I love it when a plan comes together.
Posted on 11/07/2008 4:05:12 AM PST by COUNTrecount
With barely time to savour his triumph, Barack Obama has been confronted with various international crises to test his mettle.
The U.S. President-elect faces threats from Russia, Israel and Afghanistan as it emerged his election team's computers were hacked by a 'foreign entity' during the election.
Officials at the FBI and the White House believe the hackers sought to gather information on the evolution of both his and Senator John McCain's policy positions with the idea of using that information in negotiations with the next administration.
Obama technical experts later speculated the hackers were Russian or Chinese, and security ended the intrusion, Newsweek reported.
Straight to work: President-elect Obama faces a looming international crisis The first of the challenges thrown at the President-elect, who received his first national security intelligence briefing yesterday, came from the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
He threatened to base warheads along the Polish border if Obama goes ahead with a Bush administration plan to create a missile shield in Eastern Europe.
Then Israel warned Obama last night that his claim that he was ready to open talks with Iran could be seen in the Middle East as a sign of weakness.
Furthermore, Afghanistan's president Hamid Karzai demanded that Obama 'put an end to civilian casualties' by changing U.S. military tactics to avoid airstrikes in the war on the Taliban.
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I currently and have flown a “ Don’t Tread On Me” Gadsden Flag for the last 5 years .
Dont tread on me also makes excellent desktop wallpaper...
In the current situation is there a difference? He’ll demand and Congress will jump.
“Does Barry have a “shoe deal” yet?”
...that’s a good point! He’s broken every other rule, no birth certificate etc...may as well endorse products for extra cash! Afro-Sheen, Salem Lights, Jet, Ebony, Nike, Grape Nehi, Schlitz Malt Liquor, BET. Instead of “Christmas at the White House” on PBS he could do an episode of “Cribs” on MTV. He’s really gonna be raking it in!
The culture does not allow for “dirty sneakers”.
...Or is that Secret Service, 21st century style? God Bless the SS, they will need God’s help and plenty of asprin.
” Listening to his teleprompted speech, blah, blah, blah...oops an Ahmadinajad question, aware of letter,... state,.. uh repeat...Iran building nuke unacceptable uh I.. uh uh, I will be reviewing...will respond...uh if Ahmadinajad bent... uh, over and uh dropped his shorts I uh, uh would jump that uh, man faster than Michelle, my uh wife can uh um screw the pooch uh, so uh to uh speak.”
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