Hugh Hewitt on the The Tancredo Blunder

HughHewitt.com ^ | 07/18/2005 Posted at 5:40 PM, Pacific | Hugh Hewitt

[NormsRevenge]

Check the int'l coverage much less anything outside of talk shows and so far, close to nothing about Tom's comment anywhere.

Much mildew about nothing, imo.

[Checkers]

"When you get back to Earth you might want to go pick up a copy of the Koran and start reading."

Are we at war with the 1 billion people that are members of the Islamic religion?

[Sir Gawain]

Are we at war with the 1 billion people that are members of the Islamic religion?

Depends if you believe that they actually follow the Koran or not.

[the_Watchman]

Our church supports a missionary to the Muslims who knows the language and has many friends in the ranks of militant Muslims.

He estimates that 10% of Muslims are radical. (That's quite a LARGE number of people.) He estimates that 10% are led by scholars who do not subscribe to unlimited Jihad. He further estimates that 80% of peoples who refer to themselves as Muslims are essentially "in name only".

Given those proportions we are clearly better off if the 80% can be induced to sit on their hands while we dispense with the radicals and those from the "scholars" community who bother to stick their heads up.

I suspect that this is the crux of the Bush strategy. I also suspect that it is why Iraq was chosen to prove a point in the Middle East. Iraq was NOT a Muslim state and therefore attacking it was less threatening to the bulk of the Muslims worldwide. Deposing Saddam HAS sent a message to Syria, Egypt, and Libya which has seemed to make a difference.

[TAquinas]

"Nuking Mecca sounds good to me."

Although may not be enough to stop the murderous jihadists.

Tancredo for President 2008/2012.

[Mo1]

Tancredo was an idiot for what he said about nuking mecca and doesn't help with the WOT .. it will only incite the terrorists to come after us even more

Though I wouldn't put Tancredo's comments in the same category as Durbin's ... but it's up there with what Newsweek and Isikoff did

[Checkers]

"Tom got 13.5%, btw."

If you're right, I stand corrected. I had conceded I wasn't sure of the 10% number off the top of my head.
%13.5 doesn't strike me as a viable result; it's down there with Gary Coleman and the pornstar.

[Checkers]

"OOPs. I forgot, you're ,, gasssp, one of them.. lol"

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[Checkers]

"Depends if you believe that they actually follow the Koran or not."

Was that a yes or a no?

[Drago]

"He estimates that 10% of Muslims are radical. (That's quite a LARGE number of people.) He estimates that 10% are led by scholars who do not subscribe to unlimited Jihad. He further estimates that 80% of peoples who refer to themselves as Muslims are essentially "in name only". "

I also suspect you/your missionary friend are about right...also I have heard that Islam is a very "de-centralized" religion...ie. Imam's have great regional/local power, and can sway what local Muslims feel/think.

[Sir Gawain]

it will only incite the terrorists to come after us even more

BS. Your argument is the same as the liberals'. You think we can modify our behavior to appease the terrorists. You think if only we acted a certain way they wouldn't hate us so much.

[Political Junkie Too]

There is no strategic value to bombing Mecca even after a devastating attack on the U.S. In fact, such an action would be a strategic blunder without historical parallel...

He speaks of a devastating attack on the U.S. If the attack is truly "devastating," what kind of response would you expect? Furthermore, if you wanted to prevent a "devastating" attack by suggesting an equally "devastating" attack of no strategic value to us, then the coupling of "devastating" attacks becomes strategic, unless cooler heads prevail.

-PJ

[TAquinas]

Friday, January 7, 2005: Has U.S. threatened to vaporize Mecca?

[Sir Gawain]

We are at war with the true believers of Islam. You're naive if you think otherwise. Maybe you'll figure it out when your head is on the chopping block.

[Brimack34]

I bet if there was a poll over 55% of Americans would agree with Tancredo. But then again we would be anti-islam and crazy people.

[Cultural Jihad]

Tancredo supporting his base.

[krinkrayyado]

Islam is a perverted "religion." It worships the black rock of Mecca. It worships the ancient temple of Baal. It worships the fallen meteriorite of eons past.
Islam is the root of the first Crusade. Islam is the bastard of Abraham.
Islam is the Johnny come lately to the table of the reverent. In short, it is the late and feble answer to Christ from the impotent groin of Baal. Not only does it fall short, it shames the God of Abraham.
Islam is the infidel. Islam is the shameful. Islam is the godforsaken. Islam is the cause of the misery of today's faithful.
If you think I'm telling the truth, you have the answer in your heart.
Protect your family from these miserable criminals. They deserve the bottom of our feet.

[Mo1]

You think we can modify our behavior to appease the terrorists. You think if only we acted a certain way they wouldn't hate us so much.

Did I say that???

No .. I don't believe I did ... But hey nice try

Look .. we have brave men and women who are tying to fight this WOT and the least thing they need right now is some loud fat mouth Congressman shooting off his mouth

Yes .. If we are ever nuked .. I have no doubt there would be a swift and deadly response

But this talk from Tancredo is not useful nor needed

[Cultural Jihad]

Islam is the infidel. Islam is the shameful. Islam is the godforsaken. Islam is the cause of the misery of today's faithful.

Let me guess. Your mommy named you "Islam."

[Checkers]

YEP