Santorum more realistic than Romney and Paul on jihad

Human Events ^ | 01/10/2012 | Robert Spencer

[americanophile]

After Rick Santorum​’s surprising show in Iowa, he may be the only candidate standing between Mitt Romney​ and the Republican nomination. But there is no contest between the two as to which demonstrates a more realistic understanding of the threat of jihad and Islamic supremacism. In that arena, Santorum wins hands down.

“Jihadism is evil and we need to say what it is,” Santorum said last March. “We need to define it and say what it is. And it is evil. Sharia law is incompatible with American jurisprudence and our Constitution.” He added correctly, and in sharp contrast to the prevailing view, that “Sharia law is not just a religious code. It is also a governmental code. It happens to be both religious in nature and origin, but it is a civil code. And it is incompatible with the civil code of the United States.”

Even though he made these remarks almost a year ago, as he rises in prominence, Santorum is going to get a lot of heat for this. The Islamic supremacist sympathizers in the mainstream media began calling to these remarks after the Iowa caucus, accusing Santorum of the phantom malady of “Islamophobia.”

One would hope that in response to these accusations Santorum would ask Leftist reporters (and Ron Paul, who recently accused him of “hating Muslims”) if they think that Sharia provisions such as the death penalty for apostates, stoning for adultery, amputation of the hand for theft, the denial of freedom of speech and institutionalized second-class status for women and non-Muslims are not evil.

[americanophile]

Santorum has been strong on Islam!

[patlin]

When Santorum starts publically speaking up about removing muslims from the military, going after and shutting down the mosques which are nothing but indoctrination training camps for children disguised as religious education buidlings as well as shutting down all the not so well hidden jihad training compounds located throughout the US as well as stripping every so called muslim charity of non-profit status, I might start to think he actually does believe in the Constitution and our country’s founding values.

[Sun]

‘“Jihadism is evil and we need to say what it is,” Santorum said last March.’

Santorum understands Islam gives us two choices:

1) Convert

2) Die

[cricket]

Newt has certainly spoken out about Islamic 'problem'. Mitt OTOH; has not gone there in any realistic fashion. Nor will he. Not before Election - or after. That would come under a hands off; 'rock the boat' MO.

Rick is right on many issues; but'right' does not make him electable.

Only viable hope; IMHO: is Newt.

[Timber Rattler]

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