Posted on 09/02/2014 9:36:30 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
President Lincoln once said to an over-cautious general, “If you are not using the army, I should like to borrow it for a short while.”
After Obama’s latest press conference, I think we might need to say, to our disengaged, apathetic commander-in-chief: if you’re not using the presidency, would you mind if we borrowed it?
When asked what he intended to do about the biggest foreign policy crisis of the moment, the rise of the “Islamic State” (also known as ISIS or ISIL) in Iraq and Syria, here is what the commander-in-chief had to say.
"I don’t want to put the cart before the horse. We don’t have a strategy yet. I think what I’ve seen in some of the news reports suggests that folks are getting a little further ahead of where we’re at than we currently are. And I think that’s not just my assessment, but the assessment of our military, as well. We need to make sure that we’ve got clear plans, that we’re developing them. At that point, I will consult with Congress and make sure that their voices are heard. But there’s no point in me asking for action on the part of Congress before I know exactly what it is that is going to be required for us to get the job done."
Surely, isn’t this is an emergency? With the Islamic State hacking off the heads of American journalists, planning attacks with weapons of mass destruction and spreading its influence to Pakistan, Indonesia, and the Philippines, we have to act quickly, don’t we? Nah, it can wait until after Obama’s golf vacation, and then until after Congress gets back from its recess, and then for who knows how long.
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Whatever Ted Cruz is drinking, send everyone else a case.
“If you are not using the army, I should like to borrow it for a short while.”
Snark is at least 150 years old.
AS much as I despise the damage Lincoln wreaked on the Constitution — gotta admit he sure had a way with words!
I hereby deem the Ø ‘residency to be in Recess...
... for the next 2+ years.
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