Posted on 07/19/2015 6:51:23 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump called out President Barack Obama for his refusal to say "Islamic terrorism" in reference to the shooting Thursday in Chattanooga, Tennessee, which left four people dead. Trump suggested that given the security concerns that America is facing, the time for political correctness is over.
"It's going to get worse in our country and we better start fighting a lot tougher than we're fighting right now," Trump told Fox News host Bill O'Reilly in an interview. "If we're going to fight elements that are causing tremendous problems ... at least we have to start maybe being not so politically correct."
A 24-year-old suspect identified as Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez is believed to have carried out the attack on two military sites in Chattanooga, killing four Marines and wounding three other people before being shot dead by police.
What is known so far is that Abdulazeez was a naturalized American born in Kuwait, and that he was a devoted Muslim who blogged about Islam online.
The FBI, which is leading the investigation into the crime, has said that Abdulazeez was not on any terror suspect lists, and that it is too early to establish a motive for the attack.
"We are looking at every possible avenue, whether it was terrorism — whether it was domestic, international — or whether it was a simple, criminal act," FBI Special Agent Ed Reinhold said.
Obama called the shooting "heartbreaking," and said that the FBI and local law enforcement will provide the public with information as it becomes available.
"My main message right now is obviously the deepest sympathies of the American people to the four Marines that were killed," the president said.
"Obviously when you have an attack on a U.S. military facility, then we have to make sure that we have all the information necessary to make an assessment in terms of how this attack took place and what further precautions we can take in the future. And as we have more information, we'll let the public know."
Obama has previously been criticized by other conservatives for refusing to call terror group ISIS Islamic, but argued that he does not want to legitimize the jihadists by doing so.
"These terrorists are desperate for legitimacy. And all of us have a responsibility to refute the notion that groups like ISIL somehow represent Islam, because that is a falsehood that embraces the terrorists' narrative," Obama said back in February.
In his interview on Fox, Trump also spoke out against the no-gun-zones at the recruitment centers where the Marines were shot.
"These are four great Marines ... and that they're not allowed to carry guns is absolutely ridiculous," the billionaire businessman said.
That’s a solid program.
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It was my take that I had posted those figures in the last 3 to 5 days. I just spend an hour going back ten days, and couldn’t find my post.
I make many posts here on a variety of topics. I spend time defending my comments on several topics at a time. This causes me to lost track of the exact time frame I addressed and issue.
I apologize for not being able to back up my comments, and it is particularly frustrating to me, because I used figures found in an article, and can’t seen to find that either.
Take care. Wish I could be of more help. Disregard my statement for now.
Why waste good bacon?
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I understand your point, and I agree with you.
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In before one of the Jeb boys calls Trump a Democrat plant for attacking Obama.
It’s a very good start.
A number of candidates have spoken out. One being Cruz. They don’t get the press Trump does.
He is not going away. I don’t think you can order him around. I guess you are upset he is taking half of Cruz’ support. Oh well.
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They don’t make the NOISE Trump does. The press is AFRAID of Trump and trying hard to tear him down. It is long past time Americans stopped letting the “Press” pick the president.
“The sweetest sound I know is the Muslim call to prayer.”
-BHO
that you Hillary?
folks denigrate Trump for pretending to be Republican when all along he has been pretending to be a Democrat.
When in Rome........ or when in New York....... pretending was just business
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I have asked myself to what extent that was true.
Folks don’t really know this guy. They see various media hype about him. They see him on the Apprentice, but they don’t really know him.
Is this the real him? It may in fact be. I don’t know.
He’s an unknown. He may play this straight and he may flake out in time. We’ll just have to wait and see.
Cruz before Trumps big weekend distraction, and yet the distraction still goes on today.
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