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Obama's serial appeasement has backfired
Chicago Tribune ^ | 1/7/16 | Charles Krauthammer

Posted on 01/11/2016 4:39:21 AM PST by Dave346

If you're going to engage in a foreign policy capitulation, might as well do it when everyone is getting tanked and otherwise occupied. Say, New Year's Eve.

Here's the story. In October, Iran test-fires a nuclear-capable ballistic missile in brazen violation of unanimous United Nations Security Council resolutions. President Barack Obama does nothing. One month later, Iran does it again. The administration makes a few gestures at the U.N. Then nothing. Then finally, on Dec. 30, the White House announces a few sanctions.

They are weak, aimed mostly at individuals and designed essentially for show. Amazingly, even that proves too much. By 10 p.m. that night, the administration caves. The White House sends out an email saying that sanctions are off — and the Iranian president orders the military to expedite the missile program.

Is there any red line left? First, the Syrian chemical weapons. Then the administration insistence that there would be no nuclear deal unless Iran accounted for its past nuclear activities. (It didn't.) And unless Iran permitted inspection of its Parchin nuclear testing facility. (It was allowed self-inspection and declared itself clean.) And now, illegal ballistic missiles.

The premise of the nuclear deal was that it would constrain Iranian actions. It's had precisely the opposite effect. It has deterred us from offering even the mildest pushback to any Iranian violations lest Iran walk away and leave Obama legacy-less.

Just two weeks ago, Iran's Revolutionary Guards conducted live-fire exercises near the Strait of Hormuz. It gave nearby U.S. vessels exactly 23 seconds of warning. One rocket was launched 1,500 yards from the USS Harry S. Truman.

Obama's response? None.

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TOPICS: Egypt; Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel; Russia; Syria; War on Terror
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1 posted on 01/11/2016 4:39:21 AM PST by Dave346
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2 posted on 01/11/2016 4:42:17 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Dave346

Obama’s appeasement didn’t backfire. It served Iran and the ummah just as he planned.


3 posted on 01/11/2016 4:50:07 AM PST by RoosterRedux (Long is the way and hard, that out of Hell leads up to light - John Milton, Paradise Lost)
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To: Dave346

The “ UN “ has always been about doing nothing ,,, allowed Saddam to violate his treaty 17 times and doing nothing . As for the president ,,,, he’s hell bent on paving the way to a dangerous nuclear Iran .


4 posted on 01/11/2016 4:53:26 AM PST by Lionheartusa1 ()-: ISIS is Islam without the lipstick :-()
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March
Appeasement----just another way to say gimme the money.

The post-presidency Obamas have BIG plans.....get-rich-quick schemes ala the Clintons. Gonna cash in bigtime---through two Obama foundations (two that we know of).

Obama figures he needs two foundations to handle all the post-presidency tax-free money about to roll in.....six-figure honoraria, multi-million dollar donations, lucrative consultancies, and, untold riches from insider Mideast business deals.

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FOUNDATION ONE---OBAMAS SISTER IS A BOARD MEMBER
OF OBAMAs BILLION DOLLAR CHICAGO LIBRARY SCHEME

Maya Soetoro-Ng is his sister and a specialist for the Matsunaga Institute for Peace. She is the cofounder of Our Public School, a non-profit that connects schools to their communities, and the co-creator of a peace education program implemented in schools and communities around Hawaii.

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FOUNDATION TWO---HIS KENYAN HALF-BROTHER HEADS THE MUSLIM FOUNDATION--named for their Muslim father. Obama Foundation Two was fast-tracked for tax exemption by Lois Lerner.

Kenya-resident, Malik Obama in Muslim dress, holds up
photo of his half brother Obama in Muslim dress (left),
taken during Obama's earlier visit.

Americans must demand to see fund solicitation letters coming out of Obama's tax-exempt presidential foundations and his Chicago library fund.

Are any of his WH comments used to forward his policy being regurgitated in fund solicitation latters?

Americans demand to know if US govt policy is being wrongly used....in an effort to raise tax-free money for the obamas.

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US TAXPAYERS PAY NOW---Obama collects later.

Obama's federal outlays (that we know of).:

<><> $150 billion to Muslim Iran in the nuclear deal,

<><> $2 billion funding to Malik's organization---the Muslim Brotherhood,

<><> $50 million to Malik/Barack's tax-exempt foundation in the form of a grant to Kenya.

<><> While the Muslim Brotherhood was in charge in Egypt, Obama (and Hillary) showered them w/ praise.....and billions of US dollars in aid, arms, tanks and planes.

<><> Obama gave $90 million US tax dollars to wealthy oil-rich Muslim African Muslim countries.

<><> the billions missing from the Obamacare scam.

<><> Michele talked about teaching girls, then Obama sent her off to oil-rich Muslim Quatar w/ $73 million US tax dollars to teach girls.

5 posted on 01/11/2016 5:00:10 AM PST by Liz (SAFE PLACE? A liberal's mind. Nothing's there. Nothing can penetrate it.)
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To: RoosterRedux

“LIKE!” “Thumbs-Up! “Right ON! Right ON! Right ON!”


6 posted on 01/11/2016 5:00:15 AM PST by nfldgirl
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To: Dave346

Obzo’s narcissim explains it all. He will throw any one under the bus. He has done it time and time again with our military, our alies, our citzenry, and our country.


7 posted on 01/11/2016 5:03:42 AM PST by iontheball
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To: Dave346
"Obama's serial appeasement has backfired"

It's Obama's serial treason Traitorcongress continues to permit.

8 posted on 01/11/2016 5:08:13 AM PST by Carl Vehse
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To: Carl Vehse

Your comments pretty much sums it all up.

And the fool weal-kneed career establishment traitors wonder why anti-establishment types are so popular and will likely win the next election.

Just mind boggling.


9 posted on 01/11/2016 5:17:03 AM PST by redfreedom (Voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil.)
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To: Dave346


10 posted on 01/11/2016 5:19:13 AM PST by Iron Munro (The wise have stores of choice food and oil but a foolish man devours all he has. Proverbs 21:20)
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To: Dave346

Obappeaser voting “Present”.


11 posted on 01/11/2016 5:20:10 AM PST by moovova
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To: BenLurkin

Its almost impossible for Obama to raise his hand or voice against fellow Muslims. Its not in his being to do so.


12 posted on 01/11/2016 6:54:58 AM PST by armydawg505
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To: BenLurkin

Its almost impossible for Obama to raise his hand or voice against fellow Muslims. Its not in his being to do so.


13 posted on 01/11/2016 6:58:32 AM PST by armydawg505
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To: BenLurkin

Its almost impossible for Obama to raise his hand or voice against fellow Muslims. Its not in his being to do so.


14 posted on 01/11/2016 7:19:40 AM PST by armydawg505
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To: Dave346

Obama & Kerry both need to be tried & convicted for TREASON.


15 posted on 01/11/2016 7:54:06 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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