The ISIS Trojan Horse – Syrian Refugees *Open Thread*

Oh, boy – just as many of us predicted, and as ISIS claimed, there are indeed ISIS terrorists coming in with Syrian refugees. That’s just jake. And the Democrats want to let in even MORE here. That simply defies logic, if you ask me.

I do not understand why facts like the don’t seem to matter, but apparently they don’t to some people. It is about that very reality the Homeland Security Chairman of the House Committee, Michael McCaul, had this to say over the weekend, as The Hill reported:

““I believe [it is] the result of a failed foreign policy in Syria with the inability to remove Assad from power and also the rise of ISIS. That’s why these refugees are fleeing.

“And until we address the root cause of the problem there, we are going to continue to have a refugee crisis globally,” he added.

McCaul said he will “take ISIS at its word” after the terror group said it would use the refugee crisis to infiltrate the west.

“That concerns me.”

McCaul said there is not enough intelligence to properly vet Syrian refugees.

“If I could be assured these people could be vetted properly I would be supportive,” he said.

“The problem is the FBI testified before my committee, I’ve had Homeland Security officials and the intelligence community who all say to me that we don’t have the systems in place on the ground in Syria to properly vet these individuals. We don’t know who they are.”

“We are a compassionate nation. We have to deal with this crisis,” he said. “But, you know, this is — could be a very reckless and dangerous policy.” […] (Click here to read the rest.)

Uh, yeah – I am concerned, too, for precisely that reason: we cannot properly vet these people before allowing them into the country.

We ARE a “compassionate nation,” but it doesn’t mean we have to be a FOOLISH nation. Especially when you consider what is already happening in Europe, as this article highlights (h/t Facebook friend):

An ISIS terrorist posing as an “asylum seeker” has been arrested by German police in a “refugee” center in Stuttgart, and German customs officers have seized boxes containing 10,000 Syrian passports being smuggled into Europe — possibly to be utilized by ISIS cell members to blend into German society.

The arrest follows a Sunday Express report on September 10, in which a Syrian ISIS operative claimed that more than 4,000 covert ISIS gunmen have already been smuggled into Western nations – “hidden among innocent refugees”.

[…]

Details on the arrest:

According to a report carried by RTL’s German language service, the terrorist is a 21-year-old Moroccan using a “false identity” who had registered as an asylum seeker in the district of Ludwigsburg. He was identified after police linked him to a European arrest warrant issued by the Spanish authorities. He is accused of recruiting fighters for ISIS, where he acted as a contact person for fighters who wanted to travel to Syria or Iraq.

This first confirmed arrest of a bogus “asylum seeker” came simultaneously with the admission by a German finance ministry spokesman that “boxes” of fake Syrian passports, destined for sale and distribution to the hordes of nonwhite invaders seeking to settle in Europe as bogus “war refugees,” had been seized.

And these are the people being let into Europe willy-nilly. Well, we don’t really KNOW who these people are since they are buying up fake Syrian passports left and right:

That news, carried in a report by the German Tagespiegel newspaper, also revealed that 10,000 fake Syrian passports were seized by German customs agents working with police in Bulgaria, on their way to Germany.

The finance ministry official said both genuine and forged passports were in the packets intercepted in the post. Possession of these passports is a vital part of claiming “asylum” as “war refugees.”

The Tagespiegel also revealed that the fake Syrian passports are being sold for about $1,500 each—and the fact that many of the “refugees” can afford to buy multiple passports is yet another indication of the bogus nature of their claims to be “asylum seekers.”

Significantly, the Tagespiegel article continued, “It is not only Syrians who are interested in Syrian passports. Refugees from Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan want to become Syrian in order to secure their recognition as asylum seekers in Western Europe. According to press reports, nine out of ten refugees who came from Macedonia to Serbia claimed they were Syrians.” […] (Click here to read the rest.)

To say this is disconcerting is putting it mildly, indeed. We do not know who these people are who are coming into Europe with the ability to buy up forged passports. They could be ANYONE, and they most definitely could be Islamist terrorists.

It seems ISIS has found its Trojan horse. Just play on the sympathies and heartstrings of good people who hate to see others suffer. Slip in some terrorists along with the legitimate refugees, and VOILA! You have managed to insert yourself into the enemy’s home, all while being clothed, fed, and housed. And THAT is what happens when people have kneejerk reactions. Once they are in, it will be damn hard to get them out. Who knows what havoc they might reap while in those countries, in OUR country?

There was an update from the article above on a major change as a result of this stream of refugees-heaven-only-knows-who-they-are. That is this, Germany has now decided that it must reinstate its control of its borders. You don’t say. What a novel idea, huh?

The ISIS horse is at the gate – are we going to be smart and actually vet these people before admitting them to our shores, or are we going to throw open wide the gates and let in the very people who have threatened our existence?

I sure hope it is the former…

This is an Open Thread.

Tags: Chairman Michael McCaul, Democrats, Europe, Germany, ISIS, Syrian Refugees