Angela Merkel, “Europe must take in more Muslim migrants, Islam is not the cause of Terrorism”
Everyone is so confident that that is the case, except the terrorists themselves, who are just as confident that their inspiration and impetus comes entirely from Islam. Few people in the West seems particularly troubled by this cognitive dissonance.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has launched a staunch defense of her refugee policy. The embattled leader says Europe has an obligation to take displaced people from Syria and Iraq.
She also said Islam “is not the cause of terrorism” and that combating extremism needs the cooperation of Muslim countries.
In a wide-ranging speech at a Munich security conference, the German chief also vowed to work closely with Vladimir Putin’s Russia in the fight with ISIS in the Middle East.
Mrs Merkel has come under fire for taking in up to 1-M refugees amid security concerns and a string of migrant sex attacks across Germany.
After the Berlin lorry attack at a Christmas market in December, ex-UKIP leader Nigel Farage said events such as that will be “Merkel’s legacy”.
Mrs Merkel had been a strong critic of Brexit, saying she had “deep regrets” about it….
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