Murfreesboro, TN – Tennessee Lawmaker: All Muslims Serving In The U.S. Military Should Be Removed (video)

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    Murfreesboro, TN – Muslims are calling for action against a Tennessee state representative after he said Muslims shouldn’t be allowed to serve in the U.S. military.

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    Rep. Rick Womick made the comments last week Friday during a conference of conservative activists that focused on the threat of Islamic extremism in America.

    Local and national Muslims called for state officials to rebuke Womick for the comments.

    “Who are we at war with?” Womick said. “We are at war with al-Qaeda and the Taliban, who are Muslims. It’s a Catch-22. They are not allowed to kill their fellow Muslims, we’re at war with Muslims. The only solution I see is that they not be allowed in the military.”

    Islamic Center of Murfreesboro member Saleh Sbenaty said Womick should be reminded that thousands of Muslims have served and are serving in the U.S. military to preserve the country’s freedoms and many have died for it.

    While the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations requested a formal rebuke for Womick, Sbenaty went further.

    “I believe he needs to be impeached immediately,” said Sbenaty, who became a U.S. citizen after moving to Tennessee in 1982. “Or he needs to retract his remarks immediately and apologize to every Muslim in the United States and abroad.”


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    PMOinFL
    PMOinFL
    12 years ago

    Just when you think racism can’t sink to any lower of a level, along comes this piece of human filth.

    I would like to ask the good “lawmaker” what his feelings about Jews are. Bigotry is bigotry. The ones who hate “all Muslims” like this piece of filth hate “all Jews” and “all black” just the same.

    Darth_Zeidah
    Darth_Zeidah
    12 years ago

    ” Tennessee Lawmaker: All Muslims Serving In The U.S. Military Should Be Remove”

    Kneejerk (and vote-getting) gestures such as these remind me that history repeats itself.

    I wonder if anyone else here on VIN recalls similar calls to the masses, about 78 years ago, in central Europe? Of course Rep. Rick Womick had not even been thought about at the time; in fact, I doubt if his parents were even alive at that time.

    My point is that singling out one religious group or another for “special attention” is pernicious and downright dangerous. Today the ‘Honorable’ Congressman is condemning the Muslims.

    Who can say that the direction of his political wind may not change, sooner or later, and that he and others like him may decide to call for sanctions against Jews, Seventh Day Adventists, left-handed people or any other section of American society that he thinks may help garner him a few votes?

    This Rick Womick is dangerous – not only to American Muslims, but to every other religious minority in the United States. He must be watched and, if necessary, curbed.

    bennyt
    bennyt
    12 years ago

    Why don’t the “peace loving” Muslims just cut his tongue out?

    12 years ago

    I rarely agree with the arab anti-defamation league but this dreche congressman should be impeached and charged with hate crimes. Hopefully, all the jewish members of Congress, starting with the Majority Leader Cantor will move to expel him from the Republican caucus until he is formally impeached or censored.

    Mikerose
    Mikerose
    12 years ago

    Or in the white house

    CountryYossi
    CountryYossi
    12 years ago

    He is so RIGHT but no one has the guts to say it….we all in our heart believe the same so lets not condem him for being politically correct…
    Its very interesting that when ever you sit in a plane ready for take off and you see 4-5 muslims walking down tha aisle to their seat you all get very nervous and just keep your mouth shut and say tefiles haderech very erlich…So why do u believe that they belong in the military to defend our nation which they hate ….

    The-Macher
    The-Macher
    12 years ago

    My 100% Jewish immigrant grandfather was not allowed to serve in the military in World War 1 because he was born in enemy territory. He was a boy when he left Europe, and he had no allegiance whatsoever to the place where he was born. He would have been happy to serve his adopted country had he been able to do so. Yet, based on his place of birth, he was not able to serve.

    How can the military now accept Muslims who openly support the enemy and have already been responsible for treasonous atrocities like Fort Hood?

    This man is right. Enough political correctness.

    BLONDI
    BLONDI
    12 years ago

    we had a muslim beast in the military…and it got other people killed. are we waiting for another slaughter?

    Phineas
    Phineas
    12 years ago

    I do not freak out whn I see Muslims on planes. Japanese Americans, when not interred, served honorably in WWII. Islam is not monolithic.

    12 years ago

    Hit me over the head but I agree with 6 & 8. No argument that there are patriotic and decent Muslims in the military, but sooner or later they may be singled out by their terrorist brothers and brainwashed to do away with the “infidels” – recent history has unfortunately bore this out. Rep. Womick has the guts to speak about the real fear he and many others harbor for repeat scenarios by Muslim turncoats…

    PrettyBoyFloyd
    PrettyBoyFloyd
    12 years ago

    If the US was fighting Israel, do you think Jews should should be allowed in the US army?
    I think he’s got a good point.
    Now watch all the VIN ‘historians’ compare this to Nazi Germany.

    festayid
    festayid
    12 years ago

    Duh, this congressman is stating the obvious,without Muslims in the military the 13 dead innocent ppl in Fort Hood would be alive today.PMOinFL is the reason moshiach isn’t here yet,yidin supporting the roitzchim is the WORST avaiara possible,shame on any jew who dares to support Muslims

    Reb Yid
    Reb Yid
    12 years ago

    Is the premise behind what he said, correct? That a Muslim may not kill a fellow Muslim who’s fighting against him in a war? If so, then takeh, how can we have them in the military?

    I don’t think that the statement, “Muslims should not serve in the US military because they won’t be able to kill our enemy” is inherently problematic. If the US were at war with Israel I think it would be similarly unreasonable to have Jews in the US military.

    How dare anyone compare comments against Muslims with comments against Jews. Have Jews killed thousands of Americans? Not all groups are equal in their behavior.

    favish
    favish
    12 years ago

    #19 you and other like minded proove liberalism is a mental uncurable disorder

    walkinsilence
    walkinsilence
    12 years ago

    The man has a right to his opinion; and it’s refreshing to hear the sound of concern. If the military did proper back round and psychological testing his suggestion might be validated. Without such testing, no one can be banned.

    BaruchGershom
    BaruchGershom
    12 years ago

    I assume that Rep. Womick favors the use of torture of radical Moslems to get intelligence. Does he understand that many of the military folk who translate for our troops are Moslems.

    12 years ago

    During World War Two, thousands of Japanese-Americans on the West Coast, were interned in detention centers throughout the western states, because our Government didn’t trust them. The U.S. Surpreme Court in 1988 ruled that it was due to wartime hysteria. However, Japanese-Americans were allowed to enlist in the U.S. Armed Forces. Many of them became part of the 442nd Regimental Combat Brigade, and fought with distinction in Europe. Sen. Daniel Inouye was part of that group. Others were sent to the Pacific, where they served as interpreters. Eventually, the Japanese-Americans were issued an apology and compensated for their detention, although it really didn’t amount to that much. My point is that this individual’s suggestion of not permitting a particular ethnic group to join the U.S. military, is insane, and illegal!

    Member
    12 years ago

    This thread stinks of ignorance!!!
    There is no ban on muslims in the service and never should be…
    Get to know your troops. If someone seems off kelter, use administrative action to either move him or her to another division or work him or her up as a person who is guilty of a crime or has other concerns. Maybe its a psychiatric situation that can be addressed.
    There are plenty of options and limiting who can serve based on where we go to war is asinine. Will we be putting them in internment camps too? If we had a war with another nation like China (c’v) would we take all asians out of the service corps?
    Asinine asinine asinine.
    Moslems can serve and can be fine Americans.
    Conscientious objectors can be dealt with on an indivitual basis. Some people can be kept states side and jobs can be switched.
    Lets not start another act of division in our nation.

    HaNavon
    HaNavon
    12 years ago

    First of all, he’s wrong, and second of all, he didn’t even formulate a logical argument! If anything he could have said ‘muslims pose a threat because of attacks against fellow soldiers’, which also isn’t a good point, but to say that since they can’t kill other muslims, so therefore they can’t join the army is totally illogical because many muslims kill other muslims, and because they could always work in non muslim areas. This guy needs to be punished by having to convert to Islam immediately!:)