13% Are Children
The UN Refugee Agency
Posted on 11/18/2015 7:39:23 AM PST by Enlightened1
President Barack Obama is taking an even harsher tone against governors and lawmakers who want to stop the U.S. resettlement of Syrian refugees, blasting them for being "scared of widows and orphans" while playing into the hands of the Islamic State terrorist group.
"We are not well served when, in response to a terrorist attack, we descend into fear and panic. We don't make good decisions if it's based on hysteria or an exaggeration of risks," Obama said while visiting the Philippines for an economic summit. "I cannot think of a more potent recruitment tool for ISIL than some of the rhetoric that's been coming out of here during the course of this debate."
"ISIL seeks to exploit the idea that there is a war between Islam and the West," he continued. "And when you start seeing individuals in positions of responsibility suggesting that Christians are more worthy of protection than Muslims are in a war-torn land, that feeds the ISIL narrative. It's counterproductive, and it needs to stop."
In the wake of the deadly attacks in Paris, more than half of U.S. governors, most of them Republican, have said they don't want refugees resettled in their states. House Republican leaders also are looking at legislation designed to stop the Obama administration from resettling up to 10,000 Syrian refugees next year. Several GOP presidential contenders have also slammed the idea of letting Syrians in, while some have suggested only letting in those who are Christian.
The White House on Tuesday began pushing back against the GOP-led narrative, holdings calls with governors and reporters as well as briefing lawmakers about the stringent security screening involved before refugees are admitted to the United States.
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Obama is mad that States do not want the Syrians here after the terrorist attack in Paris.
Even the FBI said it would an impossible task to properly Vet everyone. So why would you allow retreating ISIS forces from Russian attacks in Syria to come into the Europe and the USA?
It is said only 25% are women and children while the other 75% is men of fighting age.
Even ISIS admits they plan to attack, and have already launched an attack!
What is he talking about. It is legitimate concern.
Worth repeating...
This Is The Most Disturbing Muslim ‘Refugee’ Video You Will Ever See
http://buzzpo.com/this-is-the-most-disturbing-muslim-refugee-video-you-will-ever-see/
It’s time we jail Dumbo.
The President sounds like a 3 year old.
Obama is acting like a deranged muslim whose evil plans are falling apart.
So how come the other Muslim countries aren’t taking these people? [rhetorical question]
It is politico of course they neglect it is mostly male and sunni.
“I cannot think of a more potent recruitment tool for ISIL than some of the rhetoric that’s been coming out of here during the course of this debate.”
My take on it is a bit different, Mr. President. YOUR response to all of this, and YOUR policies, have done a lot to encourage the likes of ISIS, and recruit people to their cause. In spite of your pride at getting Bin Laden, the Muslim terrorists of the world have no fear of you as they plot our destruction.
Yes. It’s true. They have been caving in to one for 7 years now.
” .....scared of 3-year-old orphans’” Me, I’m more concerned about the 3 year old who was abandoned by his parents that currently occupies the white house.
Afraid of widows and orphans? That has got to be the stupidest comment BO has ever made, and that’s saying something.
It’s the 3 year old’s husband that concerns us.
How can we be scared of a three year old? Because they will be raised to kill us.
Nahal Toosi ... sounds like a good Amish name.
Freaking moron.
The 18yr old jihadi who shot up the recruitment center in TN came here as a 6yr old ‘refugee’.
He was probably pretty cute when he was 6.
Not so much cute when he was murdering the recruitment officers.
Exactly.
America is for Americans! We do not owe these fools any explanation!
NOT EVERYONE IN THE WORLD IS AMERICAN just because Democrats like to live in a make believe world doesn’t make it so.
We do not have to justify the existence of our Nation to them! They are the ones importing illiterate 7th century savages. THEY ARE THE ONES THAT NEED TO EXPLAIN THEMSELVES!! Not the Americans.
What about the American widows and orphans of Islamic terror attacks?
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