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
Overwhelm the system. Break down the system with Obamacare. Run off doctors, put facilities out of business by forcing them to give free medical care to illegals (happened near the end of W or beginning of BamBam). Bankrupt the middle-class with high premiums, $12,000 deductibles and a collapsing job market.
Meanwhile, give Iran $150 billion dollars, golf and vacation.
It’s only a matter of time.
The terrorists love Obama and all the liberal democrats because they give them cover to carry out their bombings. If you dare want to crack down on it they all cry that Repbulicans are mean and unfair. The dems give them cover. Sick.
Pakistan Bombing Kills 60 During Easter Celebration, Mostly Women and Children.
**Update 2** Taliban takes credit.
More from your religion of peace Mr. Pres__ent!
You worthless...
And, to others herein asking if Congress will do something. Short answer is, NO! They are complicit.
I don’t know, if I know, who this “Obama” is.
When did little Barry Soetoro legally change his name to Barack Hussein Obama?
Maybe that was answered but I missed it because I didn’t digest all the posts in those threads.
Did it ever legally happen?
I have been worried the last seven years. He’s just been building up to what he intends to do the last 8 to 10 months.
He has been very successful with the whole frog boiling thing. Most of the sheep in this once great country are nothing more than zombies.
We’re in the Last Days, FRiend. There are way too many signs.
I don’t see America prominently mentioned, or at all, frankly, in the Scripture in the End Times.
That always concerned me. I never thought I’d see such a rapid decline.
You are correct - all eyes on Obama the next 8-10 months. I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that a recent agitator met with him at the WH a few years ago.
These “people” can never be citizens of any nation other than Islam.
Sharia is their constitution which is superior to any other.
For them to deny Sharia is an act of apostasy which is punishable by death.
As a result, they can never be Americans nor swear allegiance to America, nor any other nation.
Humanity’s cancer needs to be deported then irradiated.
I totally question if we will inaugurate a new POTUS in Jan 2017.
No electricity, no elections, emergency law, eternal Obama.
Don’t be shy, say it.
Been my thought too. I don’t see him, or his minions, giving up the throne.
[I totally question if we will inaugurate a new POTUS in Jan 2017.]
Yep, as do I. You know, there was once a country with huge economic problems, an upcoming election and then there was a Reichstag Fire.
Of course, that kind of stuff could never happen here in the good old U.S.A.
national suicide is a unique way to challenge ISIS.
Figured I get zapped if I did.
The DNC and the GOPe machine does not want to lose their cash machine.
I put nothing, absolutely nothing, beneath them.
Or, it could be half of the country thought that X won fair and square, and half thinks X stole it from Y, so half the country decides the govt is totally illegit.
At one of the big riots/demos this summer, there will be gunfire or bombs, and the USA will change into a giant Northern Ireland in about a week.
So even if a new POTUS is declared, he or she may only be “ruling” a fiat regime in a dirty civil war.
The big prize is the power grid, and then civilization is at threat. Two weeks without power, and the USA will be FUBAR.
Do you think there are “millions” of patriots left? I hope there are. I do believe, however, that we are now outnumbered.
Big surprise
299 days....
Elect Donald Trump and he will stop this Obama Syrian refugee plan dead in its tracks. It simply will not take place. And all the greedy money grubbing refugee contractors will be screaming bloody murder. Most of them are church and synagogue organizations or pretend to be. Screw 'em all! The party is over, go out and get real jobs commensurate with your non-existent talents
I call him a pisant not pres-—ent. Walking around “the stockyards” in ft worth with my BIL yesterday and upon spotting all the negative signage for sale citing THe Pisant, my lib BIL said that is disgusting. I agreed with him saying yeah it needed some profanity to be accurate. He did not look happy with my comment.
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