Gipper
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What some kooky liberals do with regularity...
What some kooky liberals do with regularity...
I agree, but I don't think the people who are funding the mosque want to improve relationships with the U.S. population. They do want to improve their relationship with our government, however, as strange as it might seem.
I think the mosque is being proposed where it is precisely because it would hurt the people who lost loved ones on 9/11, in order to renew our passion for vengeance against all things Islamic. If we hated Muslims more, we would continue to support the war in Afghanistan.
Saudi Arabia asked us to intervene on behalf of Kuwait the first time we went to Iraq, during George H. W. Bush's administration. Iraq (and Afghanistan, as well) has never had good relations with Saudi Arabia, and whatever hurts them helps the Saudis.
Coincidentally, 15 of the 19 terrorists in the 9/11 attack were from Saudi Arabia. Osama bin Laden is, too.
The funding for the mosque is being generously provided by Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, who also happens to own a big part of News Corp, the parent company for Fox News.
So, he plans a mosque at ground zero, and asks the media to start a controversy over it, to renew a religious debate that will keep us committed to war against his country's neighbors.
Perhaps we should just pay for the dumb thing like we are in other countries? Just ask them to move it a mile away in return we can pay for it.
If we are paying 6 mil for others mosques around the world why not this one, at least we would "stimulate" the economy in the building of it
U.S. paying for restoration of global Islamic sites
By The Associated Press
Posted: 08/25/2010 07:55:11 AM PDT
Updated: 08/25/2010 07:55:17 AM PDT
WASHINGTON - The good will tour of the Middle East by the imam behind the proposed mosque near ground zero is just part of the U.S. government's efforts to reach out to the Muslim world.
This year, the Obama administration will spend nearly $6 million to restore 63 historic and cultural sites, including mosques and minarets, in 55 nations, according to State Department documents.
Under a program established by Congress in 2001, the department will fund at least five projects in as many countries at a cost of more than $271,000.
http://www.dailybreeze.com/latestnews/ci_15889182
how do you go from "restore 63 historic and cultural sites, including mosques and minarets"
to now that means all that money is spend on them? That could be 2 of the 63 Sites...but you use the whole Dollar figure...and ignore what I am sure its alot more Christian sites.....
Well they won't.
An Islamic community center in which people worship is basically a mosque.
I might agree with you if the Priest who would run it had said some inflammatory things about molesting children or something.
America has thousands of mosques, that is not what it is about. As I understand it, part of one of the planes on 9/11 hit that building, it is pretty close.
I have not seen anyone argue that Muslims cannot have freedom to practice their religion, but a little sensitivity would go a long way in mending Muslim/American relationships.
Christian sites?
Err.. U.S. paying for restoration of global Islamic sites
They do not have christian churches
so build the stupid thing just build it a mile away and lets stop arguing about it.
If our government can do it for other countries they can do it here and then we can stop fighting.
I forgot there are no Christan sites in the Middle east...That would be silly...you know outside the fact its where it was born and home to some of its most holy sites...but your right. its all going to Muslims...you know Obama is a Muslim right?
Christian sites?
Err.. U.S. paying for restoration of global Islamic sites
They do not have christian churches
so build the stupid thing just build it a mile away and lets stop arguing about it.
If our government can do it for other countries they can do it here and then we can stop fighting.
Christian sites?
Err.. U.S. paying for restoration of global Islamic sites
They do not have christian churches
so build the stupid thing just build it a mile away and lets stop arguing about it.
If our government can do it for other countries they can do it here and then we can stop fighting.
Here is the whole story Pocket... I will highlight the parts for you okI forgot there are no Christan sites in the Middle east...That would be silly...you know outside the fact its where it was born and home to some of its most holy sites...but your right. its all going to Muslims...you know Obama is a Muslim right?
Also where did it even say anything about them being in the middle east or Islamic...read the thing once....take a look at the costs of the Islamic ones they talked about...do some math....find out how very very far short of 6 million it is....( hint there is not even 55 nations....in the middle east...so where are those other ones....hmmmm...)
why a mile? is that the number you picked out of hat? is it a magic number that says you don't have freedom of Religion for one mile of the world trade center...unless your anything other then Muslim? Maybe a mile and a half...how about half a mile...wait 2 NYC blocks that may already be half a mile...hmmm how about 29002 yards...thats a fine number to say we hate you becuse your Muslim and someone else who was muslim attacked us, so we blame you...because Jesus would want us to...