Obama Releases Statement Following Deadly 1-1-11 Terror Attacks: Won’t Blame Islamic Radicals & Says Muslims Were Victims
Posted by Jim Hoft on Saturday, January 1, 2011, 2:34 PM
How sad.
A blood-spattered poster of Jesus Christ is seen inside the the Coptic Christian Saints Church in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, Egypt Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011. A car exploded in front of the church early Saturday as worshippers emerged from a New Year’s Mass, killing at least 21 people according to officials, and sparking clashes between Christians and Muslims — a sign of the sectarian anger that has been arising with greater frequency in Egypt. (AP /Ben Curtis)
Barack Obama today released a statement following the Islamic terrorist attacks targeting Christians in Egypt and innocents in Nigeria.
The President would not blame “Islamic” radicals in his statement and said Muslims were also victims.
Here is the White House statement condemning the attacks.
I strongly condemn the separate and outrageous terrorist bombing attacks in Egypt and Nigeria. The attack on a church in Alexandria, Egypt caused 21 reported deaths and dozens of injured from both the Christian and Muslim communities. The perpetrators of this attack were clearly targeting Christian worshipers, and have no respect for human life and dignity. They must be brought to justice for this barbaric and heinous act. We are continuing to gather information regarding this terrible event, and are prepared to offer any necessary assistance to the Government of Egypt in responding to it.
The attack near an army barracks in Abuja also reportedly killed more than 20 people and wounded many more. Killing innocent civilians who were simply gathering – like so many people around the world – to celebrate the beginning of a New Year further demonstrates the bankrupt vision of those who carry out these attacks, and we are similarly prepared to offer assistance to the Government of Nigeria as it works to bring the perpetrators to justice.
The United States extends its deepest condolences to the families of those killed and to the wounded in both of these attacks, and we stand with the Nigerian and Egyptian people at this difficult time.
You can’t win a war when you don’t know who you’re fighting.
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Jet Jaguar commented:
Islam would kill all non-Muslims. Then the lesser/wrong kind of Muslims will be killed.
This is supposedly attribute to Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah: “…We are going to win, because they love life and we love death.”
Here is the Truth: “…whoever fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.” Proverbs 8:36 NIV.
Allah is the Devil.
ilikai commented:
Yeah Right!!! Tell me he is a Christian…. and I got some beachfront property in Nebraska to sell to you. That was not a Christian church he attended, and he is still covering for his fellow muslims, because he never left that faith.
velvethammer commented:
“You can’t win a war when you don’t know who you’re fighting.”
Obama knows, but chooses to bow. Progressives somehow believe if they bury their appeasing heads in the sand, their apologist necks will be spared.
You can’t win a war when you do not [admit] who the enemy is.
When one does not have the courage to call out the enemy for who and/or what they are. One has already surrendered.
Blue Collar Todd commented:
Obama has been and always will be at war with Christianity.
http://www.bluecollarphilosophy.com/2010/12/flashback-the-democrats-war-against-christianity-is-no-surprise.html
reliapundit commented:
those who perp’ed these terrorist acts were emulating mohamed.
if the terrorists were evil and barbaric then so was mohamed.
it’s long passed time obama and the left accepted this and acted accordingly.
or got out of the way.
ar05075 commented:
It’s useless to expect anything but appeasement for this coward bacrock hussein.
Chisum commented:
Oh please, this is the DingDong that said, “The U.S. can absorb another terrorist attack.”
Always On Watch commented:
Obama referred to the bankrupt vision of those who carry out these attacks, but he won’t go on to name the enemy.
GWB did the same, too, particularly during his second term.
I’m sick of this inability of our executive leader to name the enemy.
I do note this interesting choice of words on the part of Obama: have no respect for human life and dignity. Isn’t that a paraphrase of something in the Koran?
RS commented:
After all, Obama is an (ex) Moslem who considers the Moslem call to prayer to be the most beautiful sound in the world.
He can hardly be expected to think bad things about his previous religion.
Danny commented:
If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. (1 Timothy 5:8)
Notice that Jesus did not say, “If someone strikes your neighbor on the right cheek, have your neighbor turn to him the other also,” or, “Give someone else’s stuff to the one who asks you.” If you are a spouse, parent, guardian, or member of a body of believers, then you have a financial, emotional, and/or spiritual obligation to fulfill; thus, an attack on your life is effectively an attack on your family. There must be a balance between showing love to an enemy and protecting those whom God has placed under your protection. It is the balance between justice and mercy.
Skandia Recluse commented:
Harsh words, Obama angry, Obama smash, Obama launch hellfire missiles on yo butt.
man_in_tx commented:
Good post. Agreed that the President’s “but Muslims were injured, too” response to these brutal bombings is pathetically weak.
However, is there ANYONE reading this thread — Mr Hoft included — who would venture to assert he thinks President Bush’s response to such events would have been substantially any stronger?
Hint: Please look at GWB’s weak track record, and don’t go by your feelings.
Hint: GWB had annual Muslim feast dinners in the White House — do you think Ronald Reagan did that? Would any of you have done that?
Oh, and if you are going to tell me that a lot of Muslim terrorists died under GWB, then check out what the UAV strikes have been doing in Pakistan for the past few days. Same-oh. Same-oh.
Please understand: I am not defending Obama here. However, I am simply calling for a bit of perspective.
We all need to move on, and the old Romney, McPain, Gingrich, Huckabee, Mitch Daniels ideas are not the answer.
Time to wake up or die.
man_in_tx commented:
#9 January 1, 2011 at 3:07 pm
RS commented:
After all, Obama is an (ex) Moslem who considers the Moslem call to prayer to be the most beautiful sound in the world.
He can hardly be expected to think bad things about his previous religion.
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Can you verify Obama is an “ex-Muslim?
Answer: No. You cannot. Reason: He will not release his baptismal records. Why not? Because: If he was baptized, he is indeed an ex-Muslim and worthy of death under Shari’a Law. If he was NOT baptized, then,…. please don’t try to tell me he is an “ex-” Muslim.
chuck in st paul commented:
The Ministry of Truth has spoken. All is well Citizen. Now go back to Oprah.
Theadora commented:
We know that obama is a muslim and we know that he is a liar. So, why is anyone surprised?
BTW #13 – there is no such thing as an ex-muslim. The punishment for trying to leave the cult is death. And obama is very much alive.
C-Christian Soldier commented:
bho has to make things up – he cannot tell the truth or he would be betraying his ideal personage–saul alinsky–(the lover of lucifer) so-
what do we expect!
C-CS
my comment fits here too…
kansas commented:
You can’t win a war when you don’t know who you’re fighting.
Obama knows who he’s fighting, and he’s winning. He’s just not on the same side as us.
Coastal commented:
Jesus my MAKER, it pains me to see the blood of Christians splattered on your face. Tears are falling on my face. Please help us to accept this as it makes us so angry. As our country is led by an evil presence we are getting tired and scared. We need your help!
OneTruthHunter commented:
Jihadis will murder 100 Muslims if they think they will murder one Christian or Jew. They’ll waive off their own as apostates (Muslim Brotherhood considers Egypt to be secular) just for the thrill of murdering the infidel. Obama knows who we’re fighting, he’s willing to subordinate our entire nation to buy time for jihadist agenda.
rbosque commented:
Obama is a liar, the devil is a liar.
Coincidence?
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