In an interview with Roll Call (subscription required), GOP Rep. Peter Roskam demonstrates his view of Arabs:
In 2006, he faced wounded Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth (D), who garnered national and international media attention. Arabic news network Al-Jazeera even traveled to the district to cover the campaign.
“What do men in caves in Pakistan care about this campaign?” Roskam remembers thinking.
Anonymous on Mon, 08/04/2008 - 16:14
George Washington said it best in his farewell address: "Inveterate antipathies against particular nations...should be excluded, and...just an amicable feelings toward all should be cultivated." Of course this does not included the criminals responsible for 9/11 but it does describe the attitude American leaders should have toward whole populations. "Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all," said Washington. By cooperating with others, we might even bring the real criminals to justice.
Roskam is departing radically from American tradition.
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