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.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
“In the normal course of daily life in Western Europe or the USA it is very easy to bring bombs to a church, meetings, stores, and events. Unless we install bomb detectors at every street corner, the only way to put a stop to the Radical Islamic Jihadists is to keep them out of the country.”
Correct, except that no level of security will fix this problem. The only solution is to dry up the source of terrorists.
Who in the name of Sweet Jesus do you think committed the attacks, the Irish cast of River Dance?
You freekin’ ejit.
“visit them at their homes”
With hot tar, feathers, torches, and pitchforks.
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I don't see a whole lot of thinking going on at the LA Slimes ...
Sorry, LAT -- the attack was performed by observant adherents to a particular religion, who were just following the text of their holy book.
Now, which religion was that? Speak up!
Also, please tell us, if Donald Trump's immigration policy had been enacted by Europe in 2000, how many Europeans would now be healthy instead of dead, maimed, or raped? How many Europeans would have been able to walk their streets without constant fear?
Why it must be the filthy Christians and Jews doing all these heinous acts and planting evidence against the poor peace loving muslims.................oh wait, we don't live in Bizarro world!
Exactly right. You put words to my thoughts. Thanks.
Not blaming Muslims is an un-brain action.
Best response encountered is: “Not all Muslims are terrorists but 100 percent of jihadis are Muslim.”
Another BOHICA moment, i.e., another opportunity for feckless Eurocrats to wring their hands over the dangers of Islamophobia.
http://www.steynonline.com/7493/tomorrow-civilizational-cringe-today
So “British Muslims Fear Repercussions Over Tomorrow’s Train Bombing” is now joined by “Belgian Cabinet Minister Says Tomorrow’s Train Bombing Is All Our Fault”.
So “we” have to work on it. That means you, the Flemish frequent flyer, poking your head up from the rubble at the airport concourse. And you, the Walloon strap-hanger blinking into the dust and chaos and wondering where the lower part of your left leg went. You are going to “have to work on” it, harder and harder and harder.
Just how are they going to work on it? In Brussels, the terrorists blew up the area outside the secure zone. Which was entirely predictable.
Poor scapegoated babies.
0bama’s west coast Volkische Beobachter..
Who attacked?
1. Rampaging Quakers?
2. Deranged Mennonites on crack cocaine?
3. Drunk Amish with lust and murder in their hearts?
4. Baptists?
5. Methodists?
6. Hindus?
7. Buddhists?
8. A Catholic conspiracy led by Jesuits?
9. Insane Scotsmen? They are insane, but I like them.
10. Church of England led by Queen Elizabeth?
11. The Tea Party?
12. A Jewish cabal?
13. The Boy Scouts?
14. The Girl Scouts? I hate their damn cookies but buy them.
15. Perhaps it was the Hari Krishnas?
16. The Ghost of Mother Teresa?
Did I miss any religion, cult or extremists group of wanton killers? Help me with this one as I am in a quandary.
I have seemed to run out of suspects but as in the film CASABLANCA, “round up the usual suspects.”
I’d like to end the Republican Party as it works today!
They aren’t moozlum “radicals”...they are “good” moozlums. Read the koran.
Bttt
Liberals are like battered wives who won’t leave their husbands.
He’s good, he’s nice, don’t talk about the violence or he’ll hurt me.
He hurt me, I must have done something to provoke it, I’m sorry.
Don’t confront him on the violence or he’ll kill me.
I’d like to disagree, sir! But, I, uh, can’t.
“LA Times is Fifth Columnist. Worst piece of rag!”
One can never say that enough. Traitors!
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