Posted on 09/19/2014 5:02:57 PM PDT by naturalman1975
A COMPLACENT American President and the failure of Australian Muslims to integrate into the mainstream are two factors identified by John Howard as contributing to the terrorism crisis.
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When asked if we have become complacent since 9/11, Mr Howard takes aim at Barack Obama, a man whose election he once warned would be welcomed by terrorists.
“I think it’s always a danger that you get complacent,” he says. “I was surprised at the complacency in President Obama’s speech a few months ago to the West Point graduation ceremony where he talked about the strength of the threat in, I thought, rather too relaxed a tone of voice. We shouldn’t be complacent, we should be quite unapologetic in demanding in all sections of the Australian community an acceptance that people (who) in any way support terrorism are behaving in a way that is inconsistent in the values and wealth of this country.”
Pressed on the rise of Australian jihadists joining the Islamic State terror organisation in Syria and Iraq, Mr Howard says “we should try harder” at integration.
“As many people know I’m not an overwhelming fan of the doctrine of multiculturalism.”.
“I believe in multi-racialism, I believe in bringing people of different races, of different religions, to this country, but once you’re here you’ve got to become part of the mainstream of community. I think over the years we’ve dropped off that a bit too much.”
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Considering that citizenship is no longer a requirement to be the POTUS, perhaps Mr. Howard would be interested?
God Bless Prime Minister Howard - he will always be the Prime Minister I admire most - like I have said before not perfect but the closest we will see!
Yes, but we also had Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard between John Howard and Tony Abbott.
(To be fair to Ms Gillard, I don’t think she ever had the chance to be good - minority government is a nightmare situation - but Mr Rudd has no excuse at all).
Truth.
All democrats are welcomed by terrorists. Doubly so for the charlatan Kenyan usurper, who currently inhabits the White Hut.
I think OBama funding and arming terrorists have more to do with the increase in terrorist activity than simply complacency
I changed my tag line :-)
The Muslim population here has doubled since 9/11. Over 2 million. And our head Muslim armed ISIS.
Howard describes Zero right but he is screwed up in the rest of his thinking!
Haha - you are one funny dude :) Pity it’s a Rolf Harris song after what he got up to!
Bump
Of course he’s adding to it. He’s funding the terrorists.
...”he {Obama]talked about the strength of the threat in, I thought, rather too relaxed a tone of voice...”
Id love to see a lie detector graph of any of obama’s statements
"The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam."
Barak Hussein Obama,New York,NY 9/24/2012
Perfect
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