Obama breaks silence on Gaza, voices 'deep concern' over civilian deaths

Barack Obama, who takes over as U.S. president from George W. Bush on January 20, broke his silence about the violence in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, calling the loss of civilian lives in Gaza and in Israel a "source of deep concern for me."

Obama added he would adhere to his principle that only Bush should be the voice of U.S. foreign policy at this time but he would have plenty to say after his inauguration in two weeks.

Nonetheless, Obama said that he is "not backing at all from what I've said during the campaign we're going to engage effectively and consistently in the peace process."

"We've got plenty to say about Gaza, and on January 20, you'll hear directly from me," he added.

Meanwhile, the United States on Tuesday signaled some flexibility over Israel's offensive on the Gaza Strip, saying it would like to see "an immediate ceasefire" but emphasizing any such agreement must be durable, sustainable and indefinite.

U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack also said Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's trip to the United Nations on Tuesday was designed to show that the United States was open a variety of ways to achieve a cease-fire. "We would like an immediate cease-fire, absolutely," McCormack told reporters, speaking after Israeli tank shells killed at least 40 Palestinians at a United Nations school where civilians had taken shelter. "An immediate cease-fire that is durable, sustainable and not time-limited."

“civilian deaths”

in the Israeli/Pali situation, this is simply codewords for bashing Israel.

Where was his “deep concern” expressed about Hamas hurling random rockets into population centers?

No, his “deep concern” ONLY manifests when Israel starts fighting back and hits some human shields that Hamas is hiding behind.

My overarching hope is that, in the end, there will be sufficient numbers of Constitutionalists left to effect a regime change. My preference is for a political solution. But that would require a long and arduous effort to:
1. Reclaim education.
2. Reclaim the entire judicial system.
3. Neutralize the dominant role of big cities in the election process.
4. Reestablish a viable independent news media.
5. Reeducation of a majority of the brain dead demrat voters (53% of voter population if you believe the election results).
6. Defeat the left’s ramped up attack on the 2nd Amendment.
7. Systematically run and elect constitutionalist candidates at every level of government.

I may not have covered all the tasks to be done, but you get the drift. It will not be easy. And, as we speak, there is no prominent real constitutionalist politician taking this on.

IMO, The Marxist Onada will have to move fast to consolidate his position. The Clintoon took a more gradual tack toward achieving his Marxist goals. Partly because of the blowback from Hitlerycare. He did not succeed in moving the majority of Americans to the left.

I’m sure the lesson has not been lost on The Marxist Onada and his crowd. I suspect he will make copious use of executive orders to advance his agenda. The Congress will catch up later. He must do this before a meaningful opposition can be mounted against him.

Moreover, the reality is that the RINOs in Congress will be unwilling and/or unable to mount any significant opposition despite having the filibuster weapon. In any case, I think the Marxist Onada will attempt to take that weapon away by personally destroying the requisite number of Pubbie reps and senators.

So you see where I think this will ultimately go? There is nothing in the Constitution that precludes another revolution. Afterall, the issue is once again the removal of a tyrannical government.

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