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Obama administration missteps indicate a disturbing and dangerous trend
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram ^ | March 15, 2009 | Bill Low

Posted on 03/15/2009 3:31:21 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

When predators hunt, they look for signs of weakness in their prey. Big cats carefully observe the herd in search of the straggler, the sick or wounded and the very young because they are the easiest to catch and kill.

On the world stage, political predators operate in a very similar manner. National leaders and their staffs watch and test for weakness among adversaries and allies. In fact, a substantial portion of the activities we call "spying" are devoted to information gathering and analysis for those very purposes.

It is no secret that any perception of weakness in the president of the United States has a profound impact on the behavior of our enemies and our allies. Our enemies tend to become emboldened in ways that can threaten peace, and our allies tend to retreat from their commitments to us, so peace can be threatened in that way as well.

Historians know that presidential reluctance to admit error has more to do with the bad consequences of confirming mistakes than it does with chief executive ego. Wiggle room is a highly desirable commodity in international relations, and perception of weakness can be as fatal to diplomacy as it is to prey animals.

In the big scheme of things, the mistakes made by President Barack Obama thus far are relatively minor, but they are forming a pattern that shows serious weakness. It is a weakness that may be interpreted by our friends and our enemies as indicative of a flaw they can use to their own advantage.

We know about the appointment exceptions made for lobbyists and tax dodgers that culminated with the withdrawal of Sen. Tom Daschle, who was both a lobbyist and a tax dodger.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: amateurhour; barackobama; bho2009; bho44; bhoiran; bhorussia; congress; democrats; economy; first100days; obama; pelosi; russia; weakling
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21 posted on 03/15/2009 6:31:00 PM PDT by sionnsar (Iran Azadi | 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | "Tax the rich" fails if the rich won't play)
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Geezer with a camera is a complete dolt, and should, for his own good, have his keyboard smashed over his head until he understands that weakness (perceived OR real) means that YOU are PREY.

0bama (ptui) has shown nothing but weakness since his electoral win. His actions since his “inauguration” have proven his inadequacy.

God protect and save us all.


22 posted on 03/15/2009 7:39:47 PM PDT by Don W (People who think are a threat to socialism)
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; george76; ...
We know about the appointment exceptions made for lobbyists and tax dodgers that culminated with the withdrawal of Sen. Tom Daschle, who was both a lobbyist and a tax dodger.
I sure hope I've got some change left when this c-sucker leaves office.
23 posted on 03/20/2009 6:35:56 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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