Construction of Mosque near Ground Zero

A huge controversy had erupted in the States over a proposed site for a mosque near Ground Zero, the former standing ground of the Twin Towers that had succumbed to an aerial terrorist attack about nine years earlier.

The critics of the proposal argue that this Mosque would come as a direct slap in the faces of those 3000 who lost their families on that fateful day of 9/11...and many say that it was a covert plan on the part of the Islamics to signify a "Victory of the Holy Jihad". and in that connection, the President Obama has come under fire from his right-wing critics, who are accusing him of being a "Muslim agent in disguise.". However, Obama's argument was that it is unconstitutional and against the ethics of the American state to tag a whole community with the same brand for a handful of offenders. The debate rages on...with both sides heavy in their respective defences.

I would like to hear out your opinions on this.

Originally posted by: chal_phek_mat

I dont think anyone questions about constitiional right to build a mosque there nor does anyone question about Govt approvals, they are there

If the victims of 9/11 think it is insensitive, then I think it is wrong to build something that they feel offensive over there.(Again there is already a mosque in the area, so it is not like someone is disallowing someone to pray over there)

The brave folks who hijacked and flew the planes into WTC did it in the name of Islam, here is some proof https://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2001/sep/30/terrorism.september113

I think New Yorkers oppose the mosque at that spot about 70-30, so if the builders or the supporters think this would create any sort of communal harmony they might be smoking something illegal there. If someone wants to build it just to spite some folks, well then we know what happened in Ayodhya in India and the riots and stuff that followed.

For a man who claims to be intelligent Obama sure puts his foot in the mouth very often.