As a result, as we all know, we saw a weekend of
chaos and confusion--a self-inflicted wound to our national security
and to our reputation in the world. The consequences go far beyond the scenes of disorder that we
witnessed in recent days. By singling out Muslim-majority countries and
banning their citizens from entry into the United States and by denying
entry to all refugees, the President has greatly damaged America's
image across the world and, perhaps, worst of all, this Executive order
is a gift to ISIS, Al Qaeda, and to every other radical jihadist group. On social media they celebrated the travel ban as a confirmation to
their narrative that the United States is at war with Islam and that
they are engaged in a clash of civilizations. One ISIS sympathizer
praised the Executive order as a ``blessed ban,'' comparing it to what
he called ``the blessed invasion'' of Iraq, which inflamed anti-
American anger across the Islamic world.
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