Tancredo's Plan to Bomb Mecca flops...even with Conservatives

[Cypress]

Tancredo’s Plan To Bomb Mecca Lambasted By Conservatives

Last week, Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) reiterated his call for bombing Muslim holy sites as a “deterrent” against terrorist strikes on the U.S. homeland. “If it is up to me, we are going to explain that an attack on this homeland of that nature would be followed by an attack on the holy sites in Mecca and Medina,” he said in Iowa.

Sane Conservatives Respond:

Chicago Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg responded, “That’s nuts, of course, not only contrary to every cherished American ideal, but counterproductive, as the prospect of the United States bombing Islamic holy cities would inspire, rather than deter, terrorists.” Fortunately, many leading conservatives have distanced themselves from Tancredo’s dangerous logic:

Former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson: “I sincerely believe that bombing religious artifacts and religious holy sites would do nothing but unify one billion Muslims against us. It makes no sense.”

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee: “Historically, we’ve tried to avoid doing what theNazis did, and that’s bombing every kind of possible target. We’ve had this attitude (that) we don’t do these things. There are some things that are off limits.”

Rep. Duncan Hunter: “I wouldn’t follow that.”

State Department Spokesman Tom Casey: Tancredo’s comments are “reprehensible” and “absolutely crazy.”

State Department Spokesman Sean McCormack: “The remarks are simply outrageous. … t’s important for people abroad, who may not necessarily pay attention to the details and just hear a headline with that in it, that the official position of the United States Government is that those remarks are just outrageous.”

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[Damocles]

His "plan"? LOL. Okay.

I agree. It is foolish to say. Especially to reiterate after you already backed from it earlier.

 

[AnglScarlett]

You libs have to face facts, the American people are not going to vote for a girly man, democrat, butt, a tough guy who is going to save us, like Bush has, with no thank yous from libs, I have noticed? Your ass is still alive, and you are shooting it off on a message board, and one day you should show some class, and sit down and write George Bush a thank you note, for not letting the terrorists blow it up? And now you are trying to get the Schoolboy Obama elected, who is afraid of his own wife, and I have seen the fear, in his eyes personally? The American people are going to crap on your pinheads if you try to pull that. Here are the reasons we need a tough man like Rudy, or Tancredo, butt, I like Rudy better, forget about it?

1. We really needed to kick some Arab ass after 911, especially when the Iraqis held a parade right afterwards? Have you seen them holding any more parades?

2. The Queen has only visited Republican Presidents. This is a little known, and well ignored, historical fact, with implications?

 

[uscitizen]

"2. The Queen has only visited Republican Presidents. This is a little known, and well ignored, historical fact, with implications?"

And this has to do with ? .....

 

[AnglScarlett]

"2. The Queen has only visited Republican Presidents. This is a little known, and well ignored, historical fact, with implications?"

And this has to do with ? .....

Why the American people are going to crap on your pinhead and put a Republican in the White House again, let me know what else you need help with?

 

[uscitizen]

Why the American people are going to crap on your pinhead and put a Republican in the White House again, let me know what else you need help with?

Well they might do that I have lost faith in the American population as a rule.
They just keep crapping on themselves and whining about it.