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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 musli...