Thread: Colonel Allen West Answers a Marine's Question

For Veteran's Day: A vet who understands the enemy we face

President Obama this week once again called Islam "a great religion" which has been "distorted" by a small number of "extremists" to justify committing acts of violence against the West.

But the Qur'an (or Koran) itself, the holy book of Islam, contains over 100 verses calling for violence against Christians and Jews. To give just one example, Sura 9:5 says, "Slay the idolaters wherever you find them."

During a panel discussion sponsored by the Hudson Institute last January, retired Army Lt. Colonel Allen West, who did combat duty in Iraq, responded to a Marine who asked the question, how do you answer people who say that terrorists are following a "warped" version of Islam?

The panel consisted of a number of former military personnel, who fumbled around trying to answer the question. Col. West finally stepped forward answered the question directly and truthfully. Listen to the words of a former military man who understands the nature of the enemy we face:



Notice again Col. West's straightforward assessment: "This is not a perversion. They are doing exactly what this book (i.e., the Qur'an) says."

Col. West, by the way, was elected last week to Congress, to represent Florida's 22nd congressional district. He will be the first African-American Republican congressman to represent Florida since 1870.

If you would like to add your signature to our "thank you" letter to Col. West for speaking frankly about the nature of the enemy we face, you can do so here. Don't forget to give a special "thank you" on this Veteran's Day to every member of the military you encounter.

If you'd like to see the full, unedited video of the exchange, which includes the Marine's question and shows the discomfort felt by every other member of this panel in responding to the question, click here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkGQmCZjJ0k


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Kathyet

Absolutely of Presidential caliber, absolutely. I would vote for this man to be President over any white man, or any man for that matter that we see in the arena today, if he ran.

Go Colonel West!

Rockfish wrote,

Absolutely of Presidential caliber, absolutely.

He would not be eligible. He does not pull his punches. He is too honest and straight forward. He seems to possess too much common sense. He does not seem to cower or put his tail between his leg. And he does not have that air of compromise that covers for deceitful crookedness...........when in a tight spot.

How the heck did this guy get into politics?

Beyond all that, I have not yet heard one of his interviews that were not spot on.

Originally Posted by roundabout

Rockfish wrote,

Absolutely of Presidential caliber, absolutely.

He would not be eligible. He does not pull his punches. He is too honest and straight forward. He seems to possess too much common sense. He does not seem to cower or put his tail between his leg. And he does not have that air of compromise that covers for deceitful crookedness...........when in a tight spot.

How the heck did this guy get into politics?

Beyond all that, I have not yet heard one of his interviews that were not spot on.