[goku12]

> And this is what's informing the thought-leaders in the US administration.

More like them choosing what to listen to. There are a lot of pacifist preachers around. Why don't they ever catch these people's attentions?

The 'thought-leaders' don't form their beliefs around their spirituality. They form their spirituality around their beliefs. They choose what's convenient to them, so that they can claim divine authority to justify their bigotry and the atrocities they commit.