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A Death in Syria
Steyn Online ^ | Nov. 20, 2014 | Mark Steyn

Posted on 11/21/2014 1:33:23 PM PST by Sherman Logan

In a few hours' time, the President of the United States will apparently do to his oath of office what the Islamic State does to its captives. As I said to Hugh Hewitt the other day, even a constitution of meticulously constructed checks and balances requires a certain seemliness of its political class. This chief executive is brazen in his lawlessness, and ever more so. And he has calculated that those who object lack the stomach to do anything about it. We shall see. However, I would like also to note another example of presidential brazenness this week - Barack Obama's reaction to the latest beheading of a US citizen by the head hackers of the Islamic State. ...

The wretched statement by this disgraceful president was, to go out as we came in, an especially brazen example. Peter Kassig died as he did not because he was "a fellow Muslim" but because he was an American. He deserved to be honored as one.

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The inimitable Steyn, as usual, nails it. Please read the whole thing.
1 posted on 11/21/2014 1:33:23 PM PST by Sherman Logan
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From the article: "Peter Kassig died as he did not because he was "a fellow Muslim" but because he was an American. He deserved to be honored as one."

Thing is, Obama doesn't consider being an American an honor. He was "honoring" Kassig as a better-late-than-never muslim.

2 posted on 11/21/2014 1:47:14 PM PST by Veto! (Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
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Steyn is one of the few writers where I will go to the link and read the whole article. He is magnificent.


3 posted on 11/21/2014 1:51:37 PM PST by henkster (Do I really need a sarcasm tag?)
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To: Sherman Logan

Most excellent, Mr. Steyn!!


4 posted on 11/21/2014 3:44:29 PM PST by SuziQ
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We could find out how Peter ruined the movie if we just captured Jihad John and waterboarded him a little. Unfortunately with this president that won’t happen.


5 posted on 11/21/2014 4:01:15 PM PST by palmer (Free is when you don't have to pay for nothing. Or do nothing. We want Obamanet.)
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