Trump’s Immigration Ban - A Gift Of Unintended Consequence

Mr. Tarek M. Ragheb, wrote an article in Daily Huffington Post on  Feb 07, 2017, about Trump's Immigration Ban Policy which describes the feeling of the majority of Americans.  In his article he said, although I do not agree wholeheartedly with President Trump’s immigration ban, nor with the way it was rolled out, there still may be unintended positive consequences from what I’ll regrettably describe as a political circus, staged by amateurs playing for a top-class audience. In consequence, a diligent vetting process must be in place!

As a former U.S. military officer and a U.S. diplomat, I believe Washington DC over the last four decades has presided over a disastrous Middle East strategy, became intolerably policy corrupt and politically stagnant. D.C. in my view is ripe with political correctness that does nothing to advance the people’s cause but keeps career politicians in place.

I am also a strong believer in that extremist political Islam poses the greatest threat to the world today.

Paradoxically, I came to the United States from Egypt in the late 60s as a refugee, a Muslim at that.

I would like to share my view on the recent ban on travel to the United States with those who would tolerate hearing me out. The challenge we are facing is far greater than allowing refugees in or banning them from travel to the United States. Keep in mind that regardless to where you sit on this issue, the President will be damned if he will, and damned if he won’t take any action on this emotionally charged issue.

The Muslim world in which I grew up is not the Muslim world of today. For those of us in the Muslim community worldwide, who do not recognize that Islam today has a challenge, that person is living in denial. If not aware of the problem, this person essential is part of the problem; a victim of the merger between petro dollars and political Islam as created by both the Muslim Brotherhood and extremist orthodox Wahhabi Sunni sect out of the heart of the Arab Peninsula.

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