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Stonepounder

(4,033 posts)
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 12:57 AM Jan 2017

Interesting that the three Muslim countries noticeably absent from the list of banned

Last edited Sat Jan 28, 2017, 01:34 AM - Edit history (1)

countries in Trump's 'Refugee Ban'; Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Turkey are countries where the non-conflict-of-interest President has large investments?

But, I trust our President and know that he wouldn't let that influence his thinking.



Edited to add: Rachel Maddow talked about it as well tonight. There has not been a single terrorist incident in the US from 9/11 onward that was carried out be anyone from any of the countries singled out for the freeze. Not one!

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Interesting that the three Muslim countries noticeably absent from the list of banned (Original Post) Stonepounder Jan 2017 OP
Emoluments clause, anyone? elehhhhna Jan 2017 #1
He's even conflicted about his own prejudice. Qutzupalotl Jan 2017 #2
And Trevor Noah has a piece about countries excluded from the ban worth watching Lucinda Jan 2017 #3
While they're at it, people should for sure also watch 7:10 onward (to the end at 8:20) nt progree Jan 2017 #4
Yep. What a said day for America with Muslim immigrants being banned. I HATE TRUMP iluvtennis Jan 2017 #5
Well, we've never seen any terrorists from Saudi Arabia dalton99a Jan 2017 #6
shut up you guys! BamaRefugee Jan 2017 #7
15 of the 9/11 terrorists were from Saudi Arabia leftynyc Jan 2017 #8

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)
3. And Trevor Noah has a piece about countries excluded from the ban worth watching
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 01:22 AM
Jan 2017
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That segment starts at 4:08
 

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)
8. 15 of the 9/11 terrorists were from Saudi Arabia
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 07:55 AM
Jan 2017

And I think one was from Egypt. But that statistic about none coming from these countries since 9/11 is valid.

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