Governors of 4 U.S. states say no to admitting Syrian refugees

[red321]

Democrats have started to talk about something I think has been ignored, the "elephant in the room" you say. Hell, Sanders railed on it today. Money. Countries like Qatar, Saudi Arabia...tens of millions of dollars flowing to groups like Al Qaeda and ISIS.

 

It has been reported that Qatar will spend $200 billion on the 2022 World Cup, including the construction of an enormous number of facilities to host that event—$200 billion on hosting a soccer event, yet very little to fight against ISIS. Worse still, it has been widely reported that the government has not been vigilant in stemming the flow of terrorist financing, and that Qatari individuals and organizations funnel money to some of the most extreme terrorist groups, including al Nusra and ISIS.

All of this has got to change. Wealthy and powerful Muslim nations in the region can no longer sit on the sidelines and expect the United States to do their work for them. As we develop a strongly coordinated effort, we need a commitment from these countries that the fight against ISIS takes precedence over the religious and ideological differences that hamper the kind of cooperation that we desperately need.…

 

Charles Pierce wrote about it a few days ago

 

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a39727/paris-attacks-middle-eastern-oligarchies/

 

 

 

Obviously not the only answer...but certainly something that doesn't get talked about

[Hollyw00d]

The Saudis also give them military equipment

[red321]

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/donald-trump-would-implement-muslim-database

 

"Should there be a database system that tracks Muslims here in this country?" an NBC News reporter asked Trump at an event in Newton, Iowa.

"There should be a lot of systems beyond databases," the billionaire responded. "We should have a lot of systems."

"But that's something your White House would like to implement?" the reporter pressed.

"Oh, I would certainly implement that. Absolutely," Trump said.

 

 

I expect he'll get another bump in the polls

[gotbeer]

It's weird.  We freak out over NSA surveillance and what Snowden has leaked.  And yet many people get behind the guy, in which he wants to increase this surveillance.

[arch stanton]

Because it's not them under surveillance.

[Glen]

Because it's not them under surveillance.

Or so they think.

[Hollyw00d]

It's weird. We freak out over NSA surveillance and what Snowden has leaked. And yet many people get behind the guy, in which he wants to increase this surveillance.

Many believe Snowden is a traitor.

I think that's these people

[IEAngelsfan]

Because it's not them under surveillance.

They can place surveillance on me.  When they see me in the shower, they'll surely be disappointed.

[ten ocho recon scout]

I think we should ask the homeless population about how they feel about this

[Tank]

 

"But that's something your White House would like to implement?" the reporter pressed.

"Oh, I would certainly implement that. Absolutely," Trump said.

 

 

I expect he'll get another bump in the polls

 

 

LOL, so true. That's been just part of the mystery surrounding how people feel about him. The more outrageous his comments, the more support he seems to gather. 

 

At this point, pollsters and those who study trends just must be throwing their arms up into the air and saying "we don't get it."

[LBHalos17]

The refugee camps in the neighboring states are just that, refugee camps. These countries have enough of their own problems with unemployment and radicalism without unleashing all the Syrians on the public. In fact, the camps are so bad that a lot of them are actually returning to Syria.

Exactly the reasoning for us not allowing any more for a period of time...  Especially now when isis is using phony passports and "refugees" to enter the states/countries they target.

 

I'm hoping this refugee situation will wake-up our government.  We've been taking tens of thousands of refugees annually; it's time to pause and take care of our own internal problems of homelessness instead of compounding the problem.

[Glen]

I like how a bunch of people suddenly care about the homeless. A few months ago they were invisible.

[mtangelsfan]

I like how a bunch of people suddenly care about the homeless. A few months ago they were invisible.

Wait, you know most of these people didn't care about the homeless before?

[Glen]

Yes. In reference to everyone posting the stupid meme on Facebook.

Mostly the same people posting about how proud they are to say "merry Christmas" instead of "happy holidays."

[mtangelsfan]

why do you care what they say? So what you are hinting at is Christians don't care about the homeless?

lol

[Glen]

Not really. It's more about obnoxious people being obnoxious. There does seem to be an overlap, though. For the record, many of the people posting the "Merry Christmas" crap don't strike me as particularly religious. They just want to bray.

[mtangelsfan]

but you still assume what folks you don't know care/don't care about.

[Glen]

Based on what they post, yes. I'm judgmental like that.

[mtangelsfan]

I don't think you know people like you think you do.

What I find interesting is how folks who call other folks judgmental seem to be more so. We have come to the point where we demonize those who see things differently than we do.

[red321]

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/david-wright-iii-doxxes-irving-muslims--4

 

 

The leader of a group of armed anti-Muslim protesters in Texas posted the addresses of dozens of local Muslims and "Muslim sympathizer(s)" to Facebook on Tuesday.

David Wright III was behind an armed protest Saturday outside of a mosque in Irving, Texas by a group calling itself the "Bureau on American Islamic Relations," according to The Dallas Morning News.

 

[Hollyw00d]

what a bunch of little bitches

[mtangelsfan]

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/david-wright-iii-doxxes-irving-muslims--4

 

 

The leader of a group of armed anti-Muslim protesters in Texas posted the addresses of dozens of local Muslims and "Muslim sympathizer(s)" to Facebook on Tuesday.

David Wright III was behind an armed protest Saturday outside of a mosque in Irving, Texas by a group calling itself the "Bureau on American Islamic Relations," according to The Dallas Morning News.

 

What a loser. If anything happens to anyone on the list he provided he should be arrested.