Wake up call? Obama White House changes its mind about Paris response

Fox News.com ^ | January 12, 2015 | Liz Peek

[Kaslin]

Some 40 world leaders marched together in a unity rally Sunday in Paris in what the New York Times banner headline dubbed a “Huge Show of Solidarity Against Terrorism.” Forty world leaders were present, but not President Obama, who was conspicuous by his absence. Not only did the leader of the free world decline to participate, Vice President Joe Biden couldn’t be bothered either, or Secretary of State John Kerry (who was busy hectoring India’s head of state over climate change), or Attorney General Eric Holder -– who was actually in Paris for an anti-terrorism summit.

If only the world had convened to protest “workplace violence”! Then, perhaps, Mr. Obama would have felt the need to turn out.

The no-show is yet another indication of President Obama’s vacillation in the face of Jihad. What is it about confronting radical Islam that so rattles the president? Time and again he has skirted calling acts of savagery – from ISIS, or Al Qaeda, or whatever other monstrous group ascends the stage – the work of Islamic terrorists. Even when sending our nation’s condolences to the French people, he could not bring himself to blame the Charlie Hedbo murders on radical Muslims.

[Gamecock]

He realized he missed a great photo op!

[SunkenCiv]

Palestinians Are Running Out of Friends Again -- The news of the day is former President Jimmy Carter who placed the blame for the Paris jihadist massacre on -- you guessed it -- Israel.

• Carter: Give Obama A Break for Not Going to Paris, He Just Came Back from Vacation
• Jimmy Carter defends Obama over missing Paris rally
• Jimmy Carter: Israeli-Palestinian conflict a cause of Paris attacks
• Jimmy Carter Blames Recent Terror Attacks On 'Palestinian Problem'
• Unwavering Support of Israel Harms U.S. Interests, Encourages Extremism (He's serious!)
• Secret Service was never asked to prepare for an Obama trip to Paris (What a lame excuse)

walks like a duck etc:

• Turkish President's Stunning Outburst: The French Are Behind Charlie Hebdo Massacre; Mossad Blamed
• PARIS'S MUSLIM SUBURBS BLAME JEWS FOR CHARLIE
• Ron Paul On Paris Attack: Bad Foreign Policy "Invites Retaliation"
• Ron Paul on Paris terror attack: B****es had it coming
• Why is Hillary Clinton Silent on Paris Attacks?

sidebars:

• Obama Adviser Brzezinski Shoot Down Israeli Planes on Way To Iran
• Obama Advisor Brezinski Calls for U.S. to Defend Iran Against Israel
• Obama Foreign Policy Advisor Calls For US to Shoot Down Israeli Jets
• Brezinski Calls for Obama to Shoot Down Israeli Jets; "A Liberty in Reverse"

a bit more:

• Jimmy Carter: Obama Showed 'Political Courage' in Cuba Deal
• Paul: Trade With Cuba 'Probably a Good Idea'
• Rand Paul backs Obama on Cuba
• Rand Paul Breaks With Rubio and Bush Over Cuba

[SunkenCiv]

Too little, too late.

[House Atreides]

Come on....cut Barry a break. He just found out about the Paris march in the newspaper. He’s outraged that his staff did not advice him of it in advance and promises to get to the bottom of this neglect.

[stephenjohnbanker]

on the one hand/on the other hand

[Nervous Tick]

>> Come on....cut Barry a break.

‘k.

Arm? Leg?

Rib?

Skull? Neck?

[Paladin2]

Bad polling.

[moovova]

Let’s talk about REAL regret...

I still regret missing Woodstock.

[SaxxonWoods]

This is the same BS liberals pull when they say what they really think and get called on it.

Then they try to claim they were joking

Obama said what he really thinks by ignoring the march. Everybody else figured it out, what’s his problem?

In this case “ignorance” replaces “joke” in the excuse department.

Not sure which is worse.

[Gamecock]

Exactly what I was thinking!

[fhayek]

Vacillation nothing. When has he ever stood for Western values, much less American ones? He sympathizes with Muslims every chance he gets, and radical Muslims over moderate ones. My guess is when he heard about the attacks on Charlie Hebdo he secretly gave it a fist pump.

[TexasCajun]

Next he'll be tell us mosques are not a places of worship for muslims.

...imans don't preach real islam.

[bert]

I’m with Obama on this one. He is scared sh////less he will be shot.

I’ll bet he has more threats per day than any president in history

[Sasparilla]

Will zero come out of the Moslem closet before he retires?

[DoughtyOne]

Our president is not now, never was, and will never be the leader of the free world.

He is now and always will be the leader of current and future enslavement.

[DoughtyOne]

Oh he’s out. He is just too stupid to know it.

[I want the USA back]

No wake up call. Embarrassment over being shown up. He still hates the French and loves the jihadis.

[lavaroise]

She mad the black guy prefers white girls and loves asians.