Syrian Refugees

Syrian Refugees

We Americans, with our over whelming compassion and our equally over whelming ability to hate, are stuck with a real issue to deal with.

The civil war that is taking place in the Middle East is displacing millions of refugees. Our Christian compassion requires that we do something to help feed and care for these refugees. It is right for us to do this.

There are those who take a stance of hatred. The idea that every Syrian is guilty because of what some have done. The idea that every Muslim is guilty because of what some have done. It has been our way since we locked away the Japanese in WW2.

I think we need to be somewhere closer to the compassion side, with a sprinkling of caution and a wary eye.

I would love to see the Christian community take this opportunity to rise and shine in the lives of these refugees. To take the lead in their care and comfort.

As president of the United States, I would take the initiative in raising the funds to build these people a new country to settle in. The most logical of places is the undeveloped areas of Africa.

It makes no sense to pay to bring them to America where they would have no jobs and no homes and where the government would have to make them wards of the nation. We would, in a very short period of time, spend $100 Billion dollars and have provided them nothing to sustain themselves.

However, if we put that money into a pot with the other nations of the world, we could buy land in Africa and build them a new country. The minerals and farming of the land would be enough to create a thriving industry and support them well. Plus, it would keep them close to their homes, should they want to return some day.

America's only hope with regard to the conflicts in the Middle East is to keep it in the Middle East. Our greatest asset is that we are separated from our enemies by a vast ocean that keeps us isolated and safe. While it is increasingly easier to overcome that distance, it is still our best strategy with ISIS to keep them disrupted and contained. The very real threat of radical Islamist extremist exists in every group of Muslims from that region. The chant of Death to America is very common, and very sincere.

To remove the containment aspect of our best strategy, is to invite greater attacks on our soil. Even if none of the Muslims brought here are extremest, the likelihood that many would be recruited after they are here is greater then the likelihood that our enemies can recruit from those who are here now. Caution in the face of reality is not hate. It is not racism. It is not religious persecution. It is just smart.