Posted on 01/11/2015 6:52:12 PM PST by Kaslin
After radical jihadists murdered their way through Paris in a three-day rampage that left 17 dead, France has declared its own war on terror.
Appearing on Saturday in Evry, a town just south of Paris, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said the country is at war against radical Islam.
“We are at war — not a war against a religion, not a war against a civilization, but to defend our values, which are universal,” he proclaimed.
“It is a war against terrorism, against jihadism, against radical Islam, against everything that is aimed at breaking fraternity, freedom, solidarity,” Valls continued.
“We cannot let pass a single one of these messages, or a single one of these acts. Our indignation must be clear, total and last longer than three days. It must be permanent.
“We need standards, values and authority. There must be a firm message about the values of the republic and secularism.
“Journalists were killed because they defended freedom. Policemen were killed because they were protecting you,” he said, and “Jews were killed because they were Jewish.”
Valls’ statements evoked similar language used by President George W. Bush after 9/11. But 14 years later, U.S. Attorney General refused to say as much when asked whether we too are at war with radical Islam.
Noting what French prime minister declared on Saturday, both NBC’s host Chuck Todd and ABC’s George Stephanopoulos asked Holder if he would say the same.
“I would say that we are at war with terrorists who commit these heinous acts and who use Islam,” he responded on “Meet the Press.” “They use a corrupted version of Islam to justify their actions. We are bound and determined to hold them accountable, to find them wherever they are, and then to try, as you indicated, to come up with ways in which we prevent young people who become attracted to this radical ideology from becoming members of these groups and perpetrating these heinous acts.”
And to the same exact question posed by Stephanopoulos, he answered:
“Well, I certainly think that we are at war with those who would commit terrorist attacks and who would corrupt the Islamic faith in the way that they do to try to justify their terrorist actions. So that’s who we are at war with, and we are determined to take the fight to them to prevent them from engaging these kinds of activities.”
The short answer, then, is no.
To Obunga, islam is not the problem, islamophobia is; so Obunga has his eye on guys like you.............and me.
I despise that man— he is a closed-minded borg.
If we declared war against those who would use violence to overturn the US Constitution, that would pretty much take care of anyone subscribing to sharia law.
NOT good. Unless they go to war against Islam they’re just flappin’ their jaws.
Obola and Holder serve Islamic terrorism
worldwide.
The Moslem Brotherhood/al Qaeda are having
Obola and Holder direct a meeting in a
few weeks so that Islamic terrorists can
determine exactly what the West’s assets
are against them.
just viewed that video
spooky
really really spooky
But in this country the radical liberal left is in sympathy with the terrorists.
Treating this as a fad. All talk until the people forget.
Eric Holder proves yet again something I have always said, “sometimes a doorknob is just a doorknob .”
It’s amazingly sad to imagine how the administration would react to another 9.11 type attack. I think it would result in impeachment and removal from office, due to their political correctness and inaction.
That’s OK - we declared “Peace”, so that settles it.
Does anyone remember France booing the election of Bush, cheering the election of Obama, and refusing to fight in Iraq? Ironic.
Obama and Holder do not perceive Muslims as a threat to themselves. Muslims are their friends and allies. They fear conservatives and sympathize with Muslims.
They still don’t get it. Gonna take a bit more until they come around. Maybe like losing Paris?
Unless France clears all Muslim enclaves IMMEDIATELY, this declaration of war on radical Islam is nothing more than just a bunch of smoke and mirrors.
The United States policy is Pro-Islam at this time. Baraq Hussein Obama is the Supreme Imam. Our country has has become the next country that will export Islamic terrorism, under the direction of the Democrat party
Remember, Holder and company defended the Guantanamo terrorists, no doubt at top US dollar. In fact, I fully expect an Executive Order funding Holder & many other creepozoids for many, many moons.
“Radical” Islam = 99.8%(Islam)
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