Posted on 02/01/2009 12:12:16 PM PST by FocusNexus
A Middle East expert says President Barack Obama show ed weakness during a recent interview on an Arab television network.
"The mistake that President Obama [made] is not only going on Al-Arabiya, but talking in a way that made the United States look bad by saying to them that America needs to listen instead of always dictating," says Gabriel.
The former broadcast journalist says that sends the "wrong message" to terrorists -- an element she contends truly hates America "no matter how nice we try to appear."
"This sends a message to the radical Islamists...that America is weak, [that] America does not want to fight [and] cannot fight; and [that] this is why we are going to them begging for them to like us."
(Excerpt) Read more at onenewsnow.com ...
Iran says Obama's offer to talk shows US failure
US President Barack Obama's offer to talk to Iran shows that America's policy of "domination" has failed, the government spokesman said on Saturday. "This request means Western ideology has become passive, that capitalist thought and the system of domination have failed," Gholam Hossein Elham was quoted as saying by the Mehr news agency.
After nearly three decades of severed ties, Obama said shortly after taking office this month that he is willing to extend a diplomatic hand to Tehran if the Islamic republic is ready to "unclench its fist".
In response, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad launched a fresh tirade against the United States, demanding an apology for its "crimes" against Iran and saying he expected "deep and fundamental" change from Obama."
WEAKNESS IS PROVOCATIVE. Obama's telegraphing of US weakness, and unilateral surrender just encourages our enemies.
The emperor has no balls.
DumbObama is a fool. But so are most Americans. Muzzies don’t like sissy-boys.
Sometimes those who do know history are condemned to repeat it.
The message I’m getting from “the Arab street” is that they think Obama is a wussy.
I say the next terrorist attack will be a train station like The Atocha in Madrid. Other freepers gave shopping malls and parks as the targets for Islamic terrorists.
I fear we shall see who is right :(
“What kind of response could he possibly have expected?”
He expected them to respond like his socialists teachers in college told him they would.
The next attack has already begun - in our schools.
Yep. That Bush Cowboy talk “attack us and we’ll rip you limb from limb” was just too mean. We need to show them our softer side so that they can come in for the kill.
Nothing like destroying our position of strength in a few lame sentences.
I don’t believe he showed weakness......he did exactly as he had planned. That is what we need to watch.
This lady knows where of she speaks. It would behoove those in positions of authority to listen to her and pay attention to what she has to say about dealing with Islamic extremists of all sizes and shapes.
Instead we’re starting out just like the last several presidents did, thinking we can somehow convince the enemy that we’re too nice to be destroyed. They simply don’t care. It has nothing to do with any of the excuses we here from the MSM/Left cabal time and again. They hate us and their holy word instructs them to kill us, regardless of the cost to themselves. When you’re dealing with an enemy that believes to die for his cause is instant entrance to paradise and a bunch of virgins you are not going to stop them with anything short of killing them or making them understand you can’t be defeated. And it helps to make sure you kill them in such a way as to deny them paradise and their afterlife sex.
It will take everything we can muster up to deal with them the only way that will work, but failing in that they will be the victors. Period.
the emporer has NOTHING. michelle owns his spine and balls.
I can’t wait to rub this garbage the face of idiot Republican voters that helped elect this incompetent boob. This may end up worse than Jimmy Carter.
Bigger government, smaller military, weaker foreign policy, and massive new debt is not a recipe for success. History would tell us it is always the recipe for disaster.
What a shock! And he has all the strength of an empty suit too.
We will all be more and more impressed by the ever increasing attempts to lose the war by the Democrats. It will show such strength.
“We dare not tempt them with weakness. For only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed.” -JFK
who attended a muslim grade school for two years during the most formidable years of your life?
“What kind of response could he possibly have expected?”
“He expected them to respond like his socialists teachers in college told him they would.”
He thought we’d be exchanging warm hugs.
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