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Bush drops reference to 'Islamic fascists'
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Posted on 08/16/2006 7:36:55 AM PDT by slowhand520

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To: slowhand520

He won't. President "Religion of Peace" Bush has backed down before, for instance from using the word "crusade."


21 posted on 08/16/2006 7:45:06 AM PDT by Little Ray (If you want to be a martyr, we want to martyr you.)
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"Islam isn't in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant. The Qur'an should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on earth"

--Omar Ahmed, Chairman of the Board of CAIR (Council of American Islamic Relations), San Ramon Valley Herald, July 1998


22 posted on 08/16/2006 7:45:12 AM PDT by Vision (God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, love and self-discipline 2Timothy1)
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How ridiculous that anybody would object to that phrase. ALL of these terrorists use the religion of Islam as a basis for thier actions. If the term angers or hurts then guess what, you need to look at yourself. Why would the millions of peace loving Muslims have a problem with that term? Maybe because they all identify with it because they aren't so peace loving and openly or secretly sympathize with the terrorists. What fools, the men at the top don't give a rats ass about Islam, they want power and whip these dummies up into a racist/nationalistic frenzy to go blow themselves up and kidnap westerners and hijack airplanes.
23 posted on 08/16/2006 7:46:56 AM PDT by TheKidster
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UNFRIGGIN' REAL "PC" BUMP. It becomes clearer by the day that we learned shite' on 9/11.
24 posted on 08/16/2006 7:47:22 AM PDT by conservativecorner
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From NRO:

President Responds to CAIR? [Kathryn Jean Lopez]

This is from their e-mail blast from last night:

BUSH DROPS REFERENCE TO 'ISLAMIC FASCISTS' - TOP
Associated Press, 8/14/06
http://www.whotv.com/Global/story.asp?S=5280312&nav=2HAB

President Bush has avoided repetition of a term that angered Muslims.

Responding last week to the foiling of an alleged plot to blow up flights between Britain and the United States, Bush said, "This nation is at war with Islamic fascists."

That triggered immediate objections from the Council of American-Islamic Relations, and another objection today from the government of Saudi Arabia.

In a statement after its weekly meeting, the Saudi Cabinet "warned against labeling Muslims with accusations of terrorism and fascism."

Bush didn't repeat the reference to "Islamic fascists" at the State Department today, referring instead to "individuals that would like to kill innocent Americans to achieve political objectives."


25 posted on 08/16/2006 7:48:51 AM PDT by conservativecorner
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If you can't even have the courage to call it by name,how are you going to combat it around the world ???


26 posted on 08/16/2006 7:50:36 AM PDT by Obie Wan
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To: TheKidster

"How ridiculous that anybody would object to that phrase."

I can understand that many people might object to that phrase, especially Islamic fascists.

What I find ridiculous is that our President would back off from using it where appropriate.


27 posted on 08/16/2006 7:51:05 AM PDT by swain_forkbeard (Rationality may not be sufficient, but it is necessary.)
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Bush didn't repeat the reference to "Islamic fascists" at the State Department today, referring instead to "individuals that would like to kill innocent Americans to achieve political objectives."

Sorry, that's too long. Instead of calling the war "The War Against Terror", which is too vague, we cannot call it...

"The War Against The Individuals That would Like To Kill Innocent Americans To Achieve Political Objectives"

28 posted on 08/16/2006 7:51:57 AM PDT by bigjoesaddle ("Liberalism is a philosophy of sniveling brats." -- P.J. O'Rourke)
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To: slowhand520

Too late!

We know he knows!

I don't need him to say it again.

He gets it.


29 posted on 08/16/2006 7:51:58 AM PDT by airborne (Fecal matter is en route to fan! Contact is imminent!)
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Let's make sure we check with the PC police before we make any move in this war. We wouldn't want to offend the people we're trying to blow up.

More cowardice from the Bush White House.

30 posted on 08/16/2006 7:53:57 AM PDT by IronJack (ALL)
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I would prefer the President calls them "Islamic Spawn of Satan" or "Islamic Mass Murderers".


31 posted on 08/16/2006 7:54:11 AM PDT by TexasRepublic (Afghan protest - "Death to Dog Washers!")
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Man, I miss Ronald Reagan. He told it like it was whether people liked it or not.


32 posted on 08/16/2006 7:54:28 AM PDT by diamond6 (Everyone who is for abortion have been born. Ronald Reagan)
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To: slowhand520

PC is the Islamic fascists secret weapn.


33 posted on 08/16/2006 7:54:31 AM PDT by Fitzcarraldo
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Where's you famous grit, sir?

One step forward (calling them what they are) and three steps backwards (caving to a bunch of PC bullsh!t).

FWIW, two questions to chew on:
1. What was the last war the US decisively won? (Hint: it wasn't Viet Nam and it wasn't Korea)
2. What significant differences do you see between that war on the War on Radical Islamofascists (sometimes incorrectly called the War On Terror)?

34 posted on 08/16/2006 7:55:43 AM PDT by upchuck (WHO decided immigration laws should not be enforced?)
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After Condi brokered the ceasefire deal with Israel and Hizzbullah, I'm starting to think that he isn't. If we tie the arms of our best friend in the "War on Terror" and can't go into the protests up in Dearborn, MI and round them all up for serious questioning then no, we've lost the will. The UK has lost it's will and now even Israel, the one nation most experienced with and at risk from Islamofascists has lost her will. Say hello to WW3. It's time to take our kids to the gun range and get them used to the sound of bullets flying and guns blazing cuz that's where they'll be in 10 years.


35 posted on 08/16/2006 7:56:34 AM PDT by TheKidster
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Okay, fine.

Just substitute "Islamic Neanderthals", "Degenerate Muslims", or "Insane Worshipers of a Schizophrenic Pedophile" (or some such thing) and we'll call it a day.

36 posted on 08/16/2006 7:58:06 AM PDT by DoctorMichael (A wall first. A wall now.)
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To: slowhand520

It's a far better description than "evil-doers".


37 posted on 08/16/2006 7:59:26 AM PDT by Tallguy (The problem with this war is the name... You don't wage war against a tactic.)
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OK 'W' use "Islamosh$ts"


38 posted on 08/16/2006 8:00:01 AM PDT by RSmithOpt (Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
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No problem,

just call them what they are - MUSLIMS

Then everyone will understand.


39 posted on 08/16/2006 8:00:52 AM PDT by Wil H
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Well if it's got to happen,I'd rather bring it on FULL scale right now.Another 10 yrs. of sucking huge amounts of Western money and being able to buy whatever military equipment they want from our "good" buddies Russia and China is going to make these people a hell of a lot more dangerous then they are right now !!!


40 posted on 08/16/2006 8:07:27 AM PDT by Obie Wan
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