Posted on 06/14/2016 4:41:52 AM PDT by Kaslin
Credit President Obama for finally using the words he has desperately tried to avoid during his presidency. He correctly called the mass shooting in an Orlando gay nightclub Sunday morning, which killed 49 and injured 53, "an act of terror." It was, writes The New York Times, the "deadliest attack on a gay target in the nation's history."
Discredit to the president for avoiding linking the attack to ISIS and Islamic terrorism, even though the shooter, Omar Mateen, reportedly called 911 during the rampage and "pledged loyalty to the Islamic State." Jihadists everywhere quickly celebrated the carnage on the internet and, reports israelnationalnews.com, "...the al-Amaq agency -- which functions as ISIS's propaganda and media wing -- claimed that 'the attack ... was carried out by an Islamic State fighter.'"
The president used the tragedy to make another pitch for stronger gun laws. Does he believe that someone who claims to be on a mission from Allah would not be able to obtain guns and explosives illegally?
Mateen had been on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's radar in 2013 and 2014, but reports The Daily Beast, the FBI "subsequently closed the case when it produced nothing that appeared to warrant further investigation." NBC News learned that Mateen traveled twice to Saudi Arabia in 2011 and 2012 "to perform a pilgrimage to Mecca," according to a spokesman for Saudi Arabia's Ministry of the Interior. Once again, we are reactive rather than proactive.
The pattern following these terrorist attacks is now familiar. First comes extreme caution in which we say very little and refuse even to speculate about what seems obvious, followed, after the fact, as in the Fort Hood shooting, which was dubbed "workplace violence," by an attempt to quickly change the subject. Next comes the obligatory news conference in which a quickly produced imam or "expert," speaking for the Muslim community, is trotted out to say that the latest incident has nothing to do with Islam, which is a peaceful religion, and that we should all embrace unity.
Omar Mateen's father, Seddique Mateen, initially claimed there was no religious motivation behind the killings, but The Washington Post reported the father "is an Afghan man who holds strong political views, including support for the Afghan Taliban."
Muhammad Musri joined law enforcement officers at the news conference in Orlando. He is connected to the Islamic Society of Central Florida, which is connected to the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), an Islamic umbrella organization that some believe has ties to terrorist groups.
Muhammad Musri's mosque was even used for a fundraiser that collected $55,000 for Hamas. There is also a 2011 video of Musri in which he blames the United States for Sept. 11.
People like Omar Mateen are not so much "lone wolves" as "known wolves." But before law enforcement can legally act, it's often too late.
In wartime, certain liberties have been suspended in order to protect the country. This may be one of those times. Or should we wait until our enemies obtain a weapon of mass destruction?
Congress should declare war on all terrorist groups. Websites that promote ideologies that encourage terrorist acts should be shut down. No more mosques should be built in the U.S. until we gain an upper hand against radical Islamists. It does no good to say most Muslims are peaceful if you have no mechanism in place to act against or even identify those who are not.
On "American Idol," Randy Jackson would often say of a contestant that he or she was "in it to win it."
We don't appear to be in it, but our enemies are.
A Declaration of War will never happen because this POTUS is guilty of giving aid and comfort to the enemy.
I guess 15 years later is better than never.
Islam should be declared a non-religion and incompatible with the US Constitution.
Mosques and financial resources should be seized and sold to pay off part of our debt.
Call it “dissolution of the monasteries part II”
Hitler right now is rolling over in his grave thinking, “Damn! I knew I screwed up! I should have portrayed Nazism as a religion. We would have won!”
I agree 100%! Islam is a cult with a political goal.
With command structure overhauls, clear definitions and goals, Yes.
Welcome to FR.
Countries declare war on other countries.
Declaring war on a religion or philosophy would open up a can of worms that could never be closed.
and u compare what Bambi said in comparison to what Bush said with his megaphone at the Twin Towers scene, at least Bush was going to get even! Bambi was just going to make plans to play golf.
At your service.
Quit using the term “lone wolf”. The correct term is “sleeper agent”.
Credit?
I’m sorry, but the wimp needs to be tarred, feathered, and strung-up.
His policies are directly responsible for the carnage in Orlando.
The Japanese junta should have insisted that the attack on Pearl Harbor was motivated by Buddhist and Shintoist beliefs.
Like gun ownership?
“Lone Wolf” is nothing more than a term to disassociate these acts with Islam. It gives the impression that these are just ‘bad’ muslims straying from the ‘peaceful’ tenets of Islam.
The State Department lists about 60 international terrorist groups ranging from ISIL to Communist groups in South America and the Philippines to Basque separatists to the IRA. Is Thomas declaring war on all of them?
And what about groups identified as domestic terror groups like the Klan and the Earth Liberation Front and Black Panther splinter groups?
Obama should have called it “workplace violence”, like he did the Fort Hood shooting spree.
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