Why Did President Obama Praise A Muslim Cleric Who Had Called For The Killing Of U.S. Soldiers?

Sheikh Abdallah Bin Bayyah. Wikipedia

Obama Praises Muslim Cleric Who Backed Fatwa on Killing of U.S. Soldiers -- Washington Free Beacon

Controversial cleric gets nod in Obama’s speech at the United Nations

President Barack Obama favorably quoted and praised on Wednesday in his speech before the United Nations a controversial Muslim cleric whose organization has reportedly endorsed the terror group Hamas and supported a fatwa condoning the murder of U.S. soldiers in Iraq.

Obama in his remarks offered praise to controversial cleric Sheikh Abdallah Bin Bayyah and referred to him as a moderate Muslim leader who can help combat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s (ISIL or ISIS) radical ideology.

However, Bin Bayyah himself has long been engulfed in controversy for many of his views, including the reported backing of a 2004 fatwa that advocated violent resistance against Americans fighting in Iraq.

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My Comment: Barack Obama told the UN:

Look at the new Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies – Sheikh bin Bayyah described its purpose: ‘We must declare war on war, so the outcome will be peace upon peace.’

When you call a hardcore fanatic a moderate who promotes peace .... you have already lost the war.