Democrat Congresswoman Under Fire for Up to 1 in 5 Muslims Want Caliphate Comment
U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) is under fire by some Islamic and liberal groups for saying somewhere between 5 and 20 percent of Muslims have a desire for a caliphate and wish to institute it in any way possible.
"We know that there is a small group, and we don't know how big that is, it can be anywhere between 5 and 20 percent, from the people that I speak to — that Islam is their religion and who have a desire for a caliphate and to institute that in any way possible, and in particular go after what they consider Western norms, which is our way of life," Sanchez said.
She made the comments on PoliticKING with Larry King this week, and added that some of the supporters of a caliphate are "willing to use and they do use terrorism."...