Jon Stewart celebrated the fifth anniversary of the start of the Iraq War recently. As Jon noted, who would have thought that transforming a region through bringing freedom to a complex Muslim country could take so long? “Five years… and they said it wouldn’t last…” “Seriously, they said it wouldn’t last.” “Missed it by…” well, quite a lot.
Here are two vids, for your entertainment:
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Great show, Jon!
Your opinions against the war matter to Americans and also show that not all atheists support occupations nor do they bash religions, as bad as they may be.
It is obvious that there are great numbers of Obama supporters in the Democratic party, but the truth of the matter is that there is a better party for peace that anti-war supporters should look into: the Green Party.
Fox, fired! Jon Steward leads with fair and balanced news.
Why blame Islam? Individuals, not religions, carry out inhuman acts. Islam is a religion of peace, accepted and practiced by more than 1.25 billion people worldwide. It is the fastest-growing religion in the world, and if it was what some critics claim, why should the people from all walks of life from around the world keep embracing Islam? Where is the sword now?In Islam, a person has the right to defend himself, his family, his country or his neighbor(s), which justifies the resistance being offered by the people of Afghanistan, Bosnia, Chechnya, Iraq, Kashmir and Palestine, to attacks on their soils by the so-called liberators, who are actually the occupiers.The Holy Qur’an clearly states that if a person saves one life, it’s as if he saved humanity, and if a person kills one human being, it’s as if he killed humanity. What is happening in the enslaved Muslim countries is a natural reaction to occupation, bombings, killing and terrorizing of innocent civilians (children, old men and women), rapes, in addition to looting of resources, national antiques and artifacts, above all destruction of property by the occupiers. Terror breeds terror. We assure those who bash Islam that if there was no occupation in this world by foreign invaders, there would be no resistance – the so-called terror.We would like those who criticize Islam to explain the following acts committed by the Christians on Jews, other Christians and Muslims alike, throughout history:- Hundreds of thousands of Muslim men, women and children killed by the crusaders, who were Christians. – Inquisition of Jews and Muslims from Spain by Queen Isabella, a Christian. – Millions of people killed by the European and American Christians during the two world wars. – Atrocities committed on millions of Jews and Christians by Adolph Hitler, a professed Christian. – Hundreds of thousands of Christians killed every year by the Irish Christians, including the British and the IRA, both Catholics and Protestants, during the past few centuries. Why are they not blamed to be “Christian Terrorists?” Both of them believe in Jesus Christ, who told them to turn the other cheek, and both of them believe in the same Lord, Who commanded that “Thou shall not kill.” Period. – Timothy McVeigh, who bombed the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, was a Catholic. Are all Catholics terrorists?Last but not least, the bombings, killings, rapings and lynchings of both American Indians and black slaves (Afro-Americans) during the past 200 years in the United States.What about them?Will those filled with hate for Islam blame Christianity for the above inhuman acts by Christians in various parts of the world since its inception? If not, then why are they blaming the religion of Islam for what is a natural reaction to occupation of Muslim countries by foreign invaders? Most importantly, these folks should know that the three great Abrahamic religions – Judaism, Christianity and Islam – have one common basis, and that is one God Almighty. “All men (and women) are created equal, and we all are one nation under Almighty God,” is a statement according to the Holy Qur’an and is very well elucidated in the U.S. Constitution.Lastly, yet importantly, as brothers in humanity, we recommend those filled with hate get an education in the history of Islam and Muslims, before they dare to write nasty letters full of personal, ingrain hate and vendetta.We would be pleased to provide anyone with free copies of the Holy Qur’an and Islamic literature in English, which would help them to understand the truth about Islam and Muslims and get rid of hate from their systems, God willing. May God Almighty show you the light, Amen.