Obama torches GOP on Syrian refugees: 'Now they are scared of 3-year-old orphans'

Politico ^ | 11/17/15 | Nahal Toosi

[Enlightened1]

President Barack Obama is taking an even harsher tone against governors and lawmakers who want to stop the U.S. resettlement of Syrian refugees, blasting them for being "scared of widows and orphans" while playing into the hands of the Islamic State terrorist group.

"We are not well served when, in response to a terrorist attack, we descend into fear and panic. We don't make good decisions if it's based on hysteria or an exaggeration of risks," Obama said while visiting the Philippines for an economic summit. "I cannot think of a more potent recruitment tool for ISIL than some of the rhetoric that's been coming out of here during the course of this debate."

"ISIL seeks to exploit the idea that there is a war between Islam and the West," he continued. "And when you start seeing individuals in positions of responsibility suggesting that Christians are more worthy of protection than Muslims are in a war-torn land, that feeds the ISIL narrative. It's counterproductive, and it needs to stop."

In the wake of the deadly attacks in Paris, more than half of U.S. governors, most of them Republican, have said they don't want refugees resettled in their states. House Republican leaders also are looking at legislation designed to stop the Obama administration from resettling up to 10,000 Syrian refugees next year. Several GOP presidential contenders have also slammed the idea of letting Syrians in, while some have suggested only letting in those who are Christian.

The White House on Tuesday began pushing back against the GOP-led narrative, holdings calls with governors and reporters as well as briefing lawmakers about the stringent security screening involved before refugees are admitted to the United States.

[Old Yeller]

Yeah, when momma and daddy muzzie strap a bomb to them and send them into a crowd of people to be detonated.

[Old Yeller]

Yeah, when momma and daddy muzzie strap a bomb to them and send them into a crowd of people to be detonated. Blow them up like a Boston “crock pot”.

[Twinkie]

“The President sounds like a 3 year old.”

That’s an insult to three year olds everywhere!

[Psalm 144]

Excellent review of these Religion of Peace exhibits.

[redangus]

My response would be “Mr. President, send us the three year old orphans, widows, and families, Christian and Muslim, but leave the healthy, single young adult men in Syria to fight for the future of their country.” Why should we put American lives at risk to defeat ISIS while at the same time allowing thousands of healthy military age men to invade ours as “refugees”?

[Ann Archy]

OMG...LOL...sadly.

[Ann Archy]

Very good, Laz. Although sickening to see all those faces of EVIL at lunchtime.

[DocRock]

Bookmark

[drpix]

Obama's heart doesn't go out to persecuted Christians widows and orphans - his Regime denies them asylum. But it does go out to Muslim "widows" and "orphans." I for one don't wonder why!

(Click for photo with unpixelated head.)

[spodefly]

Spectacular post. BTTT

[publius911]

Obama torches GOP on Syrian refugees: 'Now they are scared of 3-year-old orphans'

Torches?

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Oh yeah.

Like a toddler throwing a industrial-strength tantrum "torches" a smiling normal parent...