Bomb Mecca? Now who's the extremist? *Scolding within*

Taken from: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_18-7-2005_pg1_8

Congressman says bomb Mecca if US attacked

WASHINGTON: A Republican congressman said in a radio interview aired by a Florida station that if a multiple-city attack happened in the United States in the next 90 days, as predicted by an Israeli expert, and was found to be the work of extremist Muslims, then “we should take out their holy sites.” Congressman Thomas G Tancredo, Republican from Colorado, was being interviewed by AM 540 WFLA radio host Pat Campbell, who asked him what the response of the United States should be were terrorist attacks on US cities to take place and were attributable to extremist Muslims. The Congressman replied, “ ... then we could take out their holy sites.” Asked if that meant Mecca, Tancredo answered, “Yes.” khalid hasan

===============================================

Tsk tsk. This guy sounds more like a Libertarian with that kind of talk. See, its the extremist additudes like that which started this whole mess. The whole aim of terrorists is to do exactly what this misguided Congressman would like to do: Fan the flames of war! No Mr. Tancredo, thats not the way to win this war. That is just STUPID. Now I have my opinions about how Islam is not a religion of peace and love per say, but there are plenty of Muslims in the world who are peaceful and loving enough. Bombing a terrorist camp is a lot different than bombing Mecca! Bombing Saudi Arabia would be less offensive than bombing Mecca! You would enrage all of the Muslims in the entire world doing that! I know if somebody bombed the Vatican, I'd be devastated and I'm not sure if I'd be able to keep my tempers from flaring. However, the Muslim faith has far less reservations about revenge and warfare in general than Christianity does, so you're just asking for trouble there.

Oh boy. How is this guy in elected office when he is so ignorant? I'm ashamed he's in my party to be honest, which is why I'm writing out against him. This isn't what the GOP or Americans or anybody should be representing! The only way to snub terrorism is to either kill the terrorists (since they don't seem to mind dying for their cause) or change their minds by sending a strong message that the real enemy is the hate within them. Mr. Tancredo, you are NOT sending that message. We already WERE attacked 4 years ago if you recall and we did not lash out against the innocent with nuclear warfare as many of us felt like doing at the time. President Bush kept a clear head (although he also was quoted as saying, "I wanna kick some @$$") and went after Bin Laden and his cronies with restrained force (although I still think frying Torra Borra would have solved a few problems...). And why, Mr. Congressman, are you in Florida bantering on about what the President should do like you're some sort of spokesman? Go back to Colorado, shut up, sit down, make laws that will help people and get to work!

There, now thats out of my system I'm going to do the laundry. ^_^ -Mike