Michele Bachmann to Obama: Islam is the problem and you need to ‘declare war on it’

[Douglas Carpenter]

At the 2014 Value Voters Summit, Minnesota Representative Michele Bachmann (R) claimed that there is no such thing as “moderate” Islam, and that President Barack Obama failed the American people by deciding not to declare war on it.

“Unbelievably, we have the first anti-Israel president in American history,” Bachmann said, continuing to address the absent Obama. “That’s your legacy!”

“It’s no wonder Hillary Clinton couldn’t think of an answer when asked on her book tour to name her greatest accomplishment as Secretary of State,” she continued. “Well I have one — permanent retirement!”
She claimed that Muslims are engaged in “spiritual warfare, and that what we must do is defeat Islamic jihad. Sadly, our president has the wrong prescription. He even fails to acknowledge their motivations for bringing out jihad.”

“Yes, Mr. President, it is about Islam!” she said as the audience applauded wildly.

“And I believe if you have an evil of an order of this magnitude, you take it seriously. You declare war on it, you don’t dance around it. Just like the Islamic State has declared war on the United States of America.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/09/michele-bachmann-to-obama-islam-is-the-problem-and-you-need-to-declare-war-on-it/

[jwirr]

1. No, Michele you are congress - you are the one who is supposed to declare war.

[Kaleva]

2. Like she declared war on this corn dog

[Dirty Socialist]

5. Reported!

No porn on this board!

[CJCRANE]

3. Send the Tea Party over there

with Bachmann leading the charge.

[sakabatou]

4. And the batshit crazy train keeps on going

[muntrv]

6. No, fundies like you are the threat, Michelle!

[louis-t]

7. I thought this was Borowitz.

Declare.....war...on a..religion....
Michelle you are the dumbest teabagger on the planet. First, send your husband to fight, then your kids if you have any, then your nieces and nephews, then if you can figure out where Islam lives, you can attack at will.

[closeupready]

8. Easy for overpaid cowards like her to talk tough from their cushy DC townhomes.

It just occurred to me, she is almost the prototypical real-life Cruella De Vil - rich and comfortable, sending the American mercenary class (who are really just trying to survive and get some kind of training or education which they otherwise couldn't afford) about the globe to secure resources that have helped make her rich and powerful. There's probably a better comparison to be made, but there you go.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

9. Her arm should be held out straighter to give more impact to her words.

[Downwinder]

10. Isn't it up to the Pope to declare crusades?

[JonLP24]

11. Jesus Christ

Even if it was a real problem how could you possibly fight, much less win that war? What would you do with Dave Chappelle for instance?