By Florida Bill
The San Bernadino slayings by a radicalized Muslim couple has
mired America in a dilemma: of what to do about the threat posed by Islamic extremists walking the streets of America, and of those attempting to enter. Sympathy and prayers for the victims of Muslim savagery are a necessity, of course. But more is
needed, and the fiery Donald Trump is offering his take with an extra ingredient.
To the consternation of the liberal media, along with Democrats and even some Republicans, the 69-year-old billionaire Republican
candidate is calling for a total and complete shutdown of all Muslims entering
the United States as a way to stop potential Islamic-inspired violence. And, while not all Muslims endorse a violent jihad, says Trump, there are enough of them around to necessitate more than the ho-hum attitude of President Obama and and his Democratic lackeys.
Just as when Trump aimed his guns at
illegal immigrants, his solution for Muslim extremism is generating a firestorm, and he is being labeled "anti- American" and "anti-religious." He has been called an Islamophobe, a racist and, well, you name
it--he has been called that too. A Saudi Arabian Muslim Prince said Trump was a "disgrace" and should withdraw. "Bluster and bigotry," charged Hillary Clinton. Other Republican presidential candidates are piling on, seeing his comments as their chance to denigrate him and to step forward in popularity with potential voters. His position is "abhorrent," said former Florida governor Jeb
Bush. "Tell him to go to hell," said Sen. Lindsey Graham.
President Obama got into the fray also as his press secretary, Josh Earnest, castigated Trump for his anti-religious views and pronounced him "unfit to be in the Oval office." Of Obama, Trump responded, "I just don’t think he knows what he’s doing. I think it’s gotten to a point where it’s embarrassing. He’s over there talking about global warming as our biggest problem. They want to blow up our country. They want to blow up our cities. They want to knock down our buildings, and he’s worried about global warming." Trump's assessment of Obama has been endorsed by conservative analyst Glenn Beck, who seldom holds back. Obama is either "delusional, or the dumbest son of a bitch on the planet," he said.
The controversy over Muslims was ignited in early December when Syed Rizwan Farook, an American citizen, and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, burst into a San Bernardino holiday party and and began firing assault rifles into a group of county co-workers. They killed 14 persons and wounded 22 others. Their assault came shortly after they used social media to pledge allegiance to ISIS, the most radical Islamic terrorists in the world. Farook and Malik were killed by police as they attempted to escape, and in follow-up investigations, rifles, handguns, ammunition and pipe bombs were found in both their auto and in their home, which they shared with Farook's mother and father.
The FBI said that the pair had been radicalized for several years and apparently were plotting further attacks and bombings, and were in contact with other radicals who shared their Islamic beliefs that infidels must convert to Islam or die. A global caliphate is the goal which they believed was set forth for them in the Quran. The FBI has said that the San Bernardino carnage constituted the worst act of terrorism inside the United States since the 9-11 attack in New York in which nearly 3,000 Americans were killed.
The controversy over Muslims was ignited in early December when Syed Rizwan Farook, an American citizen, and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, burst into a San Bernardino holiday party and and began firing assault rifles into a group of county co-workers. They killed 14 persons and wounded 22 others. Their assault came shortly after they used social media to pledge allegiance to ISIS, the most radical Islamic terrorists in the world. Farook and Malik were killed by police as they attempted to escape, and in follow-up investigations, rifles, handguns, ammunition and pipe bombs were found in both their auto and in their home, which they shared with Farook's mother and father.
The FBI said that the pair had been radicalized for several years and apparently were plotting further attacks and bombings, and were in contact with other radicals who shared their Islamic beliefs that infidels must convert to Islam or die. A global caliphate is the goal which they believed was set forth for them in the Quran. The FBI has said that the San Bernardino carnage constituted the worst act of terrorism inside the United States since the 9-11 attack in New York in which nearly 3,000 Americans were killed.
The California shooting drew national and international attention and the President spoke on television and suggested that "gun control" might be something which could be done to stave off violence. But he offered no strategy to defeat terrorists, or to excise any Muslim extremism believed to be followed by an undetermined number of Muslims in the United States. One commentator characterized Obama in his televised speech from the White House as a "pussy," ignoring Islamic threats; and another woman commentator said that Obama acted as though he did not give a s--- about what was happening. Fox News disciplined both analysts for their inappropriate language.
To many Americans, President Obama has been weak in in his aggression toward ISIS, a group which has decapitated Americans on television and boasted of its deeds. Obama's response to homegrown terrorism and to that in Syria, is too little and too late, and he has antagonized conservatives and others by endorsing easy admission for thousands of refugees onto American land without serious vetting and examination. Millions of Americans reject Obama's loose rules for admission of the refugees, 99 per cent of whom are Muslims. Governors of a good many states have said refugees lacking background checks are not welcome to their state.
In reference to Muslim admission, Trump said there are fanatical Muslims inside an otherwise peaceful religion, and that is a problem. In announcing his plan to shut the door on all incoming Muslims until the problem can be understood and "until we know what is going on," he pointed to a recent Pew poll which reported that there are approximately 2,750,000 Muslims residing in the USA. Of that number, researchers found that 25 per cent agree that violence against America is justifiable as necessary in a global jihad; and that 51 per cent of Muslims living in America believe that Muslims have the right to decide if they wish to answer to Sharia law, rather than American law. Another 29 per cent of those asked asserted that violence is acceptable against anyone who insults the Prophet Mohammad.
President Obama has been consistent in his refusal to recognize that there is a part of Islam which has become radical in its pursuit of a global caliphate, killing anyone who does not follow the teachings of the Quran. The president argues that there is a "minuscule" number of individuals who have perverted the religion, and he refuses to recognize or say the term,"radical Islam," as it is offensive to peaceful Muslims, and is a recruiting tool for ISIS. His comments avoid the basic facts that there are 1.6 billion Muslims in the world and that if the "minuscule" number of extremists is 2 per cent, that would mean that there are more than 20 million terrorists wielding assault rifles and bombs with the singular intention of destroying all infidels. There are nearly 3 million Muslims living in the United States and applying this "minuscule" percentage, there are thousands and thousands of terrorists in the USA eager to kill infidels.
Sixty per cent of Republicans are said to support the Trump plan. And Trump has said that he is committed to destroy the terrorists and members of their families who support and aid them. Voter preference polls continue to place Trump as the most popular Republican seeking his party's nomination as standard bearer. In a rather unanticipated observation of Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a recent news conference that candidate Trump is a "very outstanding person....talented, without any doubt." But of course, Putin will not be voting and it is questionable how many votes his ringing endorsement will win over.
The more Trump is attacked for being a hater of religion and a racist, the more he stands firm. Democrats and Muslim members of Obama's administration, and some Republicans, are charging that Trump's plan to shut out Muslims is un-American and even more importantly, unconstitutional. But to the surprise of his critics, legal experts have opined that the Trump proposal will pass legal muster.
Referencing "legal scholars," the The Miami Herald newspaper wrote that "federal law and the courts have long given Congress and the President nearly unchecked power to bar foreigners from entering the country. Whenever the President finds that the entry of any alien or class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, he may by proclamation and for such period as he deems necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens of any class of aliens" according to federal Immigration law.
So with all the stir and firestorm which Trump has generated with his Muslim exclusion plan, which has no relevance to Muslims living in America, his position in the polls remains high. In fact, his standing in some polls has actually gone up with his position to close the gates temporarily on Muslims seeking entry to the United States. "It has nothing to do with religion; it is a security problem" explains Trump, who has pointed out that 99 per cent of all refugees in Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq happen to be practicing Muslims, and temporarily closing the door to refugees closes the door to Muslims.
In reviewing the candidacy and actions and statements of Donald Trump, some legal scholars have characterized him as "Sui Generis." The Latin term means "only one of a kind." It is certainly apt.
To many Americans, President Obama has been weak in in his aggression toward ISIS, a group which has decapitated Americans on television and boasted of its deeds. Obama's response to homegrown terrorism and to that in Syria, is too little and too late, and he has antagonized conservatives and others by endorsing easy admission for thousands of refugees onto American land without serious vetting and examination. Millions of Americans reject Obama's loose rules for admission of the refugees, 99 per cent of whom are Muslims. Governors of a good many states have said refugees lacking background checks are not welcome to their state.
In reference to Muslim admission, Trump said there are fanatical Muslims inside an otherwise peaceful religion, and that is a problem. In announcing his plan to shut the door on all incoming Muslims until the problem can be understood and "until we know what is going on," he pointed to a recent Pew poll which reported that there are approximately 2,750,000 Muslims residing in the USA. Of that number, researchers found that 25 per cent agree that violence against America is justifiable as necessary in a global jihad; and that 51 per cent of Muslims living in America believe that Muslims have the right to decide if they wish to answer to Sharia law, rather than American law. Another 29 per cent of those asked asserted that violence is acceptable against anyone who insults the Prophet Mohammad.
President Obama has been consistent in his refusal to recognize that there is a part of Islam which has become radical in its pursuit of a global caliphate, killing anyone who does not follow the teachings of the Quran. The president argues that there is a "minuscule" number of individuals who have perverted the religion, and he refuses to recognize or say the term,"radical Islam," as it is offensive to peaceful Muslims, and is a recruiting tool for ISIS. His comments avoid the basic facts that there are 1.6 billion Muslims in the world and that if the "minuscule" number of extremists is 2 per cent, that would mean that there are more than 20 million terrorists wielding assault rifles and bombs with the singular intention of destroying all infidels. There are nearly 3 million Muslims living in the United States and applying this "minuscule" percentage, there are thousands and thousands of terrorists in the USA eager to kill infidels.
Sixty per cent of Republicans are said to support the Trump plan. And Trump has said that he is committed to destroy the terrorists and members of their families who support and aid them. Voter preference polls continue to place Trump as the most popular Republican seeking his party's nomination as standard bearer. In a rather unanticipated observation of Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a recent news conference that candidate Trump is a "very outstanding person....talented, without any doubt." But of course, Putin will not be voting and it is questionable how many votes his ringing endorsement will win over.
The more Trump is attacked for being a hater of religion and a racist, the more he stands firm. Democrats and Muslim members of Obama's administration, and some Republicans, are charging that Trump's plan to shut out Muslims is un-American and even more importantly, unconstitutional. But to the surprise of his critics, legal experts have opined that the Trump proposal will pass legal muster.
Referencing "legal scholars," the The Miami Herald newspaper wrote that "federal law and the courts have long given Congress and the President nearly unchecked power to bar foreigners from entering the country. Whenever the President finds that the entry of any alien or class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, he may by proclamation and for such period as he deems necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens of any class of aliens" according to federal Immigration law.
So with all the stir and firestorm which Trump has generated with his Muslim exclusion plan, which has no relevance to Muslims living in America, his position in the polls remains high. In fact, his standing in some polls has actually gone up with his position to close the gates temporarily on Muslims seeking entry to the United States. "It has nothing to do with religion; it is a security problem" explains Trump, who has pointed out that 99 per cent of all refugees in Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq happen to be practicing Muslims, and temporarily closing the door to refugees closes the door to Muslims.
In reviewing the candidacy and actions and statements of Donald Trump, some legal scholars have characterized him as "Sui Generis." The Latin term means "only one of a kind." It is certainly apt.
Excellent recap of the Trump response to San Bernardino and proposed Syrian immigration. Trump is basically right but expressed himself as anti-Muslim rather than anti-Muslim terrorist, opening himself to attack from liberals who have suddenly discovered religion as something to be respected.
ReplyDeleteIf Syrian immigrants are to be vetted as closely as Mexican immigrants are vetted, then I don't want 'em either, And I cannot respect any American Muslim who insists on a strict interpretation of the Quran, which would destroy the Constitution of the United States.
Very true, Charlie. Trump should have spoken of Muslim terrorists, rather than Muslims. Nowadays,I believe, the majority of Americans are of the opinion that Muslim and terrorism are one and the same. So much talk about Muslims. According to researchers, there are about 3 million Muslims in the USA which has a population of more than 300 million. Obama and the country bend over backwards to show respect for these bearded men and hijabed women.
ReplyDeleteVery true, Charlie. Trump should have spoken of Muslim terrorists, rather than Muslims. Nowadays,I believe, the majority of Americans are of the opinion that Muslim and terrorism are one and the same. So much talk about Muslims. According to researchers, there are about 3 million Muslims in the USA which has a population of more than 300 million. Obama and the country bend over backwards to show respect for these bearded men and hijabed women.
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