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Does Hamas have a legitimate reason to attack Israel, and does Israel have a legitimate reason to respond in kind? Regardless of where one stands on the Israeli/Hamas war, it is a terrible thing, there is seldom much of anything good about war – and yet, sometimes it is necessary. On October 7th, Hamas (again) attacked Israel on multiple fronts, and killed not only military personnel, but civilians as well – add to that the kidnapping of around 200 people. Hamas has repeatedly shown their true colors in that they think nothing of kidnapping, and murdering non-combatants (As well as...

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A Virginia mayor cited America's mass detention of Japanese Americans during World War II in a public announcement voicing his support to deny Syrian refugees the opportunity to resettle in the United States. In a letter on official city stationery, Roanoke, Va., Mayor David A. Bowers called on local governments and nonprofits to join more than half of the nation's governors who have said they do not want to accept Syrian refugees into their states, citing security concerns after last week's Paris terrorist attacks that killed at least 129 people."I'm reminded that President Franklin D. Roosevelt felt compelled to sequester Japanese foreign nationals after the bombing...

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John Bolton, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, said Sunday that the U.S. has "no obligation" to accept Syrian refugees. "We have no obligation to bring them into this country," Bolton told Fox News' Justice host Jeanine Pirro. He added that the U.S. can refuse to allow Syrian refugees entry "without in any way violating our humanitarian obligations."

"Slamming the door in their faces would be a betrayal of our values," [Obama] said.Six Republican governors have announced that Syrian refugees won't be allowed to resettle in their states in the wake of last week's terrorist attacks in Paris. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley issued statements Sunday saying that they wanted to prioritize the safety of the residents in their states. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott; Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a GOP presidential candidate; Arkansas Gov. Gov. Asa Hutchinson; and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence joined them on Monday. "Michigan is a welcoming state and we are...

Have any of you taken notice that Obama doesn't plan to send the refugees to Ohio,Pennsylvania,Florida,Colorado and the rest of the swing states? Need to wonder why? Obviously that would assure Carson Or Trump an easy win come 2016. But for now, Obama only wants to send them to red states. Why not send them to Maryland,Delaware and New England, where the liberals there will welcome the Syrians with open arms !!

A cascade of Republicans on Monday implored the Obama administration to scrap plans to resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees in the United States next year, saying they pose an unacceptable security risk in the wake of last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris. And, in a dramatic twist, the sudden standoff is raising the possibility of a government shutdown next month. Throughout the day a host of Republican governors around the country, wary that refugees could end up in their home states, blasted President Barack Obama’s plans. But those governors lack real sway over the process, and some are asking Senate Majority...

Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz speaks to the audience during his event in the pavilion at Sun City Hilton Head the morning of Nov. 16. Delayna Earley During a campaign stop in Sun City Hilton Head Monday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz condemned President Barack Obama's plan to accept up to 10,000 Syrian refugees following the attacks in Paris. The plan "is nothing short of lunacy," Cruz, a presidential contender, told an overflow crowd of hundreds at the community's pavilion. "This is a humanitarian crisis. There are genuine refugees that need to be cared for, but they should be...

The Paris terror attacks may have put a clamp on President Obama's plans to resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees over the next year, as the number of governors saying they won't take them swells. At the same time, top congressional lawmakers are urging the administration to halt the plan. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul called on Obama to "temporarily suspend the admission of all additional Syrian refugees" pending a "full review," according to a letter obtained by Fox News. The resistance at the state level is coalescing at a rapid clip. So far, governors in at least 15 states...