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TexasTowelie

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Fri Dec 25, 2015, 03:47 PM Dec 2015

On Muslims, Democrats find an unlikely ally: George W. Bush

[font color=330099]Note to forum hosts: This article includes references to Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Therefore, in order to keep primary related topics out of General Discussion I have posted the article in GDP instead. If the consensus of the hosts is to redirect to GD then I will do so.[/font]

WASHINGTON -- Taunted by Republicans to declare war on “radical Islamic terrorism,” Democrats are turning to an unlikely ally: George W. Bush.

President Barack Obama, under pressure to be more aggressive on terrorism, regularly cites his predecessor’s refusal to demonize Muslims or play into the notion of a clash between Islam and the West. It’s a striking endorsement from a president whose political rise was predicated on opposition to the Iraq war and Bush’s hawkish approach in the Middle East.

As Hillary Clinton put it, “George W. Bush was right.”

Laying out her plan to fight domestic terrorism, Clinton reminded voters in Minneapolis earlier this month of Bush’s visit to a Muslim center six days after the Sept. 11 attacks. She even quoted his words from that day about those who intimidate Muslim-Americans: “They represent the worst of humankind, and they should be ashamed of that kind of behavior.”

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/news/nation-world/national/article51605065.html

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