Posted on 03/01/2015 3:38:23 PM PST by Kaslin
In a recent interview, State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said that to fight terrorism, “we need to go after the root causes that lead people to join these groups, whether it’s a lack of opportunity for jobs….”
In other words, we can fight terrorism with a jobs program, sort of a stimulus program for the jihadists. If we only have enough shovel ready jobs for the jihadists, there will be no terrorism. How amazing naïve and how terrifyingly stupid, but this is the mentality that is prevalent throughout the Obama administration.
The history of Islamic terrorism is replete with examples of very rich Muslims, such as Osama Bin Laden, who join the jihad and kill for one basic reason and it is not the lack of a job. They kill the “infidels” because of their commitment to their Islamic faith, their interpretation of Islamic doctrine and their desire to serve Allah. It is why so many Islamic terrorists shout “Allahu Akbar” when they kill innocent people.
Harf either does not understand the threat we face or is purposely ignoring the threat, but, either way, it is troubling. Her “jobs” theory took another hit this week with the revelation of the identity of “Jihadi John,” the masked man seen in Islamic State videos beheading innocent hostages. According to multiple media and governmental sources, the masked man is Mohammed Emwazi, a 26 year old Kuwaiti, who moved to London with his family at an early age.
In London, he attended fine schools, was raised in an upper middle class neighborhood and received a degree in computer programming from the University of Westminster in 2009. In fact, he found employment as a computer programmer, but that job did not stop him from becoming radicalized.
According to Shiraz Maher of the King’s College radicalization center, Emwazi may well have travelled to Syria in 2012, later joining the Islamic State. In Maher’s view, Emwazi’s route to terrorism was not caused by the lack of economic opportunities. He said Emwazi’s case is similar to other jihadists, who are “by and large upwardly mobile people, well educated.” The disclosures about Emwazi and the vast majority of Islamic terrorists should debunk the theory held by Harf and others in the Obama administration “that these guys are all impoverished, that they're coming from deprived backgrounds.”
Emwazi joined the Islamic State to commit terrorist acts and kill “infidels.” He was not looking for a job; he was looking for a religious crusade. He was motivated by religious fervor, not financial considerations.
Back in 2010, the British government recognized that Emwazi was becoming radicalized and prevented him from traveling to Tanzania. Reports indicate that the government was concerned that Emwazi was going to join the Islamic terror group Al-Shabaab.
Incredibly, some pro-Muslim activists criticized how the British government dealt with “Jihadi John” and blame his terrorist activity on supposed “mistreatment.” In reality, he was only targeted for surveillance due to his radical associations. If the government could have stopped him from traveling to Syria in 2012, possibly he would have been unable to join the Islamic State.
At the current time, “Jihadi John” is not using his computer programming degree; he is engaged in 7th century barbarism, beheading innocent hostages who have the misfortune of being captured by the Islamic State.
Unfortunately, at a time of great crisis, the country is being led by an administration that does not want to recognize this reality and refuses to admit the threat emanating from Islamic terrorism or even call it by its name. They prefer the title of “extremism,” a meaningless term for an administration engaged in a meaningless response to Islamic terrorism.
I’ve got a job for him. Hang him from a meat hook, and use him as a punching bag.
The entire administration has lined itself up on the side of our sworn enemies and is willing to betray its country.
I have recently read that Christians and other religions live in the same areas as these Islam terrorists pigs, and yet we don’t see them beheading people because of lack of jobs.
Marie Harf said that to fight terrorism, “we need to go after the root causes that lead people to join these groups, whether it’s a lack of opportunity for jobs….”
Methinks we are being grubered by Harf.
Is Obama going to put up a bounty reward for Jhadi John
Dead or Alive...preferably DEAD?
I think that would only be appropriate.
Methinks we are being grubered by Harf.
Exactly. She is blowing smoke. She is delivering what I call the leftist heavy head trip, typically delivered in a condescending tone meant to insult our intelligence, and call us arrogant and simple minded (you just don’t understand her “nuance”) for demanding the right response of smiting them (can you say projection?).
Which then leads to my question:
Is State supporting ISIS?
““we need to go after the root causes that lead people to join these groups, whether it’s a lack of opportunity for jobs””
I’ve heard this over and over for the past two weeks and I just had a thought. We need to go after the root causes that lead people like her to join an administration like the one now in power; whether it’s a lack of opportunity for doing something useful where truth counts or truth does not matter and she never learned that it does and henceforth applied for a job with a government agency and voila’, was hired to parrot lines that someone had handed to her JUST before she steps in front of a microphone.
Good grief - how’s that for a long, drawn out sentence?
In other words, what did we ever do to deserve to listen to her prattling?
I love that - it fits her to a T........
She the SLUT needs to go over and offer him a job!!!
Well I'm sure she'd blow that.
Wonder how and where State Department recruits such imbeciles. Her before them was not a bit better!!!
This is the chick at the frat party that no matter how many beers you’ve had and how many pairs of ‘’beer goggles’’ you’ve got on she still looks like a dumb, unappealing hosebag.
I think they wait by the front door and wait for someone to walk through the door .... hire them ... and then fix the door in anticipation of the next applicant. Note that the job descriptions of all Federal positions never include the word “smart” or any allusion to a requirement for it.
Think they will be a welcoming party/force welcoming him back in an honorary two pieces. Gurkha types or wannabees unite.
If you give terrorists jobs, won’t that breed more terrorists?
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