Tancredo says threat of attack on holy sites would deter terrorism

[Oilwellian]

OSCEOLA -- Followers of radical Islam must be deterred from committing a nuclear attack on U.S. soil, Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo said Tuesday morning, saying that as president he would take drastic measures to prevent such attacks.

"If it is up to me, we are going to explain that an attack on this homeland of that nature would be followed by an attack on the holy sites in Mecca and Medina," the GOP presidential candidate said. "That is the only thing I can think of that might deter somebody from doing what they would otherwise do. If I am wrong fine, tell me, and I would be happy to do something else. But you had better find a deterrent or you will find an attack. There is no other way around it. There have to be negative consequences for the actions they take. That's the most negative I can think of."

* Listen to Tancredo discuss his plan

http://www.iowapolitics.com/index.iml?Article=101389

[Starbucks Anarchist]

1. This idiot probably wants to strap illegal immigrants to the bombs, too.

[NNN0LHI]

3. Democrats and trade unionists too n/t

[muntrv]

2. Yeah, that'll shut 'em up, Tommy!

:dunce:

[baby_mouse]

4. Nooooo... threat of attack on holy sites will INCREASE terrorism.

How many times do these stupid people have to be told?

[UTUSN]

5. That's what the Taliban thought, blowing up the Buddhas n/t

[lurky]

6. When the Sunnis blew up the Shia Mosque..

it certainly cooled off the hostilities in Iraq. :sarcasm:

[jpak]

7. So all of Islam will suffer - wonder how Indonesia and Malaysia would react??

GOP insanity...

[Sequoia]

8. Let's hope "they" don't have the same idea.

St. Patrick's Cathedral, Mormon Tabernacle...yes Tom T. you're smart as a whip. And no, you will never be president either imbecile.

[lurky]

9. BTW, now that Santorum and Delay are gone,

is Tancredo running for "Biggest Jackass on the Hill"?
If so, he sure is making a nice go of it!

[fiore280]

23. Yeah, Delay and Santorum and Tancredo

are fascinating in the idiocy of the things that they say. I also like to watch Dubya do speeches and awkward press confences. I'm thinking: is this really happening???

[NanceGreggs]

10. Shouldn't blatant insanity instantly disqualify ...

... someone from running for office?

:shrug:

[Sarah Ibarruri]

15. One would think! lol nt

[NanceGreggs]

16. You know, I didn't realize until after I posted ...

... that this is a Republican we're talking about - which means insanity isn't a disqualifier; it's a pre-requisite.

Silly me ...

[pitohui]

24. "in your guts you know he's nuts" EOM

,

[NanceGreggs]

25. Great campaign slogan for Tommy!!! n/t

[bdamomma]

11. oh god, this is totally sick, yea, just blow up holy land.

we are doing pretty damn well now. WTF:banghead: :sarcasm:

[Jacobin]

Um, has he checked with the Vatican on this brilliant plan?

[Canuckistanian]

12. Bombing Muslim holy sites is Tom's passion

Daily Kos: Wingnut Tancredo Calls for Bombing of Mecca
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/7/18/11928/0680

[pretty_lies]

13. Because Britain Should've Bombed The Vatican To Stop The IRA

It's like these people think Muslims are some sort of hive mind controlled by the Queen Muslim in Mecca.

Simply racist, genocidal, hatred. The republicans are the party of white christian supremacists.

[treestar]

32. This is exactly their idiotic mindset

The Muslims are all one and all deserve to pay for the acts of Mohammed Atta.

:mad:

[Richard Steele]

14. What a stupid, thuggish asshat. That's idiotic beyond words. nm

[Avalux]

17. How can this man be so stupid? They don't care if we blow up their mosques.

Terrorist extremists blow up their OWN mosques. The only people who suffer from shit like this are the common ordinary people who get trapped in the middle of all the blowing up.

Geez.

[Bucky]

18. The only way to deal with those suicidal nihilists is with threats of violence

I'm sure the rest of the Islamic world will understand and get behind us in this plan.

[Yavin4]

19. "That is the only thing I can think of ..."

That right there is the reason why you should not even hold public office let alone be president.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

20. He's making some broad assumptions

the first of which is that all Muslims are terrorists. The second is that by destroying the holiest sites in Islam, it will weaken the terrorists and make the other Muslims afraid to do anything to the good old USA.

How much of a chance does this idiot have of getting the nomination? I hope it is slim to none.

[MisterP]

21. that same "thinking" wiped out Lidice

[pitohui]

22. isn't this just MAD, an official usa policy?

sounds like an offshoot of "mutual assured destruction" to me

we all made fun of it, but when i was a kid, we thought we'd all be blasted to beans by now, so who knows, maybe there was something to it

:shrug:

if you think the terrorists are random crazy people, yeah, it wouldn't work, but i believe they are being funded by gov'ts such as saudi arabia -- and in that case it WOULD work

[Enoch1981]

26. The only plan for Tancredo

The only good plan for Tancredo would be him alone and unarmed in a warehouse with MS-13 and the big boogeyman, 'MECHA' :evilgrin:

[BlooInBloo]

27. Even if it doesn't, there's fewer brown people. It's a win-win!

[LeftishBrit]

28. That would cause increased terrorism, not the reverse!

I hope there's no chance of this man winning.

[beam me up scottie]

29. What a bigot. Check this out:

Tancredo told the crowd officials recently broke up a illegal immigrant smuggling ring and discovered people of Middle Eastern descent were paying $25,000 to $50,000 to gain entry into this country.

"You have to ask yourselves, why would anybody pay $25,000 to $50,000 to be smuggled into the United States?" Tancredo asked. "It's not to work over here at the Quick Stop or the 7-11. If you pay $50,000 to be smuggled into the United States or somebody is paying that for you, it's probably for some other purpose, not to just get a job that no American will take."

:mad:


The only heartening thing was this:

The harsh approach is vital in order to prevent a worldwide collapse, Tancredo told nearly 30 people Tuesday morning at the Family Table restaurant.

"nearly" 30? :rofl:

[MiniMe]

30. Coultergeist supports Tancredo, thats all you need to know n/t

[NuttyFluffers]

31. yes, threats of murder against unrelated innocents always brought calm and compromise

and smearing plutonium on my skin just gives me a natural healthy glow...
:silly: