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Barack Obama is proving an embarrassing amateur on the world stage compared to George W. Bush
The Telegraph ^ | 8/30/2013 | Nile Gardiner

Posted on 08/31/2013 5:29:28 PM PDT by SMCC1

In addition, and most importantly, George W. Bush was a conviction president on foreign policy matters, driven by a clear sense of the national interest. President Bush emphatically made his case to the American people and to the world, explaining why he believed the use of force was necessary, and dozens of countries decided to follow him. In the case of Barack Obama, whose foreign policy has been weak-kneed, confused and strategically incoherent, the president hasn’t effectively made the case for military intervention in Syria, and has made no serious effort to cultivate support both at home and abroad. President Bush may not have been greatly loved on the world stage, but he was respected by America’s allies, and feared by his enemies. In marked contrast, Obama hasn’t generated a lot of respect abroad, and he certainly isn’t feared."

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To: SMCC1

The comments on the article are precious.


61 posted on 08/31/2013 7:57:37 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (Islam offers choices: convert, submit, or die.)
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To: SMCC1

Yeah?

Does George have a Nobel Prize? /s


62 posted on 08/31/2013 7:57:55 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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To: Chode

I was reading your screenname/bio page the other night, awesome awesome awesome page! The best I ever seen on Freep!


63 posted on 08/31/2013 7:58:11 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (What do we want? Time travel. When do we want it? It's irrelevant.)
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To: Islander7

He’s actually jumping behind Michelle, and pushing her forward. Let her take the hit.

Can you imagine that just a few years from now Hilary will be POTUS and Michelle the Senator from Illinois?

What a sick world.


64 posted on 08/31/2013 8:11:08 PM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda
i truly thank you for your kind words...
65 posted on 08/31/2013 8:27:56 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Vendome

0 is but a symptom.

America’s problem will remain after he’s gone.


66 posted on 08/31/2013 8:29:52 PM PDT by bicyclerepair (Inbred, pedophile-worshipping, misogynists (mozlums) offend me.)
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie

Bush went about the Iraq war the right way, presented his case to the congress, UN, world leaders, Americans, etc. to ask for support. Only when he got the necessary support he took action.

The pResident, said he would take military action, got push back, realized he wasn’t President of The World, threw a temper tantrum, gave a speech saying “I can, but I won’t” and went golfing.


67 posted on 08/31/2013 8:30:09 PM PDT by matt04
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda
look for the inconsistencies in this picture...

68 posted on 08/31/2013 8:51:13 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: SMCC1

We can expect no more than we’re getting from Obama, the first president in history who set out to prove that America is not an exceptional country......


69 posted on 08/31/2013 8:55:12 PM PDT by Intolerant in NJ
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To: Ms Mable; blueunicorn6

PeeWee could also memorize his lines and could perform for eight-minute segments without having to rely on a teleprompter.


70 posted on 08/31/2013 8:56:12 PM PDT by Hoodat (BENGHAZI - 4 KILLED, 2 MIA)
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To: Chode

That’s photoshopped. Look at the ball and his head.


71 posted on 08/31/2013 9:02:03 PM PDT by miliantnutcase
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To: dfwgator
I am gross and perverted
I'm obsessed and deranged
I have existed for years
But very little had changed
I am the tool of the government
And industry too
For I am destined to rule
And regulate you

I may be vile and pernicious
But you can't look away
I make you think I'm delicious
With the stuff that I say
I am the best you can get
Have you guessed me yet?
I am the slime oozin out
From your tv set

You will obey me while I lead you
And eat the garbage that I feed you
Until the day that we don't need you
Don't go for help...no one will heed you
Your mind is totally controlled
It has been stuffed into my mold
And you will do as you are told
Until the rights to you are sold

That's right, folks..
Don't touch that dial


-F. Zappa-

72 posted on 08/31/2013 9:04:34 PM PDT by Hoodat (BENGHAZI - 4 KILLED, 2 MIA)
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To: Diogenesis

The Knock-Kneed Biker in Chief.

Hail. And farewell, please.


73 posted on 08/31/2013 9:05:13 PM PDT by Veto! (Opinions freely expressed as advice)
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To: SMCC1

Well, again, I keep thinking of the late Sen. Roman Hruska, R-NE, who may have said even amateurs need a “little representation” too. NE has yet to match him!


74 posted on 08/31/2013 9:06:57 PM PDT by Theodore R. (The grand pooh-bahs have spoken: "It's Jebbie's turn!")
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To: 1010RD

Hillary will be POTUS and Peter King will still be in the House and McPain in the Senate praising her.


75 posted on 08/31/2013 9:08:59 PM PDT by Theodore R. (The grand pooh-bahs have spoken: "It's Jebbie's turn!")
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To: miliantnutcase
and look at the guy "blocking" the shot... TOTALLY looking at somebody else and NOT at the Zer0
76 posted on 08/31/2013 9:09:16 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Theodore R.

Joe Biden has a better chance of getting elected than Hillary. The powers that got Obama elected did so because they needed an empty suit in the White House. Hillary is no empty suit. But Joe Biden sure is.


77 posted on 08/31/2013 9:14:35 PM PDT by Hoodat (BENGHAZI - 4 KILLED, 2 MIA)
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To: 1035rep
Now he’s just a laughingstock.

AHA! A new title:

The Laughingstock in Chief!

78 posted on 08/31/2013 9:16:02 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves Month")
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To: Chode

His legs are white!!!! WTF?? It’s FAKE!!


79 posted on 08/31/2013 9:19:18 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (What do we want? Time travel. When do we want it? It's irrelevant.)
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To: OldNewYork

the effect resulting from the situation we’ve given him ( Obama) is like a monkey with a hand-grenade>>>>>>>>>>>

Excellent imagery, these words deserve to be carved in stone and established as a monument to liberal folly, on the Washington Mall.


80 posted on 08/31/2013 9:19:38 PM PDT by Candor7 (Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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