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Obama draws parallels between Wallenberg, Syria
The Houston Chronicle / The Associated Press ^ | September 4, 2013 | Josh Lederman

Posted on 09/04/2013 9:07:04 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

STOCKHOLM (AP) — President Barack Obama is drawing parallels between the actions of a Swedish diplomat who saved Jews during the Holocaust and the action he wants the world to take to help Syria's people.

On his first presidential visit to Sweden, Obama said Raoul Wallenberg's actions are a reminder "of our power not simply to bear witness, but also to act."(continued)

(Excerpt) Read more at chron.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: holocaust; jews; obama; syria
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Imagine Presidents Bush, Reagan or Nixon trying to get away with something like that!
1 posted on 09/04/2013 9:07:04 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Don’t think Wallenberg had any missiles deployed.


2 posted on 09/04/2013 9:08:51 AM PDT by rightwingcrazy
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He’s trying to draw parallels between himself and Wallenberg, IMHO.


3 posted on 09/04/2013 9:09:10 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yo Vet! Pure unadulterated Bullsh!!!t


4 posted on 09/04/2013 9:09:49 AM PDT by willibeaux (de ole Korean War vet age 83)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

So he’s going to kill Syrians to save them.


5 posted on 09/04/2013 9:10:29 AM PDT by expat2
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

His side is getting their arse kicked I guess. lol


6 posted on 09/04/2013 9:10:56 AM PDT by DonaldC (A nation cannot stand in the absence of religious principle.)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Obama has been compared to:

FDR
JFK
MLK
Christ

Now Wallenberg

“My name is Legion” comes to mind.


7 posted on 09/04/2013 9:14:39 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (21st century. I'm not a fan.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

We could compare OBayMe to Benedict Arnold, ya think?


8 posted on 09/04/2013 9:15:36 AM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: Pearls Before Swine
He’s trying to draw parallels between himself and Wallenberg, IMHO.

I think you're right. Obama sees himself as the perfect blend of Martin Luther King, Abe Lincoln, Wallenberg, etc, etc. Any day now I expect him to also compare himself to Albert Einstein and George Patton.

Either he thinks we're all fools, or he really believes what he's saying. Either way, it's frightening.

10 posted on 09/04/2013 9:18:40 AM PDT by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Godwin’s Law. I’m calling it.


11 posted on 09/04/2013 9:18:57 AM PDT by Arthurio
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Does that mean he thinks Putin is going to make him disappear one day?


12 posted on 09/04/2013 9:19:46 AM PDT by Arthurio
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

During WWII, Sunni Arabs supported the Nazis. Wallenberg opposed the Nazis. Perhaps Obama ought to be opposing Sunni Arabs instead of supporting them.


13 posted on 09/04/2013 9:21:54 AM PDT by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: expat2
Good point. No one thought to ask Kerry when he said that this was not war in the classic sense since there would be no US military personnel put at risk, "How many Syrians will be killed by these strikes?"

It is like the difference between a chicken and a pig in a ham and egg sandwich. The chicken is involved, but the pig is committed.

14 posted on 09/04/2013 9:22:28 AM PDT by kabar
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If only Raoul Wallenberg could have deployed drones missiles from the safety of a bombproof bunker on a continent thousands of miles away, the Soviets couldn't have "disappeared" him...

I suppose Zero now expects his second Nobel Peace Prize for setting the stage for World War III.

15 posted on 09/04/2013 9:23:21 AM PDT by Sooth2222 ("Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of congress. But I repeat myself." M.Twain)
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To: ClearCase_guy
Obama has been compared to:

FDR -- Fin' Dumb Rat
JFK -- Jerkoff From Kenya
MLK -- More Lyin' Krap
Christ -- The Anti version [Disclaimer -- I never made this comparison. There is no way "The" AntiChrist is going to be this incompetent].

Now Wallenberg -- I will stick with your 'Legion' analogy.

16 posted on 09/04/2013 9:23:26 AM PDT by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

WTFFFF???

17 posted on 09/04/2013 9:27:29 AM PDT by Leo Carpathian (FReeeeepeesssssed)
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Clearly the obozo is inherently incapable of taking responsibility for anything and the more he speaks the more he steps on his own dick. It has more than likely been the plan all along but I have serious doubts that this country will survive another 3 years of this guy. We’re stuck with him and his lawless bunch just because he’s black? This congress is complicit in the destruction of the US.


18 posted on 09/04/2013 9:38:42 AM PDT by drypowder
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

‘Saw a clip of the “won” this AM talking abouts despots. I think he looked at himself in the mirror.


19 posted on 09/04/2013 10:02:28 AM PDT by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like it)
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To: rightwingcrazy

How did the Swedes react to our President implying that one of their national heroes was capable of pulling off a few random bombings?


20 posted on 09/04/2013 11:10:10 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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