Mosque at Ground Zero

It is understandable that many bereaved families have some misgivings about this plan. President Obama has reminded everyone of the true nature of America as a country, based on values which in combination give it a purpose enshrined in the very highest ideals. Not always does this work out and there are times when it leaves the track, but not over this.

President Obama is to be applauded for standing up for the very freedoms which apply to friend and for alike, which America’s enemies envy and seek to destroy. A great President is one who gives a clear lead in the dynamic adventure which is the United States, made up not of an indigenous tribe or race, but of the coming together under one flag of people of every race and creed. He reminds that evil comes with every faith and all Muslims are no more tainted with the blood of terror than all Christians are tainted by the perversions and atrocoties of the Nazis. 

The President already shows many of the qualties of the greatest of those who served before him. Not everything is going his way. The economy remains a problem, he inherited wars that cannot be won and he faces tough mid term elections in November. But America is already a warmer, fairer place projecting a much less abrasive image to the rest of the world. The Mosque will be a symbol of this renewal.