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ChisolmTrailDem

(9,463 posts)
Sat Nov 28, 2015, 01:55 PM Nov 2015

Sooo....

What do you suppose Ben Carson is up to?

Will he come back with a changed heart? And, if so, how will that play with his base? I believe he's going to have to bring back more fear for his crusading followers.

So, what's his game going to see the refugees in person?

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Sooo.... (Original Post) ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2015 OP
"come back"?......what did I miss? n/t dixiegrrrrl Nov 2015 #1
He visiting refugee camps...... a kennedy Nov 2015 #3
And which of the neighboring countries are Sunni and which are Shia, bet he has no idea dixiegrrrrl Nov 2015 #5
I know, he's such a loser. eom a kennedy Nov 2015 #6
Did he leave? ScreamingMeemie Nov 2015 #2
Yes, he's gone to Jordan to put eyes on the Syrian refugees hisself. nt ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2015 #4

a kennedy

(29,680 posts)
3. He visiting refugee camps......
Sat Nov 28, 2015, 02:04 PM
Nov 2015

Ben Carson Visits Refugee Camp, Says Middle Eastern Countries Should Absorb Syrians

AZRAQ REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson has visited a camp for Syrian refugees and suggested they should be absorbed by neighboring Middle Eastern countries.

More than 4 million Syrians have fled war since 2011. Most were given temporary shelter in neighboring countries, but overwhelmed hosts nations balk at long-term integration.

President Barack Obama has said the U.S. will take in 10,000 refugees, a fraction of the hundreds of thousands who reached Europe this year. Some GOP candidates said they fear terrorists could sneak into the U.S. among them.

Carson last week likened blocking potential terrorists posing as refugees to handling "mad dogs."

Carson said in a statement after Saturday's visit to the Azraq camp in Jordan that Syrians could help enhance the economies of Arab states "that accept and integrate them."


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ben-carson-jordan-refugees_5659b096e4b072e9d1c1fad2


dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
5. And which of the neighboring countries are Sunni and which are Shia, bet he has no idea
Sat Nov 28, 2015, 02:29 PM
Nov 2015

or any idea of what sects the refugees belong to, or even what religion. He sees them as all Muslims, to be feared.

Worse yet, his ignorance is not that much different than the average Americans.

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