Aznar: Muslims should apologize too
posted at 1:51 pm on September 25, 2006 by Bryan
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Geese and ganders, pots and kettles. Muslims seems to like forcing Westerners to apologize for various alleged sins of the past and present. Former Spanish President Jose Maria Aznar says Muslims should apologize for the Islamic occupation of Spain.
Muslims should apologize for occupying Spain for 800 years and a U.N.-backed program to encourage dialogue between them and West is stupid, former Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar has said. Aznar made his comments Friday night in a speech at the Hudson Institute, a thinktank in Washington, D.C., as he discussed Pope Benedict XVI’s recent remarks on Islam and violence.
He has a point. No one invited the Muslims into Spain. No one asked them to replace cathedrals with mosques. It took some bloody warfare to get them out of Spain, and the recovery of Andalusia is among bin Laden’s original grievances.
And to take it farther, if we’re all being fair then Muslims should apologize for conquering the Middle East. And northern Africa. And parts of the former Yugoslavia. And rioting in Paris. Right?
Audio of Aznar’s speech is here.
Update (Allahpundit): The Pope didn’t apologize but he did weave a rich tapestry of platitudes about tolerance and nonviolence in his meeting with Muslim envoys today. One Palestinian imam has a better idea.
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When was the last time a Muslim leader apologized for anything they’ve done?
Where’s the !#$!@#% “I’m sorry” Muslim webpage?
Kokonut on September 25, 2006 at 1:56 PM
You must have missed it, Koko. Look under “Women’s Rights”, between “Our Commitment to Geneva” and “Free Expression For All”.
Kid from Brooklyn on September 25, 2006 at 2:05 PM
We need more voices like this. Good post.
realVerse on September 25, 2006 at 2:05 PM
By the way, what’s the over/under on a death fatwa for the defiant dhimmi Aznar? I call 72 hours.
Kid from Brooklyn on September 25, 2006 at 2:07 PM
A Google search…
“Muslim apologizes” or “Muslims apologize” or “Imam apologizes”
versus
“Pope apologizes” or “Muslims demand apology”
What are the odds we’ll see “A Muslim’s ‘Im Sorry’” webpage?
Kokonut on September 25, 2006 at 2:19 PM
Aznar has always been a solid citizen. The last Spainard with balls.
Muslims ain’t even gonna start to think about apologizing, until we start making dhimmies outta them.
Iblis on September 25, 2006 at 2:49 PM
You gotta like Aznar. He’s a real friend of America.
CP on September 25, 2006 at 3:14 PM
A real friend of America? Pulling out of Iraq doesn’t make him my friend…
Oh, and, Kid from Brooklyn, I’ll put 10 large on a fatwa within 48 hrs. Any takers?
BirdEye on September 25, 2006 at 3:30 PM
A-freakin’-men. Until muslims can fess up to their numerous own sins of conquest, they should just shut their grievance-spewing mouths.
thirteen28 on September 25, 2006 at 3:31 PM
Aznar did not pull out of Iraq .. Spanish troops were pulled out of Iraq by his successor, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
DJ Dubya on September 25, 2006 at 4:05 PM
Just watched a great program on Iraq on the History channel…
Kinda makes me want to be a Mongol… ya know??
Romeo13 on September 25, 2006 at 4:08 PM
Too bad we lost Aznar to the left wing dhimmi zapatero after the Madrid train attack. The spainards decided to surrender then to face another terrorist attack, vote out those with cojones enough to fight back, vote in those who cower in fear of the islamic wave taking over Europe. Are the the same people who fought so hard and kicked out the muslim hoardes occupying “Andalusia”?
Tony737 on September 25, 2006 at 6:17 PM
I’m with you, Birdeye…I would have taken the under.
Kid from Brooklyn on September 25, 2006 at 6:22 PM
Well, muhammed (pissbeonhim) is a make-believe copycat fake, a child molester, an overall criminal and dhimma oppression starter, then his god is probably fake as well. Go ahead and believe in a god that tells you lies and asks you to kill ‘infidels’ and innocents, go right ahead.
shooter on September 25, 2006 at 6:36 PM
Muslims are in full denial mode about their history…and current ones, too.
Kokonut on September 25, 2006 at 8:15 PM
Just to reiterate what DJ Dubya said, Aznar did not pull out of Iraq. “Mr. Bean” Zapatero did.
(The ONE decent thing Zapatero did, and the only one, really, was to not pull out of Afghanistan. This weekend, a handful of Spanish troops repelled a Taliban attack.)
Chris L. on September 25, 2006 at 8:15 PM
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