Is Worry About Syrians Immigrating to the U.S. Un-American?

Yes, according to Barack Obama who recently said so in a press conference in Manila.

The Sensible Conservative last week labeled the President an arrogant fool.  These presidential comments only solidify that opinion.

Apparently Obama believes that humanitarian impulses to help others (certainly a hallmark of America) should cause us to disregard safety concerns.  Yet the survival instinct is a dominant guide to all humankind (with the obvious primary exception being radical islamist suicide bombers). 

Is the President’s sense of compassion for fellow Americans so deficient that he truly does not comprehend the alarm and fear – particularly in the wake of Paris – caused by the possible influx of terrorist among legitimate Syrian refugees? 

Has the White House security bubble robbed him of empathy for his fellow Americans outside? 

For a variety of reasons, U.S. screening policies for would-be immigrants from the Middle East are far from reliable and surely cannot assure the U.S. public that ISIS terrorists won’t sneak through.

[It is a simple fact that Obama’s attempt at reassuring Americans that their concerns are groundless are not believed.  The many lies of President Obama in the past seven years pertaining to Obamacare, Benghazi and red lines, etc. have irreparably damaged his integrity.  Why should anyone believe anything he says?  He will lie if he thinks it will serve his interests.]

So how is it unreasonable, or “un-American,” for people not to want to take the risk… at least not now while the terrorists are seemingly on the loose everywhere?

As an aside, why does the White House offer to accept such refugees anyway?  Wouldn’t it make considerably more sense – be more humanitarian - for Sunni refugees to be resettled in close-by countries like Saudi Arabia where they share the same religious perspective?  Saudi Arabia, in particular, is financially better suited to assume the tasks involved. 

Keep in mind that our enemies in that part of the world view us as The Great Satan.  Infiltrating terrorists into our midst is undoubtedly a top priority.  The Syrian crisis brought on by Obama’s refusal to aid in the ouster of that country’s dictator is undoubtedly seen as a ripe opportunity by ISIS to serve that purpose.  We are not obligated to make their objective easier to achieve.  But an arrogant fool might pursue policies that would do so, anyway.

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Americans today are more upset and afraid than they’ve been since the days after 9/11.  Recent events warn us that, despite the fact that we have not been hit by a major terrorist attack in nearly fifteen years, the U.S. is not immune.  Recognizing such dangers, most Americans want to pull up the drawbridge.  This should not be a partisan issue.  Yet polling shows a significant divide.  While Republicans and independents want to stiffen immigrant screening, two-thirds of Democrats support the White House’s opposition to such a policy.  Does that mean that, still, most Democrats remain blindly loyal to Barack Obama?  Do they, in effect, trust him with their lives?  Evidently, the President is not the only fool in his party.