Tancredo: No apologyHe believes bombing of Muslim holy sites has been discussed

By M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Rocky Mountain News

WASHINGTON - The remarks were hypothetical but the outrage was real.

Facing mounting criticism, Rep. Tom Tancredo on Monday refused to apologize for suggesting the United States could target Muslim holy sites if radical Islamic terrorists set off multiple nuclear attacks in American cities.

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In the interview, talk show host Pat Campbell asked Tancredo what the United States should do if terrorists were to strike several U.S. cities with nuclear weapons.

"Well, what if you said something like - if this happens in the United States, and we determine that it is the result of extremist, fundamentalist Muslims, you know, you could take out their holy sites," Tancredo answered.

"You're talking about bombing Mecca," Campbell said.

"Yeah," Tancredo responded.

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He stressed that he was not advocating an attack on Islamic holy sites, but that counterattacks had to be considered - and perhaps telegraphed ahead of time. That way, he said, both sides would know the stakes under a worst-case scenario, much as they did under the Cold War theory of "mutually assured destruction."

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Okay, so even though the terrorists are "fundamentalist Muslims", its a good idea to target places like Mecca in the event of a nuclear attack on the United States? Thats like saying that all Muslims are fundamentalists. I can't believe people like this are actually in office.

And (from the same article) get this:

...his words are coming under more scrutiny because he has started traveling to test the waters for a possible presidential candidacy in 2008.

Yup, just can't wait till two-thousand-and-eight.