Why else be opposed to a mosque being built near ground zero if they are not blaming all muslims for 9-11? If that was true that they are not blaming all muslims then they would have no problem with the mosque being built near ground zero.
There are nut jobs and bad apples in every religion. The actions of a few does not mean everyone else in the religion is like that. Is Catholicism a religion of pedophiles just because a small percentage of catholic priest molested some kids?
The rub here is that, if the Muslims are acting within the law, as it appears they are, there is absolutely NOTHING we can do about unless we turn our backs on our very core American principles. It's a very frustrating place to be watching this transpire all the while having our hands tied.
I am with SgtRock in many ways. I am REALLY starting to hate those bastards too. I feel that the religion of Islam is a blight upon mankind and I would rather see it treated as a disease rather than a religion, but I digress. But that's just my smelly opinion too. (I could probably add a couple more
religions to the list as well...)
So here's the predicament. We shut them down, thereby compromising and casting aside our laws, freedom of religion, speech, (and probably a plethora of others) thus giving these germs the final victory over us, OR, we stick to our principles and stand by and watch them memorialize Ground Zero as a Islamic victory.
It's "lose, lose" and it's frustrating.
Isn't there a big historical stink in Israel about some Muslim Mosque that was built atop a temple when the Muslim's conquered the area? I seem to remember something like that. Insult to injury. Modus Operandi. Many people, including myself, consider this to be similar in principle.
So, whereas, I agree with Obama, I don't gotta like it. Our way of life, with all it's advantages, can be a double-edge sword.