GA Gov race just got interestingFollow

Not to mention that if it isn't built, they'd consider that a "victory," too. It doesn't matter what we do, really.

Before the invasion in March 2003 polls showed 47-60% of the US public supported an invasion, dependent on UNESCO approval.

First off, freedom of religion doesn't mean that a religious group can build any structure it wants anywhere it wants.

Secondly, the only people who think that Islamic extremists would consider the mosque being blocked a victory are liberals who live in the US and Europe (and I suppose the occasional Islamic leader in the ME who are playing lip service to them cause they know that those idiots are helping them out). It's a case of projecting their own warped world view onto others, and is completely false.


It's the left getting it wrong again. And again. And again. And again.

The radical Muslims of the world will see it as a symbol of victory over America, and so it should not be built there.

I said :

The Cordoba House would be a powerful symbol of U.S. tolerance and freedom that will stand in direct contradiction to al Qaeda’s narrative that Americans hate Muslims. As a symbol, its construction demonstrates that the U.S. is not at war with Islam and that Muslims are welcome in America. It communicates a message of moderation that stands in stark contrast to al Qaeda’s bankrupt ideology.

As I discovered as a high-level interrogator of al Qaeda members in Iraq, symbols like this matter. Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo Bay and the policy of torture and abuse handed al Qaeda its number one recruiting tool. Those who think al Qaeda will not be able to spin this controversy to their advantage are disastrously mistaken – but it can be a victory for America as well.

The political uproar over the Cordoba project, and in particular the use of harmful, bigoted rhetoric by some opportunists, leaves America facing a choice. It can project one of two symbols: One of integration, acceptance and positive affirmation of American values; or one of intolerance, rejection, and animosity. The former will work to undermine al Qaeda as part of a long-term strategy to defeat them. The latter will bolster Islamic extremists’ arguments that America is an intolerant country hell-bent on war with Islam, aid recruitment efforts and add support for more terrorist attacks.

I can see his view. It's just wrong.

Have you ever considered this guy was being pc so as to keep his job?

understand that a senior military official whose entire job revolves around understanding the minds of radical Islam saying that this building wouldn't be a "victory" undermines your whole "liberals hate the military" schtick and so you're making a lame attempt to discredit him.