Is the phrase "Islam is a religion of peace and tolerance a sick joke"?

[Joshua]

Eh, I see what you're saying, but there are around 2.2 billion Muslims in the world ... I would imagine if Islam really was about violence that there would be significantly more in the world. I'm unsure if there is more violence associated with Islam because there are so many Muslims (more people means more crazies) or if it has something to do with Islam itself. In reality, it's probably quite complicated. I don't think it starts simply because someone says "I'm a Muslim, I'm going to go blow something up", I think it is more politically motivated (i.e. anti-Israel, anti-U.S. imperialism in the middle east, etc.) than some people would suggest.