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Douglas Carpenter

(20,226 posts)
Wed Nov 18, 2015, 04:11 PM Nov 2015

France Vows To Take In 30,000 Syrian Refugees, Makes Republicans Look Like Cowards

Author: Jameson Parker November 18, 2015 11:35 am

Despite the fear-mongering and the pressure from right-wing elements in both France and the United States, France’s president Francois Hollande renewed his vow to take in tens of thousands of Syrian refugees and urged Parisians not to allow a few terrorists to stop them from living their lives to the fullest.


“30,000 refugees will be welcomed over the next two years. Our country has the duty to respect this commitment,” explaining that they will undergo vigorous security checks.

Hollande noted that “some people say the tragic events of the last few days have sown doubts in their minds,” but called it a “humanitarian duty” to help those people … but one that will go hand in hand with “our duty to protect our people.”


Thankfully, President Obama and many Democratic governors have stood firm against this growing xenophobic rhetoric. Like Hollande, Obama has vowed to uphold the United States’ moral duty by helping averting the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the Middle East. At a recent press conference, he called out Republicans for their not-so-brave stances in the face of unfortunate victims of strife.


“At first they were too scared of the press being too tough on them in the debates. Now they are scared of 3-year-old orphans. That doesn’t seem so tough to me.”

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/11/18/france-vows-to-take-in-30000-syrian-refugees-makes-republicans-look-like-cowards/

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France Vows To Take In 30,000 Syrian Refugees, Makes Republicans Look Like Cowards (Original Post) Douglas Carpenter Nov 2015 OP
Cheese-eating Surrender Monkeys COLGATE4 Nov 2015 #1
have the Republicans always loved the French so much? Douglas Carpenter Nov 2015 #2
There has always been disdain on their part for the COLGATE4 Nov 2015 #3
If they can do it, at this point treestar Nov 2015 #4
Doncha know that it's a very very very very very very very very very very legitimate concern alcibiades_mystery Nov 2015 #5
kik Douglas Carpenter Nov 2015 #6

COLGATE4

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3. There has always been disdain on their part for the
Wed Nov 18, 2015, 04:40 PM
Nov 2015

French. After all, to be a good 'Murkan, who needs things like culture, philosophy, Rights of Man, etc? They just got to bring it to a head with 9/11 and 'Freedom Fries'. Idiots.

 

alcibiades_mystery

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5. Doncha know that it's a very very very very very very very very very very legitimate concern
Wed Nov 18, 2015, 04:46 PM
Nov 2015

Muscle-bound! Hit the pause button! Muscular! Military age. Tsarnaev!

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