Tom Tancredo's gaffe on bombing Mecca.

Radio Blogger ^ | 7/18/05

[Political Junkie Too]

Now we have to convince everyone that this was not an original thought, that Tancredo was just expressing someone else's hypothetical.

-PJ

[NormsRevenge]

It did not have the foreign policy implications of Tancredo's remarks.

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Hardly a peep of this in the MSM so far.

Personally, I don't think it has much implications beyond FR and a few talk shows, but we'll see soon enough.

The news is so full of hyperbole of late, who besides newsophiles have noticed it?

[Colorado Doug]

Durbin calls our troops Nazis and nothing happens to him, and Tancredo should be censured. ? :-\

Agreed at least we know who's side he is on. I still back him.

[twas]

Bombing Mecca should be an option and muslims all around the world should know it.

[montag813]

But the real point is pre-announcing our intention. It is the only deterrent we have.

But with every side of the political map attacking Tancredo, instead of making it an actual threat, we signal to our Muslim enemies that we are took weak to defeat them, and only enable their religious struggle against us.

[Colorado Doug]

I guess we know which side Durbin is on too. Tancredo is just a little hawkish.

[Auntie Dem]

Nonsense! It's called T H I N K I N G. It's called living in the real world and fighting this war smart...you know like the President is.

No, it is L I B E R A L I S M. And everyone here knows that is NOT thinking. Follow the (twisted) logic inherent in such "thinking":

We wouldn't want to nuke an islamic holy site after they have already nuked us, because they might (?) nuke us.

WTF?

[BigEdLB]

There is something to be said for vaporizing the political targets rather than Mecca. There still are a few Moslems who haven't thrown thier lot in with Binny, Zarky, and the other daemonic rogues. So hitting Damascus, Tehran, Riyadh, and maybe a few surprises like Khartoum and Mogadishu might cause some reformed minds....

Where bombing Mecca will have all the Moslems against us actively.... There may be a point when it would need to be done, but get the political centers first...

Maybe also carpetbomb the Afghan border in the Pak Northwest Province...

[agincourt1415]

Its standard NATO proceedure, even the Germans were on board for attacking Soviet Tank Divisions with Tactical Nukes, so this is not a stretch at all.

[montag813]

"And he ought to apologize to every Muslim soldier, sailor, airman and Marine for suggesting that the way to respond to an attack on America is to attack their faith."

You mean apologize to Muslim soldiers like the one who rolled those hand grenades into his comrades' tent? Or Muslim veterans like John Mohammed, the D.C. sniper? How about that lovely Muslim FBI agent who refused to wiretap a terror suspect because it "violated his religion"? How stupidly naive we are. 9/11 wasn't enough. What in God's name will it take for people to understand the monolithic evil we are facing?

[goodnesswins]

Today, I was listening to Brian Suits on KVI (a local conservative talk show host who spent a year as a Nat'l Guard guy in Iraq)....anyway, some guy called in and said that a well known Imam said, IF MECCA were bombed, then he would convert to Christianity, because that would me the Christian God was stronger (paraphrasing here) than the Islam God.......evidently, from the conversation, that IS how many ISLAMICS feel......FYI

[2rightsleftcoast]

I understand the threat. I am not offended by Tancredo's
remark. He was asked a "what if" question. He gave his
answer. What's the problem?

[Political Junkie Too]

Still, there is safety in numbers. If they go after Tancredo for expressing this, he can add the author and WorldNetDaily in his corner.

-PJ

[RightWhale]

Context? CONTEXT? We don't need no steenkin' context.

[Sir Gawain]

Hewitt is a moron afraid of offending libs.

[goodnesswins]

me=mean

[this_ol_patriot]

Absolutely and even the "Soviets" figured out that a nuke attack would be a bad thing...

Yes but the Soviets wanted to live.
It may be a Brer Rabbit and the briar patch thing with these moslims.
How do you scare someone that wants to die a martyr?

[Valin]

Where are the terrorist/radical Muslims winning? Thwy've got one countrey (Iran) and there hold on that one is shakey at best. Last year elections were held in Malaysia, Indonesia. In both the radical parties got their asses handed to them. Need I mention They are losing their war in Algeria? Or what about Afghanistan? Oh they can kill people and blow things up but they can't take over a nation.

Have you counted the dead?
Yes, so far in Iraq the death toll amounts to about 1 1/2 hours on D-Day.

Have you counted the money spent?
Once again yes, and it's money well spent.

Have you counted the dollars & time lost
with homeland security?

Yes. Do we need to do better, yes will we do better, yes.
This question on homeland security is supposed to be some sort of proof that we're losing?

[Skywarner]

"If the Muslim world refuses to condemn the terrorists, continues to preach holy wars in the mosques, and refuses to break up the madrasses, then we nuke Medina."

While I admit that I tend to disagree with Tancredo's comment, I do believe however that it can safely be stated that Mecca cannot be ruled out as a strategic target in the event of a mass casualty WMD attack.

During wartime, you go after your enemy's ability to wage war. As part of their Jihad against the West (which the Jihadis increasing also view to include the moderates), the Islamofascists draw their strength from their religion which is entrenched in Mecca. Mecca is effectively their stategic base of power.

That being said, however, I would prefer to see US and Allied forces seize - or destroy - the oil producing facilities of any Islamofascist friendly nation immediately following the destruction of prime military targets in Syria, Iran and elsewhere via any means necessary in the event of a WMD attack against the US or any of our Allies. Basically, dry up the revenue income.

As another person mentioned, there are those in higher places that are working these types of scenarios right now.

[agincourt1415]

I don't think it was an accident, it was not a slip, it was well thought out, the way he spoke.

Now, World Net was saying this goes on in the State Department with the Cons vs the Libs.