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For these so-called defenders of the United States to be consistent they should be wetting their PJ’s with the thought of the sale of F-15 fighters, Helicopters and other high tech weapons to the nation that has both the Mecca, the city where Islam was founded and Medina the burial place of the Prophet in it. After all this U.S. military technology, the stuff that makes us think we can take on any force in the world and kick ass. Now it will be in the hands of the dreaded “other” the Muslims.
Will Bill O’Reilly rail against this sale with the same words of “the world has a Muslim problem”? To me the world has an O’Reilly problem, but that is another post altogether. Now that NPR has had enough of Juan Williams sullying its reputation on Fox will he be free to denounce the proposed sale?
Frankly I am not holding my breath on this. Even though the majority of the 9/11 hijackers were of Saudi citizenship and the founder of Al Qaeda is also a Saudi Citizen the bigots in this country are basically bullies. They are not going to take on a powerful ally of the United States over its Islamic nature. No, unless they out number their victims nearly 50 to 1 they don’t think it is worth the fight. If it is a few Muslims in New York or Murfreesboro who want to build a community center or a new Mosque then they are all big men and women. If it is a power nation whose support we need, not so much.
I will still be spending today looking around to see if Andrew Breitbart or Sean Hannity will take a stance that is consistent with their premise that all Muslims are at least suspect terrorists. I will, of course need to bleach my eyes and brain after a day of reading their shite but it is worth it see if there is a shred of consistency in their world view.
I expect that I will get the reading equivalent of crickets chirping.
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