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Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN) debates O'Reilly on protests in the Middle East
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That's -- that's top story tonight on the point of view Joyce Washington congressman Keith Ellison who himself is a Muslim.
So where have I gone wrong here congressman.
Well you've gone wrong because -- grossly over generalize and and you forget about all of the Libyans who held up slackers today which were visible to americanize on TV saying that they apologize that they.
Love and appreciate ambassador.
Christopher Stephens in years forgetting about the fact that both in in Yemen.
In Egypt and Libya.
That these governments have apologized and that these radicals these troublemakers who -- quickly -- -- -- are troublemakers don't represent the vast majority of the people.
Who live in those countries I mean and then again you make the mistake.
Of that the only focusing on the Arab world you forgot about what President Obama said about Indonesia.
Also Malaysia and other parts of the world that -- -- have Muslim majorities that are not in the -- countries.
All right so you're telling me I was number one I -- I was a -- in very specific and you can run it down Pakistan not a friend of the USA.
Hurting America Afghanistan despite all we've done still not a friend to us Iran an absolute danger to us Egypt.
Used to be a friend now -- and barks out there are not a friend any longer even President Obama said that today and but he didn't say they were -- -- well.
-- -- -- I'm not gonna -- in Egypt is an enemy to the United States but I am gonna say they Egyptian government knew.
The demonstrators gonna attack the embassy and didn't stop it.
-- you know is a sitting congressman have to take that seriously and you have to say to President Obama.
We can't be sending them money if this continues and we have to punish them how when you punish the Egyptian government for what happened this week.
Well first of all I want to get to the bottom of the facts.
I think there's a lot of things that we just don't know nobody's were not any Egyptian government didn't know beforehand that this was gonna happen nobody's denying that.
We don't know that yeah we know it.
Here's what we do know we know the amazing -- wherever it not on how the embassy in Cairo even said -- they knew the attack was coming which is why they issued this statement.
That hey we're not -- enemies they know what was coming.
So come on let's not play games tonight congressman though.
No no games being played here.
But I'm saying is we don't know what they knew we don't know what assumptions I think -- -- their needs to be some serious conversations with the United States.
In Egypt what I -- to do serious conversations that'll -- -- conclusion.
But to -- -- to a conclusion that we should punish someone I'm not sure that that that evidence supports that at this point.
And the last thing we need is to basically make matters worse we need to do is to figure out exactly what Morrissey know when -- know what.
And then insist that they protect our -- as we protect.
Would you want -- -- -- the United States even if it's NN and believe me when I tell you what's going to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
That these attacks in Cairo in Libya -- coordinated on 9/11 as a direct.
Act of war against United States so when you get a win you get that when you get that and you will all right then you say watch.
Are you must prepare for something what are you prepared to do if indeed that that is proving he would let me tell you -- -- -- -- talk got to be all right.
-- -- mix it up Libya Egypt not not different countries you absolutely are just stay at a million debit.
It was just -- -- Libyan -- well the Libyan government.
Apologize a lot of people apologize fine instead you just can't say Egypt and Libya they're separate and we are saying that this -- -- coordinated.
By the -- -- in both countries but let's stay on Egypt.
If I did not truly a big government will do what she's what do you do.
Well we first of all we do we need to know I mean this old what we would do I don't even know.
What we will find out until we investigated you know willing to say you know -- -- thought about how to punish almost -- Then I'll tell about it but there's but there's different there's different -- to go down.
-- you know what the facts are and we don't have those yet bill so what you try to give you do.
Is to commit to a course of action without even knowing.
Everything we need to go to making good decisions lie I've got to think about it you've got to think about what -- -- going to do.
Win and not -- win.
All right the facts come out that the Egyptian government certainly knew this was gonna take place and they did you know they did.
I mean you know gather hundreds of -- -- in the middle of Cairo ought you've been apparel congressman have you been there.
About three -- -- -- -- doll -- you know all the military authorities can knock that down in ten minutes if they want to.
If they want to -- -- is -- and that's not knock her down.
Last time I was -- their work.
Public protests.
Going on as I was there I could hear them out of the window when we were trying to talk to different did you protests in and in the house of about what you don't know if the Egyptian officials knew there was going to be an attack or thought it was just the -- the American Embassy zip zip says they did.
And that's what I gotta go by.
Our congress and we we appreciate a good debate it's always a good actor or video and we beat --
