What do Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar and Tom Steyer have in common? Sure, you're correct if you said that they are all Democrat presidential candidates. They also each issued a letter of support for the Council on American Islamic Relations (known as CAIR) when that organization held its annual gala about two months ago. The letters just surfaced in the media when the Washington Free Beacon reported on them this past week.
Remember just who CAIR is. It was an unindicted co-conspirator in the case the government brought against the Holy Land Foundation for raising money in the USA for terrorist groups like Hamas. The evidence presented at that trial showed the involvement of CAIR in this effort.
Let's be clear. The problem is not just that CAIR is anti-Israel. I don't agree with that view, but I respect the right of any American to hold it. The problem is that CAIR is involved with groups designated as terrorists by the US Government. Should any presidential candidate be supporting a group that raised money for terrorists? I don't think so.
Look, it is possible that these three candidates issued these letters without knowing who CAIR really is. Maybe they just thought that a letter like this would endear them to the far left anti-Israel crowd in the Democrat base. But that really doesn't get these three off the hook. If they didn't know in November who CAIR is, they know now. Not knowing in November is a pretty good reason to show that none of the three ought be president. Not rescinding the letter now, however, is proof that none of these three could possibly be a good president.
Remember just who CAIR is. It was an unindicted co-conspirator in the case the government brought against the Holy Land Foundation for raising money in the USA for terrorist groups like Hamas. The evidence presented at that trial showed the involvement of CAIR in this effort.
Let's be clear. The problem is not just that CAIR is anti-Israel. I don't agree with that view, but I respect the right of any American to hold it. The problem is that CAIR is involved with groups designated as terrorists by the US Government. Should any presidential candidate be supporting a group that raised money for terrorists? I don't think so.
Look, it is possible that these three candidates issued these letters without knowing who CAIR really is. Maybe they just thought that a letter like this would endear them to the far left anti-Israel crowd in the Democrat base. But that really doesn't get these three off the hook. If they didn't know in November who CAIR is, they know now. Not knowing in November is a pretty good reason to show that none of the three ought be president. Not rescinding the letter now, however, is proof that none of these three could possibly be a good president.
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