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Trudeau letter: Refugees

Our president wants the United States to accept thousands of Middle East refugees and chides us for being afraid of mostly women and children. You’re being naive or irresponsible, Mr. President. For many years now radicalized Muslim women have shown no reluctance to strap on explosive vests and kill us nonbelievers by the score. Terrorists come in all genders and ages. When are we going to realize that radical Islam has become a worldwide cancer for which there is no cure. It appears to me that Islam challenges the Democratic ideals of free speech and domestic tranquility. Obviously, religious freedom isn’t an option in an Islam world. I’m sure the vast majority of Muslims can be good citizens, but history has shown a percentage of them will certainly become radicalized. The problem is we can’t identify the killers until it is too late. Not so fast, Mr. President.

Richard Trudeau, Eagle

This story was originally published December 14, 2015 at 11:29 PM with the headline "Trudeau letter: Refugees."

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