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
Yeah, I have a couple of concerns and you’re right in the ballpark.
Obama has been trying to stir up radicals since day one. And to some degree, he has been successful.
Wait until the Bernie supporters finally figure out the whole thing was rigged for Hillary all along.
In 2008, teams of men were helo-landing on rooftops, in grocery store parking lots, in anticipation of DNC convention riots in Denver. Little Bird helos with men with what looked like MP-5’s outboard; just like a military operation.
Shoot, there were even newscasts taped of it.
Amen!!!
No, I don’t think I missed anything along those lines. But thanks for answering. And Eric Holder was obviously like-minded.
I think we both agree it doesn’t appear there is evidence that he was legally changed to BHO. I’d like to see it, if there was.
I agree, he’s carrying on, at least part of the ideology of the anti-colonialist. I think he’s got some FMD and Malcolm X radicalization, at least in his brain, if not in his genes.
FReegards
:)
I agree. Something very bad is going to happen before hussein leaves office, probably before the election.
Maybe President Trump should house them all at Marthas Vineyard while they wait for DEPORTATION!
What can one possibly say about a president who simply doesn’t give a rat’s *ss about what his constituents think or wish?
Sure feels like it.
I’d love to be totally-wrong.
Demography is Destiny.
Alahwahoo Yackbar!
( eff Obama....and his demographic warfare on America.)
obammy inviting his brother mooselimbs in to America to further his war on Christianity.
mookabooker that he is.
Treason treason and more treason by this Islamic agent posing as our POTUS and this congress has done NOTHING about him!
Catching up with you.
I have bad feelings about the next bunch of months. Wish I was down under.
We are all living in interesting times...
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