This shows the futility of the outreach to the Islamic community that was done by our government after September 11th. They treated imams and other representatives of the Islamic community as de facto royalty. They were above criticism and anyone who attacked them was labeled racist. This was part of a hearts and mind strategy, one that has failed. Anwar Al-Awlaki was one of those invited to the Pentagon after September 11th and instead of promoting peace he became an Al-Qaeda leader.
Anwar Al-Awlaki may be the first American on the CIA’s kill or capture list, but he was also a lunch guest of military brass at the Pentagon within months of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, Fox News has learned.
Documents exclusively obtained by Fox News, including an FBI interview conducted after the Fort Hood shooting in November 2009, state that Awlaki was taken to the Pentagon as part of the military’s outreach to the Muslim community in the immediate aftermath of the attacks.
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This is another example of appeasement that has failed. Anwar Al-Awlaki took this invite to the Pentagon as a sign of weakness. Being kind towards adversaries doesn’t win wars. Creating fear in them does.
Tags: 9/11, Anwar Al-Awlaki, Pentagon, Yemen
