What the US can learn from Europe

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Migrant Wave Inspires Others to Attempt Trek to Europe
Iraqis are joining Syrians in taking what to many seems like a ‘golden opportunity’

Stories and images of migrants pouring into Europe are inspiring thousands more, from Iraq to Nigeria, to rush out on their own risky journeys, posing a burgeoning problem for policy makers who are focused mainly on easing the plight of Syrian refugees.

Inspired by phone calls and Facebook posts from friends hiking through the Balkans, crossing into Germany or simply touching dry land in Greece, people from countries long plagued by war and instability say they are seizing a pivotal moment.

“This is a golden opportunity,” said Osama Ahmed, 27 years old, who lined up Sunday at Baghdad International Airport, heading for Greece via Turkey with five friends. “It’s totally nonsense to stay in Iraq when there is a chance to go.”

Migrant Wave Inspires Others to Attempt Trek to Europe

 

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Empathy and Angst in a German City Transformed by Migrants

An elderly woman stepped up to the microphone: “Will you be building a mosque next?” she demanded. “Will they wake us up with their prayer at 5 a.m.?”

A schoolteacher asked, “How do we protect our children?”

America is seeing this happening around the country, yet the Obama Administration is pushing it aside, because it goes against his fundamental transformation plan. You can bet if 10,000 + Syrian Refugees are brought here, there will be more trouble brewing. I don't think America is going to survive the next year without something breaking the camels back. That is why I have been preparing for the worst, but praying it doesn't happen. Army Manual Outlines Plan To Kill Rioters, Demonstrators In America

A newly leaked US Army Military Police training manual for “Civil Disturbance Operations” outlines how military assets are to be used domestically to quell riots, confiscate firearms and even kill Americans on U.S. soil during mass civil unrest.