yes that's an peace loving comment .that west belives

WOW! You push a strong point but you are forgetting that the main part of muslim is not violent. The vast magority are very good and peacful people.. supprise but just like me or any God loving christian we have the same type of values. Lets just stop for 1 second and realize we are all humans………………………….

Well not to mention there is a reason for people to feel oppressed, especially to the point were they are willing to give there lives. I not implying that bombers are justified just that we should look at there actions as casusal. one event (called cause) and another event (called effect) which is the consequence (result) Everything is done for a reason, whethier you are christian, muslim, jew buddist, bla bla bla … ECT. Any of these people would do extreme things if there way of life was disturbed/threatened enough. OH and have they, Dear God look what the christians did in the first crusades when they fianally breached Jerusalems walls. Well The texts speak litterally of rivers of blood, not a singal musslim was spared.

My rant does have a point, And that is that seperation of church and state was part of our constitution. If we declare war on Islam we are underming every foundation this country ever stood for!!!!

How soon can we start?

Why are you people so weak? Tancredo is right on the dot with this idea.
Tell me does anyone remember how the world tried to appease Hitler throughout the 30's? What did it get the world accept a stronger enemy to have to fight in the end. These Muslim nations mean exactly what they are saying when they say we as America are "the great Satan" and when they call on a holy war for our destruction. The Muslims have a serious weak point, their religion, to be a real Muslim they must at least once in their lives make a pilgrimage to Mecca, their holy sites are "precious" to them, we should use our ability to turn their holy sites into nuclear wastelands as a way of stopping them from attacking America. No one wants this to happen, but it is time for the "good muslims" to stop sitting on the fence on this issue, and to get a leash on their dog. We need to "motivate" them, The pentagon is a national holy site in a secular way, did they have a problem flying planes into it? We should openly at the UN tell the Russians and the Chineese that we are opening two of our ICBM missle launch sites and that these missles are pointed at both Mecca and Meddina, if they truly love their God, and their religion, they will come to the table and talk like civilized people, if not then they are responsible for those cities destruction.

thats not crazy, thats called strategy.!!!!!!!!!!!

if you were to bomb a site like that you will bring so much pain to the usa. i dont think you would want to do that to the u.s people

SITUATION IS MATHEMATICAL:POLITICS=CORUPTED VISSION OF MAKING LEAGLE SLAVERY, HATE=SIN'S, BEING EVLE=HELL FIRE, WOR=#1 BUSSINES IN THE WORLD, POLITICS USE RELIGION TO ACHIVE THEIR MISSIONS, SO THEIR MISSIONS MIGHT TAKE THEIR OWN FREEDOM.,DIVIDE THAT WITH; MISSTERIES STORIES FROM HOLLEY BOOKS, OUTCOME=SOON. WINNING II'nd-WW+CREATING ENEMY 4THE FUTURE=III'rdWW. THEN ALL HUMAN'S WILL GET EQUAL PUNISHMENT+DESSTROING A LIFE BECOMES BECAUSE OFF GREED MOSTLEY. I'M BOSNIAN-AMERICAN MUSSLIM. MY ADVICE IS HOLD UR THOUGHTS AND LOOK AT THE SITUATION THROUGHOUT GOD'S EYES. IF U SAY IT, IT'S LIKE U DID IT!!! PANDERUP ON THIS., ONE AND ONLEY

Im sorry to say that is just bigotry coming out without logic. Like saying UK should have bombed the Vatican in retaliation for the IRA. What's sad is that people get away with saying these kinds of things when they would dare not say that about any other culture or group of people.

Quisling of Norway, it seems the best thing for Islam to do, is to track down and capture/kill bin Laden and al qada before Islam suffers a retaliatory nakba.

If our "friends" in Saudi Arabia are on our side, Saudi troops should be PUBLIC members of the coalition forces tracking down osama. Public to demonstrate to the World that Saudi Arabia is NOT a supporter of al qada.

But I don't believe they are. Perhaps a conflict of interest?

The US is not at war with every muslim in the world as the situation stands today; bomb Mecca and Medina, and it certainly will be.

My guess is that five minutes after such an attack takes place (and I'll pray to any god willing to listen that it never does), we'll see bin Laden on TV, wearing his biggest Cheshire Cat grin, going 'See, I told you! America hates islam, so go get'em…', and how will he be proven wrong at that point?

Bombing and destroying religious lands in the Middle East would not only anger those in the Middle East, but would be a personal affront to anyone of the Muslim faith here in America. Tom Tancredo is sending a message of intolerant, religious hatred to those both overseas and to those belonging to the American Muslim community.

Actually, he'd be destroying everything we hold dear in America regarding religious tolerance and treating everyone of different faiths equally. Destroying Mecca and Medina would basically give dangerous precedence to others that it's a legitimate form of political exchange and tactic to bomb Jerusalem, the Holy Mount, St. Paul's Cathedral, Stonehenge, or any other site that holds religious or spiritual significance to other persons of faith.

And this is coming from an agnostic, not a person of any particular faith. And how is this going to help the future of mankind? What a stain on future history books - "Here's the site that used to be Mecca, the most holy of Muslim sites, but America destroyed it in 2010 after Tom Tancredo was elected President."

Let's not let this "gentleman" from Colorado have any more years of service in the Representative body, please???

The Tancredo Doctrine would be useful policy for the UK, France, Germany, Denmark, India, Israel, Australia.

Brilliant, Tom! Let's also nuke a few Christian churches down in Oklahoma in order to deter any potential Timothy McVeighs.

Haha, you Americans should definitely vote this guy for president… But if it were up to me I would get the muslims in North America and Europe out and back to the Middle East, and then do what this guy suggests.

Great words Tancredo, finally a man who knows what it takes to defeat the cult that is set to devour western civilization unless halted soon.

there is no way he'll gonna make it to the White House. not even a slight chance. Provocative (if not called stupid) statement like that will only put him on the bottom of polling position.

What a moron..

Not "some unknown". The "known" of Islamofascist Al Qada and the Islamofascist Regime of iran.

I've yet to see TRUE Muslims in the US or anywhere march en mass denouncing Al Qada and Wahabbism.

The suicidal "wrong" would be a nuke attack on the US.

If there are 6 million Muslims in the US, whose side are they on? The US or Al Qada?

Is Saudi Arabia helping the US capture Al Qada? If so why isn't Saudi Arabia doing it publically - not under cover?

A Saudi would be able to blend in and find Osama more easily than an American.

<Is this guy on drugs, or something? He wants to attack
Saudi Arabia, because some 'unknown' attacks the U.S.? Does he understand first, that that would be wrong & second, there are over 6 million Muslims in the U.S. I'm a nonpracticing Muslim and I was taken aback by his idiotic comments. How can someone obviously so ignorant make it so far in public office? Oh, never mind; "W".

Tom Tancredo was elected by the majority of voters in his district. Its called Free Elections.

You see the US is not Cuba where Fidel has been Presidente since 1959. There have been 10 different MEN electeted Presdient since 1959 but only ONE MAN, the SAME MAN, Castro, who for 48 years has been the ONLY Presidente of Cuba. And now as a literal dictator, Fidel is too weak to be Presidente, so his BROTHER, ANOTHER Castro will take over the family business.

As far as Mecca and the rest, their fate lies in the hands of TRUE Muslims who want to preserve Mecca, the Kabba, and are motivated to stop, disband, destroy al qada and similar Islamofascist criminal gangs.

What an IDIOT and a total MORON. How the heck did he get elected to Congress? What he's saying is lets drop down to the terrorists level. And just an FYI, TRUE Muslims are not terrorists. Those who kill innocents are not part of our religion unless they sincerely repent and are forgiven by the family of the deceased. Furthermore, bombing Mecca and/or Medina will only do one thing: it will turn all Muslims against us and will only show that we are as low as terrorists by bombing innocent civilians. Oh yes, any of those who follow your logic will definitely need to be mentally examined and put into a psychiatric ward with you in one with EXTREME security.

Hello Mr Tancredo

You are a hero. Yes, I agree with you that there is no other deterrent to fight these radicals. These islamofascist are there to kill us and get their 72 virgins. You mentioned that about 10% of muslims are terrorists. I like to disagree with you on that note. I would say its about 40%.

Yes striking them in their heart will do it.

I hope you win the elections to become the leader of the free world and spread freedom and democracy throughout the islamist world.

God bless you and God bless America.

Reuben R.

Well i guess a new terorist is in town..a congressman gone crazy. He wants to fight fire with fire, common we all know what's the end of that!

Now you see this is why the world hates you guys … I suggest you strap this guy (and his pals) and shoot him into outer space.

Now, that will help to lessen the states as a target …

Saudi Arabia pretends to be our friend so we will protect them and buy their oil. We pretend that they are our friends so we will have an uninterrupted flow of oil, and so the Saudi's will continue to insist on receiving US dollars, which conveniently props up the US economy.

A more likely target will be Tehran and the Iranian Holy city of Qom, from which they expect to see their Muslim "Madhi" rise from the well in that main Mosque in Qom.

It is not contradictory for a Christian to say they will nuke a muslim city, the President of the United States of America has a fiduciary responsibility to protect this country. Saudi Arabia continues to fund Sunni extremists, and promotes the Wahabbist sect of Islam, which Osama Bin Laden is a member of. So they are only friends to us out of convenience.

Having said that I would threaten to bomb Tehran and Qom if we received another attack on the homeland, and also if they do not stop interfering with us in Iraq.

WW2 was the last honourable world conflict that America took part and since that, America has been led by idiots, morons, jokers, thieves, skirt chasers & cheats.
I thought Bush was the father of all idiots and cheats but Tom Tancredo beats him to it.
C'on America, wake up, be counted and return back to the days when you were respected - not feared!
C'on Americans, be true blue Americans and set things straight again. Make the White House whiter than white with honour, respect and transparency.
If I had it my own way, Id gather all the racists, extremists, KKKs, idiots, morons, cheats and allow them to be pioneers on the moon and elect Bush and Tancredo as President & VP!
Our world will be a safer place for our children!

you guys have no clue what you're talking about. Tom Tancredo knows what hes talking about.

Guys we are dealing with blood thirsty terroists who do want to nuke us, and if they do get a nuke they will use it.

Tancredo is smart, the only way to stop
these terroists from bombing the us is to use agressive deterrent talk by saying if you bomb us well bomb your holy sites, so in the end the probably wont bomb us if they think our president is being serious.

it's an idiotic statement by a nobody from the far right, but if a nuke goes off in times square and a million americans die you can be damned sure alot of people in this country will not be too upset if we do what he suggests.

Well,guess what, Mr. Tancredo is a genius — he says something completely idiot and ignorant and in return he gets tons of free publicity! Cheap trick and all of us are buying it?

I reckon this is a record high for AC360 blog with more than 1600 comments. Ignore him!

Quoting Gem Bara, Langkawi, Malaysia,

You say there are 1.302 billion Muslims.

Please consider that there are 5 billion NON-Muslims. Many of whom live in highly advanced technological societies, societies that put men on the Moon and returned them safely, societies that placed remote controlled rovers on Mars, societies that defeated nazi Germany and Imperial Japan.

Predominantly Hindu India almost had a nuclear war with Pakistan over Kashmir. Thankfully that never happened.

Please don't make the mistake of doubting the resolve of 5 billion NON-Muslims.

As far as I'm concerned, the US has been fighting with one arm tied behind its back too long. A nuclear attack on the US would be the straw that breaks the camels back.

I think it was very wise of Mr. Tancredo to voice the possiblity of a retaliatory strike at the heart of the Muslim world in response to any nuclear attack on the US.

This is a high stakes poker game and I'm placing my bet on the West and like minded societies.

The United States no longer has the appetite to fight a war to win. We are only willing to fight wars in a manner that is politically correct. That is why we have not won a conflict since WWII. So no matter what the size or magnitude of a terrorist attack on our country, we do not have the will to do what is necessary to respond in such a way that another one will not happen. The only acceptable way to stop terrorism is to surrender to the terrorist demands. Everyone must convert to Islam and allow Israel to be totally destroyed. Then the terrorists will be satisfied with us.

Notice To All Muslims! Please do not worry as Allah has clearly stated in the Quran that Allah will protect the two holy cities and retain the Quran in it's original state until the end of this world. You (the Musilm) should follow the sunna of Mohammed PBU strive to better yourself (towards Islam) and rise above all the ills of this world. You have nothing to fear - Allah is our protector. A word to the leaders of all Musilm countries - wake-up before it's too late - your neglect to your public is the cause of todays situation. May God help us all live in peace for life is too short - I belive religion (all religions) is NOT the cause of any violence it's the politicians who use it in any way they can to save their postion or to get votes. I am sure that this guy will not gain control of the USA since most USA citizens do not think like him… The best way to stop any kind of terrorist attacks is to find the root cause and work towards fixing any issues as best possible… I think it's wrong to refer to terrorists as Muslim Terrorists (ones having a muslim name) since no other such people are named in same way (IRA was never called Christian Terrorists). These so called Muslim Terrorists even attack Muslims (similar to what IRA did)… UK sorted the IRA problem and I think UK should lead the way to help sort out current situation and bridge the gap between Christians and Muslims.

Well, Let us ponder on certain things before we discuss what Tancredo has said.

"History is written by the victorios side"

That means those who win wars also write the history books that others study.

The good points of the loser is wiped out and his bad policies are reflected and along with that the victors bad policies are ignored while the good ones are highlighted.

Think what we would have read in the history books if Germany and Japan would have been victors of World War II.

What I intend to say here is not everything about the victor is good and loser is Bad, but it depends on how it is projected.

These are injustices every victor keeps on doing where by all the grudges of the loser is accumulated till it forms some form of protest.

The Muslim relegion was created to protect the "have not" from the attrocities of the "haves" and thus Jehad was a term coined to fight againts the injustice caused to the "have nots".

Therefore this relegion was accepeted initially by millions of "have nots"

Clocked moved on and the central theme was forgotten, because the relegion was then spread using force by the Muslim rulers who fought against the "haves" and established there regimes.

A look around the world will show that the muslims also forms the bulk of the worlds poors who also feel the developed countries are enjoying all the good things when they don,t have a good days meal. Thus the anger in them leads them to support there feeling of injustice whenever there is even a single case of "percieved" injustice by the developed world especially there leader "America"

Now coming back to Tencredo's statement.

Being a US elected representative, he should be careful about his statement in Public because in any case he will not be able to do that even when he is made the President of US as the consequences would be a full fledged was WW III where US will be precieved as the aggressor without thinking.

He may personally think anything, but as a responsible person, he sould know that no relegion preaches violence. So hitting at the highest level of muslim holy site will make US as a villian in the eyes of BILLIONS of peace loving muslims around the world who may be sympathatic to US causes at present. A handful of the Muslims are terrorist now and they are also disowned in Public by there reletives if found to be involved in any case of terrorism. All of these Terrorist will then become legitamate Solders and will get open support from from the Muslim world.

and THIS IS A MAJOR GOAL OF THE TERRERISTS, to get full fledged support from the Muslim world in the cause of JEHAD.

And Mr. Tancredo, you are helping them to achieve their GOAL.

So go on and bomb the holy site and make US a site of WW III

If Japan could bomb Pearl Harbour in 1941 so Terrorist can do much more in 2007. 9/11 may then be like a Trailor.

Look at the foriegn poliy:

Are all US foriegn policies politically correct?

Are they making friends or more enimies?

Are they doing anything for the "HAVE NOTS" or adding more to the kitty of "HAVES"?

and then fight the US Presidential war based on the Policies that a US President will follow to make the world a safer place with more people accepting US as their leader.

Quoting Chris Clifton, NJ : August 3, 2007 1:09 pm: "100% agree. If these nut case islamic fundamentalist want to even think of attacking us we should make it perfectly clear to them that if you even attempt to attack us and suceed, we will turn all your holy sites into a super sized craters.

I suggest we wait until they are all at Mecca then bomb it. They showed no mercy for us on 9/11, so we are just returning the favor."

But, mind you Chris, the most populous time is when when Muslims worldwide congregate in Mecca during the Hajj season. Well, you may eliminate 2 million Muslims and create a gargantuan crater in Mecca and Medina. But simple maths will say this:
Total Muslims 1.302 billion.
Eliminate 2 million, and you get one third of the world population attacking the U.S from the north, south, east and west. They will come with ill-equipped molotovs and also well-prepared nuclear and super-ionic bombs and missiles.

What you give, you get back.

Posted By Chris - Clifton, NJ : August 3, 2007 1:09 pm

What many posters are ignoring is that Congressman Tancredo recommends a RETALIATORY nuclear attack on Mecca IF and only if the US were to suffer a nuclear attack that is connected to Islamists.

This policy would leave it to the Ummah to stop their crazies who are trying to trigger WW3.

BTW, if Saudi Arabia were truly a friend of the US, Saudi troops would be fighting along side of American troops to capture Osama and the Al-Qada - but Saudi Arabia is NOT.

wow woooow What an idiot. I mean what a stupid thing to say. As an American Muslim I take great offence, not that he threatened Mecca and Medina, but that SOMEONE actually elected this bigot to Congress. If the smallest of bombs went off in Mecca or Medina It would be open season on anyone non-Muslim,Jews, Christians, a bomb under the pope's sheets. Not saying that, that is right aether, but wow. That is what would happen. 2Billion SUPER angry Muslims who would be happy to die for their religion… Can you say… End of the world?

Tom Tancredo is crazy.

nip this devil in the butt or it will become monster and get out of control. no one has attached his religion or even talked about it.

It seems no one else has suggested an alternative idea to deter the Islamic Fundamentalists from detonating a nuclear device on American soil.
Please remember that these people are FANATICS, and understand only one thing- force. Yes, not all Muslims are terrorists, but so far all the terrorists have been Muslim.

How is he even considered a candidate? Bombing Mecca and Medina would probably the worst thing anyone can think of. Another politician scoring points on what the [ignorant] people want to hear.

“USA should use nuclear bomb against the Muslims holy sites (MECCA AND MEDINA) to stop the terrorism.”

When Ottoman Imperia decided to dismiss then actual military system and to introduce regular army (Nizaam), nobody in Bosnia wanted to go to that new Army. Then they choose a group of soldiers, dressed them in nice uniforms with turbans and put them in a line just before Gazi Husref Bey Mosque in Sarajevo. People, not knowing what that new military is, started to gather and ask what is that? Then, they heard, “This is a new Army which will protect Holly Mecca and Medina if they are attacked by non-believers”. People which refused to go to Nizaam, when heard that, instantly started to apply for Army because that was the highest possible honor for every Muslim, to protect Holly sites. In short time, the Bosnian contingent was full. Hamdija Kresevljakovic has mentioned this last in his famous book about Bosnia history. I thought about this story when I heard that somebody thinks he may bombard Mecca and Medina. I simply cannot imagine, at the first place, how somebody could even think that such the act may resolve the problem of terrorism. This would produce mega terror where ordinary people would like to revenge on anything what has western sign. Just wanted to share this anecdote from Sarajevo with you, so I cannot conclude the possible consequences of even such the statement and, as itself, such the statement makes serious harm to the peace, making average Muslim hard to fight against radical elements (mostly created by the West during the war in Afghanistan).

Everyday people in America get upto, Good Morning America and this is pleasent to everyone in the world. launching attacks of Holy Cities,Mecca and Medina would be suicide. Muslims fromall over the world will slay each and every non-muslim and the whole is to suffer. if people think this is a joke, then fine US is to make its keys allies like Saudi Arabia and pakistan its worst enemies. US would be NUKED and life would be terrible.

would Christians like it if the Vatican City was to be bombed?

Thinks again, it is a poor move and move to provoke the inside beast which when unleashed could mean WW3.

His approach is a bit irrational but does merit some discussion. The Saudi government which is the largest recipient of US dollars for oil and supposedly a friend of the United States is also built on a foundation of Wahhabi Islam. The Saudi family's ability to rule the arabian peninsula is the consequence of religious/ideological support from the Wahhabi clergy that dates back over 100 years, possibly longer. The same Wahhabi ideology is spread with support from the Saudi government and the royal family in the form of madrassas and mosques built in many places around the world (including US and Europe). The ideology taught to those who attend is an intolerant one that has no place for any other religion or ideology but islam. So the focus should be on Saudi Arabia, the royal family, the clergy and the funds that flow from the Saudi government/royal family to those who wish to remake the world into what they wish it to be (a(n) (sunni)islamic caliphate). If this indeed is the goal of the clergy that populate the Saudi Arabian peninsula and the cities of Mecca/Medina, should this option be ruled out?

Truth Alone Triumphs

We should not confuse the jihadists with the Muslims. Most Muslims are peace loving people. Threatenting to bomb their holy sites in response to a threat or act from a very small segment of Muslims (who are really not Muslims) would make enemies out of the much larger, moderate group of Muslims. Does this man hate all Muslims? What an idiot.

If we bomb their holy sites I suppose we should prepare for them to do the same to ours. Oh yes, right, that is why the Christianists are so supportive of Isreal, because the Isrealies protect our sites. Never mind that the Christianists think the Jews are going to hell anyway because they killed Christ. What a bunch of hypocrites. Isn't there something in the Bible about not worshipping false idols, wouldn't that include religious relics and sites. We should not be worshipping things.

Obviously, the republican party is completely demoralized. The party for wingnuts and other crazy people.

It's amazing how this man has succeeded in beginning to tear this country apart on this issue. BRAVO Tancredo!

For any intelligent person that went to school and was taught RESPECT and HISTORY learned that acts of GENOCIDE (yes, that's what he's doing) is WRONG - can spot a man like Tancredo from a mile away.

For every other person that got high during class and agrees with Tancredo, all I have to say to you is that you people are no different than Hitler's followers and no different than Osama's followers … You people are becoming the TERRORISTS!!

Where did they say the terrorists came from?

Tom Tancredo is not fit to be US President. Futur US President should have positive mind set and lover of peace then complete world will be at peace.

I'm ashamed that he's from Colorado.

Is this fellow a senator and running for the presidency of U.S.A. ?
God help us.

I think he knows that he is not going to win(not even close) and thats why trying to put fire in his campaign.
I cant believe that he is runing for a President a fanatic president HA!! or Ah!!!
His comments and ideas are no different probably worse than terrorist. He made USAMA look better.

Hmmm… so what he is saying that if we bomb Muslim Holy Lands then all will be okay? Where has this guy been? Hasn't he heard of Palestine and Israel? Enough said.

He makes a lot of sense to me. Babies aren't off limits to the Islamic animals, so why should their holy sites be off limits to us?

I agree with Tancredo. There is a Fatah that permits Osama Bin Laden to kill up to 10,000,000 Americans.

During the Cold War, we had thousands of nuclear warheads tasked to Soviet targets. It was called MAD (mutually assured destruction)

It worked; there was no war

The nuclear option would specify an ultimate price to be paid by Islam for wanton death brought about by fundamentalists acting in its name; Islam might then consider leading its militant followers along a more enlightgened path.

This "guy" is somekind of loon, for sure, when he "demoted" Miami as a third-world city. Now we have this "representative" talking about an absolutely insane retaliation (even if we knew who were responsible, that wouldn't justify this kind of action for said "cell"-terrorist activity)… no doubt he'll loose this presidential bid. He should realize how lost he is, indeed "RESIGN" and apologize for his mis-conduct. The Islamic World Reads, and his statements are surely just stoking the fire. We don't need his kind, to help promulgate a new crusade, or to define the clash of "culture".

It's like when extremists bombed the World Trade Center and Americans stopped being capitalists.

This man will most definitely have EACH AND EVERY MUSLIM- fundamentalist, moderate or non-practising destroy USA.

He doesn't realise what he is saying. oh wait! Isn't that a definition of a mad man?

Tancredo joins Obama in the looney bin of the most bizarre of presidential candidates. And Bay Buchanan is the binkeeper! How do these people get elected to Congress? While 'holy' anything is a myth, it warrants more respect than 'idiot.'

Wow, that is the dumbest thing that I've ever heard!

What the terrorists want is total war between the west and the Islamic world. If the US were to bomb Mecca, that would be every radical Islamic terrorists' wet dream. And you can't destroy Mecca, dummy. Turn it into a crater, and the crater becomes a holy site.

Bomb Mecca and Modina. No more moderate Moslems. Churchs and the Vatican, better watch out, Tancredo, has set you up for Jihad. Boy, you think Iraq is bad now…

[...] From CNN, first let's recount exactly what he said… “If it is up to me, we are going to explain that an attack on this homeland of that nature would be followed by an attack on the holy sites in Mecca and Medina,” Tancredo said. “That is the only thing I can think of that might deter somebody from doing what they would otherwise do. If I am wrong, fine, tell me, and I would be happy to do something else. But you had better find a deterrent, or you will find an attack.” [...]

What on earth is the Republican party thinking? I thought Bush was a bit like Hitler, but this guy is just plain scary. We don't need to start something so big that every single Moslem on earth hates the US. There are many good Moslems. If one were to take statistics into consideration, you are probably talking about a very small percentage that train as terrorists. Why on earth would you want to kill many innocent people to seek revenge against such a small minority…only furthering the hatred and difficulties we would endure as a result. Clearly, some people in Washington have no foresight as to what the world could become. Iraq was insane enough, this is just plain mindboggling. The reference to 911 and THEY that caused it in the mosques just shows how misinformed some people can be; and therefore how scary the world can be due to ignorance. I am all for getting those that committed such mass destruction on our soil, but even our government made mistakes and many have lost their lives due to our being in Iraq which had nothing to do with 911. We lost sight of what we really needed to be doing when we started that war and took our focus off of Afghanistan and Bin Ladin.

Well, every election needs its crackpot to keep things interesting, I think the jocker just revealed himself. Doesn't he watch the news? Look what happened after the bombing of the Golden Dome Mosque in Karballah and that was just a minor place of importance, imagine the response to Mecca and Medina being attacked, this guy is such an idiot, obviously he can't put things together in his mind. Its amazing that these kind of people are elected in the first place but he might have been sane then.

try that and you will see what would happen to the world…

This guy is no different than the terrorists with these types of comments.

There are over 2 billion people of the muslim faith that would immediately go from being suspicious of the US to looking at our country as an "enemy". That includes American Muslims as well.

I would be embarrased to vote for a clown with that type of rhetoric

The war in Iraq is a cold war against
the Saudi Arabian sunni faction that
committed the 9-11 attacks. Saudi Arabia
could not be directly attacked due to
our nation's need for crude.

If Tancredo hates Muslims so much, why doesn't he forcibly evict Muslim residents from Colorado then?

Why does he continue to support Mujahideen-e-Khalq? He refers to them as freedom fighters even though they are considered a "terrorist group" by the State Department.

And those who agree with his comments, I dare you to express those comments in front of a group of Muslims and see what happens to you. It's easy to be a warmongering bigot behind the safety of your computer, but in reality are nothing but spineless bastards.

I'm in DFW, try to evict me you cowards. I'm a proud Muslim American and will be until the day I die, so you cannot take that away from me at all.

This is the problem with single-issue (and just single-minded) candidates. When they open their mouths to discuss topics outside of their core issue, they sound like dummies.

Kucinich is the same way on the other side. His response to economic questions is always, "Hey if we weren't spending so much money on our military, we'd have tons of money."

Tancredo is an illegal immigration wonk, but he evidently hasn't spent a lot of time on other issues.

It's still early, but eventually he's going to have to stop wasting our time, so the adults can have an adult conversation. The same goes for:

Gravel, Kucinich, Tancredo, Tommy Thompson, Brownback, Gilmore (I think he already pulled out).

I personally think things could even be MORE reasonable if Richardson and McCain would both give it up as well, but that's just me…

Clinton, Obama, Rudy, Romney, Biden, Huckabee, Hunter…those are the only current candidates that I could ever picture being president anytime soon, and I'd rather just hear what they have to say (yes I left out Edwards–I simply don't like the guy, at all).

Other than Fred Thompson and AlGore, anyone else is going to have to come from a "third party" or independent to even add to the debate, much less be a serious contender.

For Seth Hill who asked a legitimate question, if not then what? what do we do to stop the terrorists. Understand WHY!! Why do they do what they do? because the U.S. continues to interfere and oppress (through the support of the dictators who run those countries) their peoples all for the control of the oil. We trained Bin Laden and the pakistani/afghani mujahideen to fight against Russia, we promised to help them rebuild after it was over and we didn't, we left that country in bombed out ruin and wide open for the warlords to take over and then the Taliban. We created a hatred towards us ourselves. We took in the Shah of Iran, we harbored a man who was three times worse than Saddam, and refused to send him back to stand trial in his own country like we should have, it was their right!! but he was our 'friend'. We aided Saddams rise and supported him as long as he fought against our newly minted enemy, Iran, not caring what he did to his own people. You have seen the pictures of Rumsfeld shaking hands with Saddam. We even returned the dictators of Kuwait back to their country once we liberated it from Saddam, and when a Saudi attacked this country on 9/11 what did we do? We sent his entire family home on a plane, while all others were grounded, and did nothing to Saudi, made no demands of Saudi to get Bin Laden and do something with him, we did not use diplomacy to get him from the Taliban, (which they were willing to do) we attacked an already dirt poor afghanistan and bombed it back into the ice age. It cannot even list itself as a third world country now! We mourn over a few thousand American dead, and yet keep silent over hundreds of thousands of Iraqi innocents, men, women, and children who are coldly labeled as "collateral damage" and dismissed as 'accidental' bombings, because their lives don't mean anything to us, and you seriously don't understand why they hate us?? Yet, if you were to go to Jordan, Syria, Iraq, or Iran, you as an American citizen would be treated with Unbelievable hospitality, because the people outside of the governments are really wonderful people and that is how they were raised to be, and they really do think we are a great nation. They hate our government and what it represents, because it has meant nothing but pain and suffering to them. Our government and their ignorant foreign policy is what got us into this mess and if there is another attack, and one poster assured those in "wonderland" there will be, it is because of that Foreign Policy and our meddling where we ought not to, and our total disregard for the sanctity of their lives, the lives of those who are innocent.

Some of the people posting here are just as bigoted as he is. There are over a billion Muslims worldwide. Indonesia has the highest per capita of Muslims than anywhere, the Middle East does not! To damage something that is sacred to all Muslims for the actions of a few is irresponsible and reprehensible, and would set off Muslims from the Orient to the U.S. not just a few fanatical morons from the mid east. To compare these few (amongst billions) to the entire military of the Japanese is misleading because they are not a legitimate military, they are NOT "Islamic" terrorists as the media insists on calling them because they are going outside of the religion to do what they do. Most importantly there are believe it or not large Christian and Jewish communities in these countries. In Syria the Christians with the support and protection of the Islamic government still speak the original Aramaic of Jesus. But if we bomb Mecca and Medina (both are in Saudi) those communities would be put in grave danger of being the nearest available for retaliation. This is politics for these terrorists, it is agenda driven, no matter how they use their religion, but if you bomb the Islamic Holy sites YOU make it about religion, and that is a place no one should want to go, since the terrorists are bullies they need to be dealt with, but not by alienating over a billion peoples who should be our best allies in this. One person said it right, the middle east wants to be able to live their lives without our interference and telling them what and how to do it. We didn't care what Saddam was doing to his people for years and years, it is all about Oil. Don't believe it, then tell me where is Osama Bin Laden?

Americans are a very very dangerous adversary. If, or when, we finally accept that our very existence is threatened with annihilation, God have mercy on the antagonists. Nagasaki and Hiroshima are proof that we are capable of any outrage and will use any means at our disposal to relegate our enemies into historical oblivion, to trample them into dust under our feet. The truth be told, we aren't really looking to deter our enemies; we are hungry ravenous wolves drawing their arrogant offensive bravado into an awaiting Hell they cannot imagine. The fools have ignited our Blood Lust which will not be assuaged until Arabic joins Latin and Sanskit as dead languages.
Steve Savage "King of the Beasts"

Way to preach peace you hypocritical bigot.

most americans are just trying to act morally correct. for goodness sake, do you think the terrorist give a damn if u treat them nice?
They only have one objective, that is to convert the whole world to be the same religion as them. If not you are clasified as infidels, and you are justified to have your head cut off or murdered.
get real, Tancredo is doing u guys a favor

I think this is a great idea. I don't want anyone killed but If the next time we are attacked I hope the people that are against it are the one that pay the price for their stupidty. I beleve the Bible says somthing about an eye for a eye?

If anything you're just asking for more

Tancredo is probably the Republican candidate I despise the most. I have often said if you combine the hawkishness of Giuliani, the fundamentalism of the late Jerry Falwell, and the rabid xenophobia of Pat Buchanan, you get a crazy little fascist named Tancredo.

Recently Tancredo re-iterated what he had very controversially said in 2005: Bomb Mecca. I thought, well not surprising. This man is a right-wing extremist. He has also called China a “growing threat”. Hey America, you thought Bush was bad, meet Tancredo.

Tancredo’s main issue has been his virulent hatred toward immigrants. It is very clear he is a racist and xenophobe. Why else would be willingly attend and address a League of the South meeting, singing “Dixie” in front of portraits of Robert E. Lee and Confederate flags? The Southern Poverty Law Center, an organization which tracks and fights against racist, xenophobic and homophobic groups and individuals, called the League of the South a “hate group” in reference to Tancredo addressing the group.

Or who could forget the time he referred to Miami as a "third world country". Tancredo insulting an American city. And he wants to President of this country.

An official at the State Department called his comments “absolutely crazy”. They are. As much as I dislike our alliance with Saudi Arabia, they are our ally, and to bomb Mecca and Medina, would be an attack on them, a provocation of war. Could a Tancredo administration really afford to fight so many wars at once? Supposedly, if Islamic terrorists attack us, we should bomb Muslim holy sites, because it would send a “message”. Yes, it would send a message. That message would be: time to destroy the United States of America.

What he’s basically saying is that it is reasonable to hold an entire religion guilty for the actions of terrorists. This will only make America more of a target for terrorists. Has Tancredo addressed Christian-based terrorism? That of Eric Rudolph and others who have attacked abortion clinics and gay nightclubs? Of course not. He would never suggest that in response to Christian terrorists we should bomb Christian holy sites. Hell, for all we know, Tancredo might privately sympathize with those Christian terrorists.

An attack on Mecca and Medina would mean the ultimate global descension into chaos. Let’s hope Tancredo doesn’t become President.

Tancredo is an idiot and his comment is completely irresponsible, as is his advisor Bay Buchanan. In my mind, his comment is so irresponsible he should remove himself from the presidential campaign.

We have to go wherever there are terrorists and kill them and destroy their infrastructure.

Saudi Arabia is not supporting us and all targets should be in consideration.
Using Mecca and Medina to motivate others to do the right thing is not that insane to me.

what? he hopes to be the US president?
with that kind "ideas", the word 'hopeful' is an overstatement.

Almost as insane as his attacks on illegal immigrants. Maybe we should just bomb Mexico, China, and all of Eastern Europe? That will take care of the illegal immigrant problem. You mean there's a district that actually elects this fool?

This is not news:We used this same strategy in WWII
Tom is simply re-using a winning strategy from long ago. Put our enemies on notice that their actions will result in the complete and utter destruction of the one item they venerate. If those here are so critical of Tom for repeating a winning strategy, then what do you say about WWII, hmmmmmmmm? Would you say that FDR and Harry Truman were also 'crazy in the way they prosecuted the war in the 1940's against Fascism?
I thought not…..
Everyone loves enjoying the fruits of being a free people but nobody wants to be a part of the ugly, violent work that it takes to secure those freedoms.

That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. Attacking the holiest muslim sites in Saudi Arabia will cause a World War and there will be absolute chaos. This man is a threat to world peace and making comments like that can be dangerous within the U.S itself.

This is the most ill-regarded statement ever made. If you use the N-word on tv you get fines, fired, and ostracized from society but yet stating that the US military should blow up the 2 most important religious sites for almost 1.5 billion people is perfectly fine. All of you who agree with Mr. T's statement have no idea about the world around and still beleive that Iraq had WMD's. these "Islamic Extremists" represent at most 5% of Muslims…furthermore only about 13% of Muslims worldwide are actually Arab..the rest come from mainly south east Asia. So you want to take the moderate 95% and do the one thing that will turn them all against you…how is that smart. Not only will all of the Muslim world turn against the United States but other nations, Russia, China, The Koreas, Britain, Canada..and almost all other nations will definitely will also not agree with this…America will be a lone duck yet again, a black eye of society. What those of you who agree with this statement fail to understand is that if you give the extremists reason and purpose to attack you they will never stop.

As a Muslim person I am completly against terrorism, it goes against everything in the Koran…Jihad appears in the Koran 24 times, and only 4 of those can be interpreted as a holy way against society, the other 20 refer to an inner Jihad as muslim has within himself(his willingness to be muslim and to follow the beleifs and teachings). Suicide does not gaurantee Paradise, instead it is the most certain way to go to hell. And as for those 72 virgins thats not true either…I looked into it!

We need to fix the problems, we need to give Iraq back to the Iraqis, and America needs to return itself to the quasi-neutral mediator of middle east peace that it once was. Islamaphobia has to stop, but calling all of us terrorists its disheartening since most of us are on your side in this fight?

I belive that A graet country like America , with it's " in God we trust"
Will never think of doing that . This graet country has great respict to all religions , espically Islam . I think this guy is traying to increase the hatered of the Muslims against America , he likes to see a rael ware between the muslims and the Americans. That will never happen because we respict America and trust the wisdom of it's people .

Whos side is the State Department on anyway?

tom tancredo and osama bin laden can be best friends if given a chance.see both of them get a twisted kind of pleasure out of destruction and violence and both of them are full of nonsense!

So let's get this straight.

If we invade Iran then the Vatican gets nuked in retaliation? If N. Korea gets uppity we just nuke some Buddhist holy sites and call it a day.

Vote for Trancredo - or we'll burn your church down.

Fundamental Islam is against all Muslims and humanity at large . Islam has to deal with thier islamic problems with the help and understanding of the West;excluding Mr.Tancredo help.

I support the congressman for his words. we in the western world or to precise Christians are being treghtened by muslims with their violence and thus we are being squeezed by our Govt. who do not or feels dont want conforntation with the Islamic countries but words like this will make even saudi arabia to think of the same pain that their religion and people are causing to them also. Thanks for your bold stand

The first thing we should have done after 9/11 is make Iraq into a glass parking lot for the middle east…

What a great idea!

Tom, Let's please just withdraw from the middle east. We can take large amounts of money and drop that instead. And, we'll just leave a note saying 'we're sorry, but please just leave us alone- we've got dinner plans this weekend'.

Assalm ao Alykum
I am so glad that he made such a comment and the Great American Nation has express thier feelings and call him Insane and a great Nut Job and all other kind of titles after reading the comment from the people this Nation has made me more proud then ever thier comments and the reaction to this stupid shows the Greatness of this Nation and also shows to the world and to the people among them selves that our Politician do not represent our true feelings trust me people, We as an American Muslims will defend our Country as much as an any other country man and will sacrifice anything that this country will ask for it and they are so many of us against so little of Nut job Muslims who do not represent all Muslims in the world or this country's Muslims this is a promise from an Patriot MUSLIM American Soldier, May Allah bless this Country, and this Nation and protect us from all the enimies and our own Politicians.
SALAMS

This comment just surpassed President Bush's "Bring It On" statement that invited terrorists to take their jihad vacations in luxurious Iraq. Its outrageous statements like these that is like candy to the criminally insane.

This is the single most Hitler-like statement I have ever heard coming from Washington.

Even the Israelis, who have far worse problems than we do, wouldn't consider this option.

Hey tom, congrats you just got the vote of every american citizen who did not graduate from junior high and those who have never traveled outside their small hometown of about 50 people. Take a vacation, go out and visit foreign lands and foreigners. have some soft tacos or a gyro. and take your meds because any more statements like that and its back to the looney bin.

To all who consider Tancredo insane, stupid, criminal, etc.: If US would be attacked with nukes by Islamic terrorists, what the US should do?

Any intelligent suggestions? That is what Tancredo is asking.

Deterrent?

That looks more like an incentive.

Osama or Alqaida, a terrorist and a terrorist organisation, do not represent Islamic World.

Mr. Tancredo, unfortunately represent American people but hopefully not for long.

There are only a bunch of Islamic exteremist we are dealing with now. Comments like Mr. Tancredo's is only going to increase their numbers.

Nuts like him must never be allowed to come out of the case.

Impeach this Racist Moron. He's a good-for-nothing nincompoop!

Come on people - the winds of change are
finely blowing - Barrrock the vote !!!

Robert Mayer is dead on. It's about time we started rounding up the Islamo-terrorist here in the Homeland, too. If not re-education facilities, then pack them all back to where they came from. My next-door neighbor is from Pakastan, and not only do they take lousy care of their lawn, but anytime people aproach them they start right up talking about the 'Great Book'. Why do we let this garbage live among us. Round them all up now! Give them what they deserve!

He is right on. It's about time someone said it.

It seems they don't screen for bigotry before allowing someone to run for office in America.

Sad, irresponsible, pathetic, fascist,… all of the descriptions of this idiot that you guys posted are correct. But one thing that caught me off guard is that some people couldn't understand how this guy ever got elected in the first place.
Are you kidding me? Why would this surprise anyone?
We're living in a country whose leader ignores international laws, preemptively attacks another country, exploits all of our fears, attacks dissent as unpatriotic, illegally spies on us, and condones torture and other crimes against humanity.
After all of this our country re-elected him. I'm kind of surprised Tancredo isn't all of the sudden riding a huge wave of popularity.

Comment 1001: While we're picking targets, don't forget Qom, the holy city in Iran, which we should've nuked after the hostages were freed. What's gonna happen if we do– get sued in the World Court? BFD!

Tom, as an American Muslim, I cant stand all those terrorists that killed innocent people here or anywhere. Your idea is Terrorism at its pure worst.
I am glad most people can see through your insanity.

It sounded like a great deterrent. But I think the radical Islamists would use this as a tool to create more hatred towards USA. They do not care about other Muslims. They are only interest in the pursuit of their own agenda. Bombing Mecca and the likes would only incite a worldwide Muslim hatred towards America. And that’s what the terrorists want to accomplish. By bombing holy sites, we would help the terrorists meet their goals.

Besides we are not at war with Muslims. We are at war with radical Muslims who want to kill others in the name jihad. This is not a war against a country nor a religion. It is a war against a group of extremists.

I do like the concept of retaliation and deterrent. Perhaps we should consider nuking a whole city where we know the terrorists are hiding. This is where we should be daring. The collateral damage would be unfortunate. But it is similar to a Chemotherapy for cancer. It kills a lot of good cells along the few cancer cells, for the benefit of the greater whole. This is much like what we did in Japan. A lot of innocent people died…but we just have to believe that many more would have died had we not done so.

Uh…yeah. Great idea there, Tommy. Let's go ahead and bomb Mecca and Medina and get the greatest bloodbath in the history of the world rolling. Hang on kids, Armageddon here we come!

To Those who believe unabatted military power solves anything:

1. Iraq had nothing do do with 911 and yet you attacked and made the world more dangerous.

2. Mecca, a religious, cultural and historical site, has nothing to do with the proliferation of extremists.You need to look in the mirror and see a large part of the cause of what you are facing.

3. You have treated the Middle East like a chess board arming which ever side met your economic interests and screwed it up every time from Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan. You are the largest arms dealer in the world. Now you are arming Saudi Arabia and the Sunnis in Iraq who were the supporters of Saddam Hussein.

4. Your insistency on spreading democracy has given increased power to Hamas and Hezbollah. Your occupation has caused the lose of lives of so many innocent people, destroyed their homes and villages, and caused 2 million refugees and 2 million displaced people in their own country.

5. You profess to be Christians but I know what Christ would be saying and promoting.

6. You have built your economy on the backs of people all over the world creating untold misery.

7. A segnment of your population are among the most intolerant, hate filled
people of the world and for that I have great sympathy for the decent, thoughtful citizens in your midst.

You have greater chance of dieing from your crumbling infrastruture, your reliance on HMOs to determine life and death or by the cheap goods your corporations promote, make and purchase that threaten yourself and your children so Walmart can become your largest employer than you do from any terrorist attack. You have a mounting debt, your bankruptcy rate is staggering, you middle class is shrinking, you believe ill informed myths about other countries, cultures and religions. You can't even run a fair election where voters are confident their votes are being counted. Yet you believe you are the You are ruled by a dynasty of two families, and senators and representatives who have been reelected year after year. Yet you believe you are the greatest democracy in the world!!

Your system of government makes youvirtually powerless to get rid of an incompetent leader, every project you undertake is steeped in corruption, you can't solve your problems with health care, poverty, social security, the list goes on…and yet you criticize everyone else…you should build your fence and stay home and fix your own problems. I wonder how long you would last as your "prosperity" depends on others…who more and more distrust you and do not respect your leaders or your moral standing.
I know these comments are going to draw the usual wrath and bs…but quite frankly most of us don't really care what you think…

Peace…

"Since Tom Tancredo is the only one with any guts on this issue, which is the primary issue of our times, he gets my vote for president.
Posted By C Glenn : August 3, 2007 1:04 pm"

He's the only one who apparently actually understands who we're up against. It's obvious most commenters here have no clue, still wanting to play nice with radical jihadists who will smile at you while cutting your throat.

Bigots indeed. Wake up people and understand the enemy.

Does anyone not realize what is being proposed here is a war crime? Targeting religious sites is a direct violation of Part II of the Fourth Geneva Convention - international law that the United States is signatory to - and as such per Article 146 of the same ALSO a violation of the laws of the United States as well?

Why should we have any expectation of being able to live in a secure world free from terrorism when we propose a policy of committing war crimes?

This man is truly insane. Thankfully he hasn't a chance in hell of being elected.

Mussolini incarnate is at least thinking in the right direction; but he should begin at home and shutter all mosques and gatherings of maniac mulsims in America.

And the valid excuse would be real simple as the one used to put the communists out of business: Insane islamists support a violent ideology (islam) that promotes attacks and threats on Americans and on America.

And we should have no problem leveling mosques and eliminating all signs and symbols of islams; just be sure to empty the mosques first. There doesn't need to be any attack upon the humans, just the islamic insanity; it needs to be eradicated because its lessons in vengeance and violence is further poison to weak/evil arab/muslim minds

This policy would cause exactly what Tancredo is trying to deter. If we were to bomb Mecca and Medina we would have the ENTIRE Muslim world set against us. Those sites aren't just important to the Islamic fundamentalists… They're important to all Muslims.
But, what makes me so incredibly angry is that he would even consider bombing something like that! I'm angry about the lives that would be lost, but also about the culture that would be destroyed by this poorly thought policy.
An eye-for-an-eye only causes more damage and hatred.

US has been exploiting several countries for several years by playing political games and starting cold war. My friend who works in UAE has told me about the tension in the people when US got involved in gulf war. The question is - Why Muslims never attacked US,and not any other countries.
I see only 2 possibilities either its an inside job (BUSH might really be a good candidate for that) or there is some unknown issue with America and that country. I believe there has to be a reason they selected ONLY US to do holly war with as they say. Oh yes probably US has some of their religious stuff. Besides there is no guarantee that destroying the holy sites will make things better. It might become worst, probably this guy might be the first one to run off.

There was a time when I had a great respect for Bay Buchanan, but now that I see who she is backing, that respect is a thing of the past.

What happened to human decency when someone is willing to stoop to the same level as the terrorists? Tancredo is exactly what we do not need from our elected officials. I cannot believe anyone would agree with this nonsense. We deserve leaders that will respect a person’s faith (uphold freedom of religion). Tancredo and his Republican followers should take the time to get educated about religions to avoid making the same mistakes history has already taught us. Bombing sovereign areas has not exactly helped achieve successful determents, and you do not have to look that far back to see proof.

Atleast Tancredo has a set of balls unlike Obama, Kerry, Kennedy, Edwards and Hillary (although she may have Bill's set in her purse). Muslim extremists don't care if we kill them, hell they kill themselves regularly. What do they care about most. Mecca and Medina. During the Cold War with the Soviet Union we has MAD:Mutually Assured Distruction. The Russians knew that if they attacked us with nukes, we would respond in kind and we would all die. Well, the radisal islamic fundamentalists need to understand that if they attack the U.S. again, especially if they use a chemical, biological or nuclear weapon, we will respond in kind and destroy what they cherish most, Mecca and Medina. If that's not politically correct. So be it.

Let's see if I understand this. We deter people for whom martyrdom is a virtue by creating more martyrs. We deter people for whom destruction of Sunni-held holy sites is part of tactical and strategic military doctrine. And let's deter Bin Laden and company from attacking us by attacking a regime he has already targeted for destruction via drastic measures. Smart, real smart.

My question: Why isn't he talking about what to do BEFORE we're attacked again? Another fine example of … logic? Right up there with "Saudi terrorists nail NY; let's get Iraq."

BTW, I think the kid that just got 110 years for rape and murder was a "Christian." Just in case the terrorists use Tancredo's logic, the churches better be shoring up. Who cares that it's just one guilty snot-nosed kid. Nail all of the Chritian places of worship; make sure they're full of an abundance of grannies–for effect. Yeah, right. Great logic, Tancredo.

And to the Muslims who are posting, thanks for doing so. I lived for several years in the Middle East and know that the terrorists don't represent you or your religion. People who think like Tancredo are bigots, and you can tell by the nearly 1000 posts here that most people are not bigots like Tancredo.

I saw Bay Buchanan defending this man.

I wish Buchanan and Tancredo were in Germany. There, these two Neo-Cons (READ NEO-NAZIS) would be arrested and we would be spared their insanity.

What Tancredo is advocating is called "Terrorism", plain and simple. You would think as victims of a terrorist act, we Americans would be less inclined to use it as a weapon, but I guess since we no longer have the moral high ground to Al Queada it's all tit-for-tat now.

I wouldn't want this guy to pick up my garbage, much less be a member of Congress. (It's his 5th term, I am afraid.)

He is not a lawyer, but rather a TEACHER. I surely hope he is not teaching what he is preaching…

If this guy is a true example of a republican, I'd rather be Socialist.

What a total MORON. I imagine Colorado will re-examine their support for him, next congressional election.

I have Muslim friends, and they don't like BinLaden anymore than I do. Don't blame the Muslims, blame the BinLadens !!

I actually went to my country last year and proudly bragged about Ameraca and America's fair trade in everything, now thnx to Tancredo for making me look like a fool to my people…. thnx to CNN for helping me choose to vote……………. everyone out there should know that I my self as a muslim speak that there is many many muslim out there who loves American, I my self do too, but you should know its not the muslim to blame, its the person who you are inside that makes you bad or good……….. i love islam but i respect good people muslim or not….

So l