Posted on 11/05/2013 8:27:33 AM PST by Impala64ssa
According to a story by Michael Kelly of the Business Insider, it seems President Obama regards himself as one tough hombre. Reminds me of another liberal progressive president involved in a low- to mid-intensity war — Lyndon B. Johnson.
Of course you might think it’s something the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize winner wouldn’t want to brag about. But according to the new book Double Down in which journalists Mark Halperin and John Heilemann chronicle the 2012 presidential election, Obama told his aides he’s “really good at killing people” while discussing drone strikes. Why, he’s simply the definition of bravery and courage. Just as President Johnson personally approved bombing strikes during the Vietnam War, President Obama is also having fun playing “Call of Duty.”
According to the Business Insider:
Obama oversaw the 2009 surge in Afghanistan, 145 Predator drone strikes in NATO’s 2011 Libya operations, the May 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden, and drone strikes that killed the Pakistani Taliban leader and a senior member of the Somali-based militant group al-Shabab this week.
His administration also expanded the drone war: There have been 326 drone strikes in Pakistan, 93 in Yemen, and several in Somalia under Obama — upwards of 4,500 people overall killed — compared to a total of 52 strikes under George Bush.
So now we have it. Not only does President Obama believe he knows what’s best for your healthcare plans, he also doesn’t need those 197 senior military officers he just axed. Why, he can kill people directly from the White House! He’s a one-man wrecking machine — and we’re not even talking about the economy.
The incredible irony here is that a man who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in his first year in office is likely to “go down in history as the president who legitimized and systemized a process by which the United States asserts the right to conduct assassination operations around the world,” according to investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill.
Folks, you just cannot make this stuff up!
I think he meant with Obama care death panels...
Bammy has killed the US economy.
He is especially deadly to unborn babies or living babies born as a result of force abortions.
Well Barry is definitely a BS machine anyway. He still things he’s the leader of the Choom Gang.
But I think I know without visiting. "Anti-war" is just a stalking horse for collectivism. If a collectivist bombs somebody, that is OK.
“—you didn’t kill that. Somebody else made that happen.”
And the American future.
He’s such a killing machine he should have a chest full of medals!
I bet John Kerry can show him how to award yourself decorations.
He kills jobs dead!
No matter who it is used against, even Hussein, I don't believe in grabbing a comment meant to be one thing and using it to mean another.
One time in the past, a Democrat mayor in my county at that time, was engaged in a law suit he brought against two city councilmen who had taken the power of the mayor before this man was elected, and they refused to give him his rightful power to run that town. This lawsuit was to get the town back to operating under the law. The mayor was absolutely right in bringing this suit.
A Republican got mad at me for being in favor of this lawsuit. He said to me, “That man is our enemy.” I said, “Not when he is right.” I will always refuse to use dirty methods to go after someone. My husband and I used the election law to turn the county into a Republican County. The county populace supported our efforts as it was always out in the open according to law.
In my opinion, Hussein is the devil in disguise and not in much disguise, but using this statement of his out of context is wrong.
It says in the article, specifically, that he was referring to drone strikes.
He’s just written a check that some revenge-driven Jihadist will be more than willing to try and cash.
Revolt is coming.
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