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Some Generals Withdraw Support From Trump Nominee for Calling Islam “Violent”

Jun 20, 2020 3:00 pm By Daniel Greenfield

One wonders what exactly these generals think we’ve been doing for the past twenty years?

Why have thousands of American soldiers died and many more were wounded fighting… what… exactly?

But we mustn’t talk about the war. Or even mention that we can’t talk about the war.

At least three prominent retired general officers have dropped their support for President Trump’s nominee for the Pentagon’s top policy job, retired Army Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata, over inflammatory tweets he made two years ago on Islam, President Obama and Democratic lawmakers.

“I now would not want him in that position,” said retired Army Gen. Joe Votel, who led U.S. Central Command until 2019, of Gen. Tata.

Gen. Votel was one of 35 former senior military officers, former State Department personnel and other former national security officials who had signed a letter to the Senate Armed Services Committee in support of Gen. Tata’s nomination before the tweets had re-emerged.

What are these horrifying tweets?

In a series of remarks on Twitter, Gen. Tata called Islam “the most oppressive, violent religion” and referred to Mr. Obama as a “terrorist leader.” In a radio appearance, he falsely referred to Mr. Obama’s “Islamic roots,” according to CNN, which first reported his remarks June 12.

Falsely? Obama wrote an entire memoir based on that premise. He included it in his Cairo speech, saying, “I am a Christian, but my father came from a Kenyan family that includes generations of Muslims,”

His minister, Jeremiah Wright, had started out as a black Muslim. And retained the ideology, complete with Farrakhan ties.

But these days, stating facts means that the media throws in a “falsely” and calls for your head, and the D.C. establishment, looking at its career options, quickly joins in.

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  1. mortimer says

    Jun 20, 2020 at 3:09 pm

    A statistical analysis of Islamic texts shows Islam is the MOST WARLIKE of all religions.

    The sacred nature of violence Islam is spelled out in Bukhari Vol. 4, Book 52, Num. 73 : “Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Abi Aufa: Allah’s Apostle said, “Know that Paradise is UNDER THE SHADES OF SWORDS.”

    Danish researcher Tina Magaard, Ph.D. concluded that Islam is the most warlike religion. After three years analyzing the original texts of ten different religions, Tina Magaard concluded that the Islamic texts stand out by encouraging terror and fighting “to a far larger degree than the original texts of other religions. The texts in Islam distinguish themselves from the texts of other religions by encouraging violence and aggression against people with other religious beliefs to a larger degree.”

    “What is striking is not in itself that one can find murderous passages in the Islamic texts, as such passages can also be found in other religions. But it is striking how much space these passages take up in the Islamic texts, and how much they focus on an us-and-them logic in which infidels and apostates are characterized as dirty, rotten, criminal, hypocritical and dangerous. It is also striking how much these texts demand that the reader fight the infidels, both with words and with the sword. In many passages, Muhammad plays a central role as one who encourages the use of violence, whether it comes to stonings, beheadings, acts of war or execution of critics and poets.”

    Those generals know nothing about Islam. They should have researched the WARLIKE NATURE of Islam, being soldiers.

    • Wellington says

      Jun 20, 2020 at 3:20 pm

      I fully agree, mortimer, that these “generals know nothing about Islam.” And they never will if they haven’t by now. Forever blind. And again is demonstrated that ignorance of Islam is just about the best ally Islam has.

      • Murray says

        Jun 20, 2020 at 3:29 pm

        Forever self interested Obama holdovers

      • Beverly says

        Jun 20, 2020 at 3:53 pm

        And it scares me that they were the ones sending our young men and women to war when they have no concept of the enemy.

      • James Lincoln says

        Jun 20, 2020 at 7:16 pm

        +1

      • PRCS says

        Jun 21, 2020 at 7:24 pm

        What the retired generals know about Islam–or don’t–is unknown.

        But referring to Mr. Obama as a “terrorist leader”–in a public forum–exposes a significant flaw in his character.

        The complex and expansive position to which he’s being nominated requires adult interpersonal skills–not public partisanship and name calling.

        “An administration official familiar with the situation said Gen. Tata “deeply regrets” the tweets and that they were “unprofessional.” The official said those represent a small percentage of thousands of Gen. Tata’s tweets and the ones in question had been “cherry picked” and taken out of context.”

        I don’t know what likely deserved comments he made about democratic lawmakers, but his reference to Obama’s well-known “Islamic roots” is certainly not false.

        However, despite the headline “for Calling Islam “Violent”, none of the retired generals cited that as an issue, as far as I can tell.

        I would say the retired generals’ knowledge of Islam remains unknown.

        • SickofPoliticks says

          Jun 22, 2020 at 12:48 am

          We’re all fully aware of Obama’s character flaws, especially his “Islamic roots.”

    • david cooper says

      Jun 20, 2020 at 8:57 pm

      Well said Sir–As a New Zealander.I find it incredible that any US serviceman would not be familiar with the origins of both US navy and Marine Corp..formed by Pres Franklin specifically to deal with the atrocities,kidnapping and ransom demands of the Barbary pirates in the Mediterranean 1800s.That said and the similarities with present day terrorist groups should be enough to convince any sane person,let alone a soldier of Letters,that this is an ideology unacceptable in civil society.

      • gravenimage says

        Jun 21, 2020 at 2:18 am

        Agreed, David–save that there was no President Franklin. But sadly many Americans know little about their history.

        • Graeme Irwin says

          Jun 21, 2020 at 9:17 pm

          He did say that he’s a New Zealander.

    • gravenimage says

      Jun 21, 2020 at 2:16 am

      Good exchange.

    • william carr says

      Jun 21, 2020 at 6:06 am

      In a sane ie. non PC America Gen. Tata’s views would make him ideally suited to the post. Obama’s presidency was the worst thing to happen to USA in modern times

      • James Lincoln says

        Jun 21, 2020 at 9:49 am

        william carr says,

        “Obama’s presidency was the worst thing to happen to USA in modern times”

        That is a true statement. The problem is that most people did not realize it until after Obama left office…

    • jack k warner says

      Jun 21, 2020 at 1:31 pm

      RIGHT–IN EVERYWORDS.READ QURAN MR. GENERALS OR CHANGE YOUR RELIGON…
      LONDON YESTERDAY..NUMBER OF PEOPLE KILLED ON STREETS.
      JUST OFF THE REASON…QURAN TELLS—KILL THE UN BELIVER WHERE EVER
      YOU SEE THEN…

  2. CogitoErgoSum says

    Jun 20, 2020 at 3:17 pm

    Are these the same generals who “won” the war in Afghanistan? Or are they the ones who left our military vehicles and other weapons in Iraq for ISIS so they could murder the Christians, Yazidis and any other “Infidels” in the Middle East? Give me a general who knows his enemy and not some damn fool who doesn’t want to hurt anybody’s feelings.

    • Wellington says

      Jun 20, 2020 at 3:27 pm

      Your post, CES, made me think first and foremost of General William Tecumseh Sherman. He knew his enemy, knew war was Hell, knew the sooner you got a war over with the better and knew how to do this. No touchy/feely part to Sherman. None.

      • mortimer says

        Jun 20, 2020 at 3:37 pm

        Kudos to CES and Wellington. The generals also know nothing about TAQIYYA.

        “It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperilled in a hundred battles; if you do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will win one and lose one; if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperilled in every single battle.” – Sun Tzu

        These generals should start by reading the SIRA (Life of Mohammed), the official biography of the prophet of Islam.

        Mohammed led or ordered violence every six weeks in the last nine years of his life. Now that’s ‘violent’.

        • Phil Copson says

          Jun 20, 2020 at 3:53 pm

          After Mohammed, Sun Tzu, and Sherman – Patton had it about right:

          “Nobody ever won a war by dying for his country: He won it by making some other poor b*stard die for HIS country…..”

        • MAGAMAN says

          Jun 21, 2020 at 8:59 am

          Mortimer, isn’t that where they “blend in ” to whatever society they’re in and when the time is right or they are ordered, they let loose with the terroristic Bullshit??

        • PRCS says

          Jun 21, 2020 at 7:32 pm

          “The generals also know nothing about TAQIYYA.”

          Until they are specifically asked–publicly–that’s just speculation.

      • CogitoErgoSum says

        Jun 20, 2020 at 3:37 pm

        Yep. BTW, I can’t help but wonder if we are going to see the burning of Atlanta again after the police officer is found not guilty in the shooting of Rayshard Brooks. But then again maybe the officer will be sacrificed to appease the mob. Are there any statues of Sherman in Atlanta? I can’t imagine there are but, if so, I’m pretty sure they will be coming down too.

        • Terry Gain says

          Jun 21, 2020 at 7:32 am

          My prediction is a hung jury in what is a scandalous political prosecution. I hope I am wrong and that Garrett Rolfe is acquitted.

  3. Michael Copeland says

    Jun 20, 2020 at 3:29 pm

    Obama’s “Islamic roots”:
    “I’m not the strapping young Muslim Socialist I used to be”, said Obama at a White House dinner.
    The young Obama’s religion at his Indonesian school is recorded as “Muslim”.

  4. mortimer says

    Jun 20, 2020 at 3:30 pm

    I didn’t find evidence that Wright was a Muslim. On paper, his education looks impressive until you look at his doctoral thesis: “Black Sacred Music: Problems and Possibilities”. Sadly, he is very anti-Semitic and a misguided supporter of the KGB-invented Palestinian people, Wright said in a 2009 interview with The Daily Press that he hadn’t seen Obama since his former congregant was elected president because “them Jews ain’t going to let him talk to me.” All in all, Wright’s a spontaneous, shallow, uncontrolled loose cannon filled with rage and prejudice. Obama did the ‘right’ thing to drop him after Wright’s ‘God damn America’ sermon.

    • gravenimage says

      Jun 21, 2020 at 2:20 am

      Wright is not a Muslim–he very much hates America, though.

    • Owen Morgan says

      Jun 22, 2020 at 12:46 am

      Did Obama try to disavow Wright after Wright’s “God damn America” rant, or only after that rant came to public attention? I had the impression that it was the latter.

    • L Mayor says

      Jun 22, 2020 at 12:58 am

      If Obama had a shred of integrity, he would have permanently walked out of Wright`s church after hearing his first sermon. Instead, Obama was a congregant for 20 years….until Wright became a political liability when Obama was running for president.

  5. rubiconcrest says

    Jun 20, 2020 at 3:35 pm

    Calling the duly elected president of the USA a ‘terrorist leader’ was a foolish thing to say. He may have walked back that statement just as Obama walked back his remark that Republicans were the enemy. I don’t know.

    Anyone holding a public position should know by now that one has to be diplomatic when dealing with Islam. ‘The sad reality is that Islamic religious Median texts, Islamic law(Sharia) and Imams quoted on Memri TV support religious inspired violence toward unbelievers and jihad. Muslim spokesmen in the West generally deny these facts about their faith and label anyone speaking honestly as being Islamophobic. The actions of Muslims world wide, however, reflect these violent teachings.’ This is a defensible statement.

    • gravenimage says

      Jun 21, 2020 at 2:49 am

      No one should have to lie about Islam, though.

    • Daniel Triplett says

      Jun 21, 2020 at 10:31 pm

      I don’t know how you define “diplomatic.” Whatever it is we’ve been doing isn’t working.

      We’re in a zero-sum war. “Tie” isn’t an option, by our enemy’s rules, not ours. Until we acknowledge this war, and our only objective for victory, we’ll continue losing until all is lost.

      At minimum, what we need is more Viktor Orban’s and Geert Wilders’ to replace our apologists and ‘diplomats’. Even more so, we need warriors willing to confront the war upon us, who develop and execute overall policy and strategies to win and end this 1400-year global war.

      • gravenimage says

        Jun 22, 2020 at 12:13 am

        Great post, Daniel.

  6. Michael Copeland says

    Jun 20, 2020 at 3:39 pm

    “Islam has never been a religion of peace, not even for a day…
    It has always been a religion of war and conflict ” – al Baghdadi, Caliph of Islamic State, PhD in Islam

    “…killing you, fighting you, destroying you and terrorizing you,
    are all considered great legitimate duty in our religion” – Khaled Sheikh Mohammed

    “Islam is a religion of blood for the infidels. Kill them.
    Put them to the sword. Killing is a great Divine gift”. – Ayatollah Khomeini

    What kind of Islam were the generals fighting?

    https://gatesofvienna.net/2020/02/islams-agenda-muslims-speak/

    • gravenimage says

      Jun 21, 2020 at 2:53 am

      Good question and important quotes, Michael.

  7. Iambob says

    Jun 20, 2020 at 4:02 pm

    For the record, Obama was clearly lying when he said, “I am a Christian.”

    First of all, a Christian is (by definition) a ‘follower of Christ.’ As a retired pastor (more than 48 years) and a Christian (more than 52 years), as I’ve watched and listened to Obama very closely since 2006 and found no evidence that he is even remotely a true follower of our Lord Jesus Christ.

    The litmus test was given by the Master (Himself) when He said (speaking of His followers), ‘By their fruit you will recognize them.’ Matthew 7: 15-20

    Secondly, on the basis of Obama’s own testimony he cannot be a Christian. Any true follower of our Lord Jesus Christ would conclude the same after reading what he said, in his own words, about his ‘religious’ beliefs.

    https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thedudeabides/obama-on-faith-the-exclusive-interview/

    Thirdly, he repeatedly and openly castigated the Christian faith and proudly promoted and defended Islam while in office.

    That perpetual and pernicious pattern of speech and behavior, alone, manifested the true condition of his heart and exposed his deepest loyalties.

    As for the generals who assailed their colleague, for speaking the truth about Islam; they comprise a group of ‘useful infidels’ who are responsible for our, presently, losing the war against Islamic terrorism.

    History will not look upon them kindly, as they are either Obama holdovers or just stupid and ignorant.

  8. notnolib says

    Jun 20, 2020 at 4:11 pm

    That sounds like definition of character. Of COURSE islam is violent. It was built that way by its inventor mohammed, who also made up allah the moon-god.

  9. prebangian says

    Jun 20, 2020 at 4:32 pm

    Many evidently agree that Islam is violent. Jordanian King Abdullah II virtually rewrote the Quran to be used in Jordanian schools to remove the Jihadist versus in a effort to reduce the risk of violence in Jordan. Three hundred leading French intellectuals performed a study that concluded that Islam is violent (or has the capacity to incite violence), President Macron signed a letter printed in Le Parisien in 2017 asking French Islam to remove the Quran’s violent versus. French Islam STRONGLY refused. The Chinese permit the sale of no Quran in China that was not written and printed in China.

    • Michael Copeland says

      Jun 22, 2020 at 1:40 am

      “Violence is the heart of Islam”
      Ayatollah Yazdı

  10. Bad Penguin says

    Jun 20, 2020 at 7:10 pm

    All of these former Generals should all be investigated immediately for any potential tiers to terrorist organizations.

  11. James Lincoln says

    Jun 20, 2020 at 7:24 pm

    Apparently Gen. Anthony Tata, has already apologized in a letter to the Senate for true but “inflammatory” tweets made two years ago.

    Because of this, Pres. Trump needs a new candidate who will not apologize for telling the truth.

    https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-pentagon-nominee-gen-tata-apologizes-in-letter-to-senate-for-offensive-tweets

    • Ginny says

      Jun 21, 2020 at 4:09 am

      We’ve done enough apologizing for nothing. It’s time to take a stand, or disappear from history like so many other effete societies.

  12. Mike says

    Jun 20, 2020 at 8:11 pm

    truth is the truth

  13. tgusa says

    Jun 20, 2020 at 11:05 pm

    Well thank God they are retired. Perhaps now we can begin some winning. What person would not be very worried if a friend or family member was serving under those know nothings?

    • Ginny says

      Jun 21, 2020 at 4:14 am

      How many Obama appointed generals are still active? I think quite a few. And where are the Generals like Hamm (Benghazi) who he fired for trying to do their duty?

  14. L Mayor says

    Jun 21, 2020 at 5:07 am

    Pam Geller was entirely correct when she stated that “truth is the new hate speech”.

    • gravenimage says

      Jun 22, 2020 at 12:14 am

      +1

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