The Wisdom of Our Leaders

Rep. Tom Tancredo (R - Colorado) said that the United States could ''take out'' Islamic holy sites if there was a nuclear attack on America by Muslim fundamentalists. ...

U.S. State Department spokesman Adam Ereli called the statements Tancredo made Friday ''insulting and offensive.'' He said Americans ''respect the dignity and sanctity of other religions.''

The Associated Press, July 19, 2005