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Ignore Cruz And Trump — Scapegoating Muslims Is An Un-American Response To The Brussels Attacks
LA Times ^ | March 21, 2016

Posted on 03/22/2016 5:57:45 PM PDT by Steelfish

Ignore Cruz And Trump — Scapegoating Muslims Is An Un-American Response To The Brussels Attacks

It has been clear at least since the massacre in Paris last November that jihadist terrorists are embedded in Europe, difficult to detect and determined to engage in spectacular acts of violence. So while Tuesday's carnage in Brussels was horrific, it also was achingly familiar. This time more than 30 people were killed and hundreds injured in separate attacks at the Brussels airport and at a downtown subway close to the headquarters of the European Union. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks.

While condemnations come easy, a strategy for preventing such outrages is elusive. It does seem that Belgian intelligence and law enforcement have been overmatched. It was only last Friday that authorities captured Salah Abdeslam, a suspect in the Paris attacks who was living in Brussels and reportedly planning further attacks. Obviously European governments need to cooperate more on identifying and uprooting terrorists in their countries.

Nominating Donald Trump will end the Republican Party as we know it. So will not nominating him

This attack also demonstrates the importance of the multinational military effort to, in President Obama's words, "degrade and ultimately destroy" Islamic State in Syria and Iraq — a campaign in which Obama has overcome his aversion to military action in the Middle East. That attempts to defeat Islamic State will inspire retaliation is no reason to abandon the effort, but it underlines the importance of adequate intelligence and information-sharing not just in Europe, but between European governments and the U.S.

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To: Steelfish

LA times still sitting on the Obama/Palestinian tape from 2007?


21 posted on 03/22/2016 6:06:59 PM PDT by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble mined asses overthrown,,,)
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To: Steelfish

Wait, didn’t Obama tell us al quada was on the run?


22 posted on 03/22/2016 6:07:02 PM PDT by Obadiah
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To: Steelfish
Scapegoating Muslims Is An Un-American Response To The Brussels Attacks

Another example of why we have to take back the dictionary from these people after Mr Trump becomes President. I'm sick and tired of the media and libs telling me what is Un-American, controversial or mainstream.

23 posted on 03/22/2016 6:07:12 PM PDT by capydick
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To: Steelfish

As a patriotic 81 YO white male American I say -
Close every Mosque, depot all Muslims and close our borders (cross a border without permission you get shot dead).

It’s OK for BHO to stay in Cuba(forever) - just have AF 1 return to the USA.


24 posted on 03/22/2016 6:07:26 PM PDT by TNoldman (AN AMERICAN FOR A MUSLIM/BHO FREE AMERICA. (Owner of Stars and Bars Flags))
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To: Bobalu

CAIR’s quick response team in action.


25 posted on 03/22/2016 6:07:28 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: Steelfish

Win The Future?!?! The Good Muslims of Molenbeeck hid this terrorist and who knows how many more!!!! Only when good Muslims root out the evil, when good imams close off their mosques to them, will they deserve respect among the people of this world.


26 posted on 03/22/2016 6:08:06 PM PDT by Yaelle (Terrorism is just a tactic. Who is the enemy?)
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To: Steelfish

If a coked up scum bag breaks into your bed room and you kill the low life bastard , is that “SCAPEGOATING”? Are you on drugs?


27 posted on 03/22/2016 6:11:17 PM PDT by WENDLE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgIhGgrhQeE)
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To: Steelfish

As long as angry and resentful Muslims are gathered together in insular, isolated and untouchable neighborhoods and as long as you let in reinforcements trained by ISIS as refugees, it doesn’t matter what any American politician says. Playing nice-nice like Obama ar saying what may seem outrageous to most Europeans doesn’t matter in the least. These jihadists are there to kill their ancient European enemies.

What kind of human could look on this carnage and see the bodies and the one young mother shielding her 3 year old son from the carnage and what she feared was imminent death with out feeling some pain or sympathy. No, they give out candy to their own children so even the youngest could celebrate.


28 posted on 03/22/2016 6:14:21 PM PDT by JimSEA
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To: TornadoAlley3

it took me a minute


29 posted on 03/22/2016 6:14:59 PM PDT by dontreadthis
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To: Steelfish

“Scapegoating Muslims Is An Un-American Response To The Brussels Attacks”


(Instead, blame it on the Republicans and their inflammatory anti-Muslim rhetoric)


30 posted on 03/22/2016 6:15:23 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: Steelfish

Ahh Bull!


31 posted on 03/22/2016 6:15:36 PM PDT by uncitizen (there's no "conservative country" without a country)
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To: Steelfish
Lindsey Graham explained to us just an hour ago, that "Donald Trump and Ted Cruz do not have what it takes to defeat ISIS. He explained that he has the decades long experience with these people, knows exactly who they are and where they are."

So as Captain Obvious would say....."Then what the eff have you been doing about it for decades since you have such a command of the matter Mr. Senator?

Linda explained exactly what is wrong with Washington DC and it's silly little big men. This is exactly the type of politician that built the Trump House on the steps of the capitol building.

32 posted on 03/22/2016 6:16:25 PM PDT by blackdog (There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
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To: Steelfish
This attack also demonstrates the importance of the multinational military effort to, in President Obama's words, "degrade and ultimately destroy" Islamic State in Syria and Iraq — a campaign in which Obama has overcome his aversion to military action in the Middle East.

And we're still waiting for this asshole to "degrade and ... destroy" ISIS.

33 posted on 03/22/2016 6:17:05 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Obama = ISIS Fanboy)
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To: Steelfish

Yeah, like it is UN-American to blame the Nazis for Auschwitz.


34 posted on 03/22/2016 6:17:24 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: Obadiah

Wait, didn’t Obama tell us al quada was on the run?
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They are on the run.
They’re running all over Europe, Africa, America...
You obviously don’t speak Obummerese


35 posted on 03/22/2016 6:17:35 PM PDT by LMAO (I know Hillary and I think she'd make a great president or Vice President. Don Trump 2008)
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To: Steelfish

What the LA Times doesn’t understand is that those guys in Brussels were just following their religion. They were being good Muslims!


36 posted on 03/22/2016 6:20:54 PM PDT by cynwoody
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To: Steelfish

The socialist people in Europe have the the seeds of their own destruction.

Today it was reported that 7,000 Europeans went to Syria, Iraq and other Muslim countries, and stayed an extended time and returned to Europe.

At 5-6 per attack Europe is in for a rocky future until they surrender to the New World Order, I mean Islam


37 posted on 03/22/2016 6:21:12 PM PDT by stockpirate (We must burn down the republican party, to save it for “We the People” (Palin Trump is the 1st wav)
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To: VeniVidiVici
And we're still waiting for this asshole to "degrade and ... destroy" ISIS.

Yeah, and I just knew when he called them the JV team they would feel so degraded they would just give up. Hmm. Why didn't that work?

38 posted on 03/22/2016 6:22:07 PM PDT by truthluva ("Character is doing the right thing even when no one is looking"..J.C. Watts)
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To: Steelfish

If you insult them they may start bombing you.

Pray America wakes


39 posted on 03/22/2016 6:22:09 PM PDT by bray (Trump/Palin 2016)
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To: blackdog

Lindsey Graham explained to us just an hour ago, that “Donald Trump and Ted Cruz do not have what it takes to defeat ISIS. He explained that he has the decades long experience with these people, knows exactly who they are and where they are.”
So as Captain Obvious would say.....”Then what the eff have you been doing about it for decades since you have such a command of the matter Mr. Senator?

Linda explained exactly what is wrong with Washington DC and it’s silly little big men. This is exactly the type of politician that built the Trump House on the steps of the capitol building.
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Linda is too dense to realize he is part of the problem. If one wants to know why the GOP is in the shape it’s in, Linda and her owner, McCain, are Exhibit A


40 posted on 03/22/2016 6:22:44 PM PDT by LMAO (I know Hillary and I think she'd make a great president or Vice President. Don Trump 2008)
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