Posted on 02/19/2015 1:26:17 PM PST by IBD editorial writer
One month ago, President Obama told the nation in his State of the Union address that "we're demonstrating the power of American strength and diplomacy," citing Russia as his prime example.
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On this one, the odor is strong.
They “have perverted Islam,” Obama explained. “They no more represent Islam than any madman who kills innocents in the name of God represents Christianity or Judaism or Buddhism or Hinduism.”
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Said the president of the religion that was begun by a madman savage with a sword.
In 1619, the Catholic Church came to war with the Protestant Church in Europe. The Thirty Years War cleaned up the corruption, the greed, and the enthusiasm for either religion to be some violent mechanism. Toss in population cleansing, the plague, and the witch trials...by 1700...folks were finished with previous tactics.
So far, Islam has yet to experience a Thirty Years War, and it’s still locked into a 6th century mentality. You can’t rewrite the Quran, fire the religious scholars, or allow people to exit the religion. Until they reach this reform period....they are screwed.
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