There is a Muslim or Arab, as the case may be, refugee crisis in Europe. Some European countries have rolled out the red carpet and others have refused to take much of an active part in providing sanctuary to these people who are fleeing the wrath of ISIS and the ongoing war in Syria.
The problem is so severe that the Pope chided European countries for not doing more to assist these folks. However, the pontiff failed to mention exactly how many of these people that the Vatican was housing? My guess is that number would be something resembling zero. It is much easier to tell others what they should do than to do that something yourself.
Interestingly not one Middle Eastern Muslim country has taken in even one refugee—not one. But, predictably they have insisted that the European countries help their brethren. It seems that this is a growing trend; create a crisis and then pawn of the victims of the problem off to other countries. Our neighbors to the South have developed a cottage industry of peddling many of their problem people off on the United States. And no doubt our politicians, not content with providing taxpayer assistance to millions of illegal immigrants will now want to import some more folks for taxpayers to support.
It is difficult to turn a blind eye the conditions of the Arabs—some Christians or other religions that have been selected for extermination by ISIS, or, are caught in the crossfire between warring factions in Syria. But, at some point the world must take care of the world without the intervention of the United States. Unfortunately those who think that they are going to a new beginning and a wonderful future will find the same poverty and lack of opportunity in their new surroundings. Also, their living conditions will not be vastly improved—then the demands, problems, and riots will begin.
The problem that I see is that there is no effective way to vet the refugees before allowing them into our country. An Arab sort of looks like an Arab—so how would we know if a given Arab is actually a refugee or a terrorist? ISIS claims to have converted many Arabs to their cause—I don’t drink liberal Kool-Aid so I tend to believe them.
It could be accurately stated that the mess in the Middle East was invented, or at least exacerbated by our current administration. Failing to achieve a status of forces agreement with Iraq after we liberated the country is the main reason for the mess there. When we capriciously pulled our military out of Iraq, it left a vacuum that the forces of ISIS have been more than happy to fill. In Syria, our president drew a red-line in the sand, stating that the use or deployment of chemical weapons would cause the wrath of the United States. Of course they ignored the threat from our titular leader, did exactly what he told them not to do, and there were no consequences.
There are not many intellectual giants in the Middle East, but once these people see that the great Satan is really a paper tiger, our status is relegated to that of the producer of hot air. Now we have what appears to be a done deal on the Iranian nuclear problem even though the majority of Americans are against the deal and no Republican congress member supports the agreement. When we consider that the Iranian Republic Guard will inspect themselves, billions of dollars will be released to fund Hamas and other terrorist organizations, and at best, this deal will only slow the production of nuclear weapons, it is obvious that anyone who is not certifiably brain dead would abhor the deal. Still most of the Democrats will support their leader—kind of like buffalo followed their leader over the cliff to be slaughtered!
When the dim-witted follow the dim-witted no good outcome can be anticipated.
Have a good week. Bill Shuey is a freelance writer from North Carolina.
If I recall correctly -- it was later that al qaeda was found to have gassed Syrians but…..
The Hijrah Into Europe is hitting a breaking point — Europes death knell..
Hijrah, or jihad by emigration, is, according to Islamic tradition, the migration or journey of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib, later renamed by him to Medina, in the year 622 CE. It was after the hijrah that Muhammad for the first time became not just a preacher of religious ideas, but a political and military leader. That was what occasioned his new “revelations” exhorting his followers to commit violence against unbelievers. Significantly, the Islamic calendar counts the hijrah, not Muhammad’s birth or the occasion of his first “revelation,” as the beginning of Islam, implying that Islam is not fully itself without a political and military component.
To emigrate in the cause of Allah – that is, to move to a new land in order to bring Islam there, is considered in Islam to be a highly meritorious act. “And whoever emigrates for the cause of Allah will find on the earth many locations and abundance,” says the Qur’an. “And whoever leaves his home as an emigrant to Allah and His Messenger and then death overtakes him, his reward has already become incumbent upon Allah. And Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.” (4:100) The exalted status of such emigrants led a British jihad group that won notoriety (and a shutdown by the government) a few years ago for celebrating 9/11 to call itself Al-Muhajiroun: The Emigrants.
And so it goes. If you don’t accept the brave new world that is sure to bring more jihad and more Sharia to Europe, you’re a Nazi and a racist. Meanwhile, no one is bothering even to ask, much less answer, one central question: why is it incumbent upon Europe have to absorb all these refugees? Why not Saudi Arabia or the other Muslim countries that are oil-rich and have plenty of space? The answer is unspoken because non-Muslim authorities refuse to believe it and Muslims don’t want it stated or known: these refugees have to go to Europe because this is a hijrah.
This is also Europe’s death knell.
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/260019/hijrah-europe-robert-spencer