Posted on 03/27/2016 1:47:59 PM PDT by Kaslin
In his weekly address to the nation, President Obama spoke of the U.S.’s continued efforts to defeat the Islamic State in the wake of the Brussels attacks, but added that in doing so, we must also be an example of freedom and tolerance.
"As we move forward, we have to wield another weapon alongside our airstrikes, our military, our counterterrorism work, and our diplomacy—and that’s the power of our example,” he said.
The president then made it clear that he has no plans to back off his pledge to allow 100,000 Iraqi and Syrian refugees to come to America, despite the fact that a majority of Americans oppose accepting refugees from the war-torn countries.
“Our openness to refugees fleeing ISIL's violence; our determination to win the battle against ISIL's hateful and violent propaganda — a distorted view of Islam that aims to radicalize young Muslims to their cause,” are integral to the fight, he said.
The nation’s most important partners in this effort are American Muslims, he added. Thus, he said, we have to “reject any attempt to stigmatize Muslim Americans.”
The president was likely taking a shot at a proposal by GOP frontrunner Donald Trump to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the U.S., and recent calls by Sen. Ted Cruz to increase surveillance of Muslim neighborhoods.
Such efforts, Obama implied, are “contrary to our character, our values, and to our history as a nation built around the idea of religious freedom.”
Weekly Address: Defeating ISIL
FUBO
Why? America isn’t a “refugee” camp. It’s my home.
Obama should invite them to HIS house and HE can set an exammple and he can worry about HIS daughters being raped and HIS neighborhood blown up.
Great. Let the first group go to DC please.
“He’s a Muslim, Jim.”
Why else would he have pushed Morsi on Egypt and resisted the counter-takeover by the eminently sane Al-Sisi?
And mine
The one in Chicago.
Patently and blatantly unconstitutional.
Why does NO ONE talk about Obama’s and Congress’ constitutional mandate to protect against invasions (Art IV, Sec 4)?
When will this guy be impeached for treason (Art III, Sec 3, Cl 1) and repeatedly breaking his oath of office?
Can’t have a good jihad without more jihadists.
Obama doin’ what he always does.
Bringing down America while grinning at liberal idiots who still support him.
Can’t Congress shut this down?
So what if a bunch of us die, it will prove our Global Virtue.
"Don't worry, there are only a handful of Tsarnaev brothers in there!"
Obamatollah Obama’s Cloward–Piven_strategy:
Bring in enough muslim rape-ugees and terrorists to overwhelm local populations and governments in towns and city neighborhoods where they are settled.
As they reach critical mass, one by one they can take control of localities and local governments to create muslim no-go zones just like Europe.
Just made a visit to the emergency room with a relative. We have a lot of people who need help before we import more or allow illegals to stay.
and when one of these refugees snaps and starts killing, Obama should stand trial for his participation.
As if he’d ever go back there...I’m sure it’s beneath him now.
I always figured that house was part of setting him up to be POTUS...they couldn’t have a guy running who lived in an apartment - so his wife was given a big paying job and they were put into that house.
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