presidents from washington and jefferson to clinton and bush have stood up for that. president obama stood up for that as well. i applaud him for that. >> okay, as a muslim are you afraid that if the islamic center moves forward that there will be a backlash against muslims? >> i'm an american. and i'm a muslim. and the stated purpose of the cordoba house is to help build unity and cooperation. that sounds a whole lot like the motto of the united states. e plur business unum. out of many, one. if it was a jewish hospital or a catholic university at this site i think we ought to welcome a muslim group who seeks to build the principles of america. >> okay, let me ask you this, mr. patel because i've heard many people saying the same thing you're saying about this. the mayor of new york city says it's about religious freedom. he doesn't want anyone telling him where he could put a synagogue so he doesn't want to tell people where they can put a mosque. this situation, though, don't you think it's a bit different considering what happened on 9/11?