After I got over the fact my GOP fav for President in Ted
Cruz lost to now President-Elect Trump, I decided to find out what I could like
about him. There are actually stands I am comfortable with, but this one
gravitates toward the top of the list. That is to at least recognize the
radical elements of Islam are not compatible to our Constitution and our
American values. Trump’s thoughts on Islam hence includes vetting Muslim
immigrants or Muslim refugees that might intend to come to America for
nefarious reasons.
On a Christian level, I am quite displeased that Islamic
sacred writings single out Jews and Christians as people to force submission to
Islam or die as well as completely denying the central tenet that makes one a
Christian; viz., denying that Jesus is the Son of God, Crucified to death and
arose to life from death and ascended to sit at the right hand of the Father.
In Islam that belief is blasphemous worthy of death.
JRH 11/10/16
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President-Elect Trump
-- Where He Stands on Radical Islam
Policies to watch once
Trump has a perspective from the Oval Office: opposition to the nuclear pact
with Iran and not arming Syrian rebels.
By CLARION PROJECT
STAFF
November 9, 2016
Donald Trump, president elect of the United States, spoke
out on the campaign trail against radical Islam. Trump opposed the Obama
administration's pressure on former Egyptian president and U.S. ally Hosni
Mubarak to resign. That resignation paved the way for the rise of the Muslim
Brotherhood across the Middle East. Expect President Trump to support
anti-Islamist regimes in the Arab world and those individuals in America.
Trump has also said he would shut down extremist mosques in
America, which would be a welcome policy to stop radicalization of America's
Muslims. He will need an expert team of legal experts to accomplish that goal
since opposnents [sic] will argue that the line between freedom of speech
and religion and incitement to violence is razor thin.
Policies to watch once Trump has a perspective from the Oval
Office will be his stated opposition to the nuclear agreement with Iran and his
opposition to regime change and arming the rebels in Syria.
Below
is the platform that Tump [sic] campaigned on:
Domestic Islamists
o
Would revoke the passports of
Americans who travel abroad to join the Islamic State
(ISIS/ISIL). Initially advocated a temporary ban on all Muslim immigration
and has since scaled it back to only Muslim countries with major terrorist activity.
In his national security speech
in June, he proposed using ideological vetting such as support for
extremist beliefs or links to extremist groups (not necessarily terrorists) in
deciding who gets to enter the U.S. He cited polls showing high levels of
support for Sharia governance in
countries like Afghanistan.
Egypt & the Muslim Brotherhood
Intelligence
o
Supports enhanced interrogation of terror
suspects (considered torture by critics).
Iran
o
Opposes the
nuclear deal with Iran, calling it "terrible," but "loves the
concept" of a good deal.
o
Thanked by
the wife of an American pastor imprisoned in Iran for bringing attention to his
captivity.
ISIS, Iraq & Syria
o
Only candidate to support Russia's military
intervention in Syria against rebels fighting ISIS, as well as ISIS and
Al-Qaeda.
o
Opposes involvement in the civil war and arming
rebels.
o
Opposes a policy of regime change towards the
Assad dictatorship.
o
“I say that you can defeat ISIS by
taking their wealth. Take back the oil. Once you go over and take back that
oil, they have nothing. You bomb the hell out of them, and then you encircle
it, and then you go in. And you let Mobil go in, and you let our great oil
companies go in. Once you take that oil, they have nothing left.”
o
“I would hit [ISIS]
so hard. I would find you a proper general, I would find the Patton or
MacArthur. I would hit them so hard your head would spin.”
o
U.S. should not get involved in
Syria by supporting the rebels or launching airstrikes in retaliation for the
Assad regime's use of chemical weapons.
o
Opposed the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.
o
Opposed the invasion of Iraq and any policy
aimed at removing Saddam Hussein from power.
o
U.S. should take Iraq's oil and
reimburse the countries who were involved in the 2003 invasion and give $1 million to
the family of every U.S. soldier who died in Iraq.
Libya
o
Would only support military action in Libya
against the Muammar Gaddafi leadership if the U.S. gets to take the country's oil.
Gulf States
o
Would force Saudi Arabia and other countries to
pay for the U.S. military presence that protects them.
Military Spending
o
Would increase military spending to foster
deterrence.
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