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  Congressman (Tancredo): Destroying sites option if U.S. attacked
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Last EditedThomas Walker  Jul 18, 2005 12:37pm
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News DateMonday, July 18, 2005 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionDENVER (AP) — A Colorado congressman told a radio show host that the U.S. could "take out" Islamic holy sites if Muslim fundamentalist terrorists attacked the country with nuclear weapons.

Tancredo later said he was 'just throwing out some ideas' about how to deal with terror threats.

Rep. Tom Tancredo made his remarks Friday on WFLA-AM in Orlando His spokesman stressed he was only speaking hypothetically.

Talk show host Pat Campbell asked the Littleton Republican how the country should respond if terrorists struck several U.S. cities with nuclear weapons.

"Well, what if you said something like — if this happens in the United States, and we determine that it is the result of extremist, fundamentalist Muslims, you know, you could take out their holy sites," Tancredo answered.

"You're talking about bombing Mecca," Campbell said.

"Yeah," Tancredo responded.
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