockets into Israel. This was when Israel traced back where the rockets were shot from they would end up bombing a Christian village by mistake. They use deception and it is called for and even allowed, when dealing with non-believers. If you really want to read a wonderful book on how they act to manipulate things in there favor and so on, I strongly suggest the book "Because They Hate" by Bridget Gabriel. She was about 10 when the war came to Lebanon and she shows how the radicals will use a nations freedoms to gain control of it. She lived through it once. It is a wonderful first hand account of what happened to her and how it happened. Very eye opening book. I think every good American should read it to better understand what these radicals are capable of. Oh and not all of them consider themselves radical, yet to us and our way of life they are.