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How Obama's Response to ISIS Is Boosting Trump and Cruz
Yahoo! News ^ | November 24, 2015 | Eric Pianin, The Fiscal Times

Posted on 11/24/2015 1:29:10 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

President Obama’s low-key response to the recent ISIS attacks in Paris has turned off many Americans, even as the bombastic, tough-guy talk of Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is resonating with Republican voters, according to new polling data.

Obama, who drew sharp criticism from Republicans and some Democrats for his response to the deadly Nov. 13 terrorist attacks, met on Tuesday in Washington with French President Francois Hollande, who is seeking to bolster international cooperation and intensified attacks against ISIS forces. Obama said that the United States stands united in “total solidarity with France,” but he did not announce any major shifts in his policy.

Over the weekend, Trump upped his criticism of Obama’s policies for combating the terrorists as “stupid” and “incompetent” while promoting his anything-goes approach of aggressive bombing and waterboarding of ISIS troops, cooperating with the Russians in attacking Syria, and closely identifying and tracking Muslims in this country. And Cruz, who favors an immigration policy that accepts Christian Syrian refugees but not Muslims, dared Obama to criticize his plan to his face....

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cruz; elections; isis; obama; tedcruz; trump

1 posted on 11/24/2015 1:29:10 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

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Even if Obama had a “double-secret plan to horribly embarrass Putin” ...

and it actually worked ...

Putin would the be provoked to armed conflict ...

ALL of this makes a rough-road for Hillary’s election ...

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2 posted on 11/24/2015 1:46:39 PM PST by Patton@Bastogne
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If we are attacked prior to the election, Hillary can go back to drinking and influence peddling full time.


3 posted on 11/24/2015 1:46:56 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Play a word game with Obama and every word you give he’ll say , “Global Warming”


4 posted on 11/24/2015 2:00:00 PM PST by butlerweave
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What are Paul Ryno and Ditch up to wrt Hussein’s foreign policies?


5 posted on 11/24/2015 2:07:56 PM PST by Paladin2 (my non-desktop devices are no longer allowed to try to fix speling and punctuation, nor my gran-mah.)
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To: stephenjohnbanker
If we are attacked prior to the election, Hillary can go back to drinking and influence peddling full time.

You left out Huma. But, perhaps that was deliberate, because if Hillary can't be "ridden" to greater Islamic advantage, what good is she?

Apologies in advance about any unpleasant images my comment might engender.

6 posted on 11/24/2015 2:38:17 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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Huma of course, would go where the grass is greener (and younger)


7 posted on 11/24/2015 2:43:15 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read)
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Huma of course, would go where the grass is greener (and younger)

No, I think not. She is doing what she can for her greater cause, however, er, distasteful.

8 posted on 11/24/2015 2:44:58 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Patton@Bastogne

I heard a lttle while ago that a new poll says majority trust Hillary more on terrorism than any GOP candidate..

I can’t wrap my head around that.


9 posted on 11/24/2015 2:50:51 PM PST by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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Lets face it odumbo is a traitor to this country and Hitlary is no different. BOTH need to be charged, found guilty and sent to a Federal pen for the rest of their life. However, to save time and money, a firing squad would work just fine.


10 posted on 11/24/2015 2:59:18 PM PST by DaveA37
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To: SE Mom

Lets face it odumbo is a traitor to this country and Hitlary is no different. BOTH need to be charged, found guilty and sent to a Federal pen for the rest of their life. However, to save time and money, a firing squad would work just fine.


11 posted on 11/24/2015 2:59:29 PM PST by DaveA37
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I keep saying that Obama is Trump’s best salesman for whatever Trump has to offer!!!!


12 posted on 11/24/2015 4:18:17 PM PST by GilGil
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