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Sorry this is ********.
Why hasn't any of the other Middle Eastern countries taken them in?
Saudi Arabia has had a large part in the turmoil in Syria. But no one says crap. That country like the other Gulf countries are wealthy as hell. Many people are by far wealthier than a wealthy citizen in many European nations. They have the sources to help.
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How does me not mentioning other Middle Eastern countries justify the US not taking migrants? It doesn't. By right, the US and the ME should all be taking in the refugees as Europe is. They have all created part of the mess we see today.
The refugees have chosen Europe as it offers better opportunities and more freedom than Saudi Arabia. Most probably economic migrants would never want to migrate to Saudi as people in those countries are not entitled to the social welfare, freedoms and quality of life in Europe.
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Also why is it that when American does something everyone loses their ****. But God forbid someone does the same and no one bats an eye? Where's the Arab Brotherhood?
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Sorry, you can't justify one flaw by bringing with another flaw. That's just diverting the attention of the argument. The Americans love to impose their power on others like how I stated with Russian-EU trade agreements. They made a massive mess in the ME but now have decided to distance themselves from the problem. You can't claim the US has no responsibility because others were responsible too. No one wants the US to have 100% of migrants in their door.
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And as far as I know, the US plans to take on more refugees. The main issue is stringent background checks and security risks.
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They have no intention of taking the massive numbers needed to help in a significant way. Germany has taken 800'000 with a population of 80 million. The US has a population of 320 million and much more space to accommodate large numbers of people but are expected to take 65'000 with reluctance. Many Americans have attacked Europe and criticized their reluctance but now that the attention is on them, they don't want them either. The commenters in the NY Times criticized an xenophobic Europe then claimed the US should not take the refugees in a later article
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The US has too many problems of its own with too many immigrants entering the country. You want the country to take in more people?
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Western Europe has many immigrants itself. Americans love to pull the Mexicans card but rich Eu countries constantly welcome poorer countries to the Eu and as a result welcome immigrants to freely arrive at their doors. The EU doesn't need Syrians any more than the US but they still have to take them.
The US has many problems but so does the EU and much more in fact. Believe it or not, the US is quite privileged. It was always located far from the world conflicts such has WW2, ME crisis and Russia/Crimea etc. whereas Europe always takes the brunt and is stuck with direct consequences.