As a New Yorker, a liberal, and in the same vain of other historically tough liberals like Presidents Roosevelt & Truman, I say, it is the aggressor who continues to bear the onus of outreach, understanding and forgiveness to the rest of us. The onus is on Muslims to ask for forgiveness for their radical brethren, to explain their behavior and ask forgiveness for what their coreligionist have wrought.
Democrats used to believe in a resolute and tough foreign policy. It was Roosevelt/Truman that brutally fought and won WWII and it was that kind of tough mindedness along with promoting democratic values abroad that enabled the Democratic Party to dominate national politics.
Does it need reminding that 9/11 happened BEFORE we bumbled our way into 2 bad wars? What's going on in Afghanistan and Iraq have nothing to do with this and we have nothing to apologize for regarding what is or is not built at ground zero.
Could any of you imagine a Japanese museum being built anywhere near Pearl Harbor so soon after WWII? 9/11 wasn't that long ago. Just build the mosque somewhere else. If the Muslim community cared about other peoples' feelings maybe THEY would understand, and move.
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