Posted on 05/27/2009 7:23:58 PM PDT by STARWISE
President Barack Obama's national security advisor, James Jones, Wednesday rejected ex-vice president Dick Cheney's claim that dismantling Bush-era anti-terror policies had made Americans less safe.
"In my view, I firmly believe that the United States is not only safe but it will be more secure and the American people are increasingly safer because of the president's leadership that he has displayed consistently over the last four months, both at home and abroad," Jones said.
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Jones also cited Obama's outreach to the Muslim world, including next week's major address in Egypt, renewal of U.S. alliances abroad and his plan to tackle threats as diverse as Iran's nuclear program, climate change and his forthcoming cybersecurity initiative.
The national security advisor didn't mention Cheney by name, but his remarks were a clear rejection of the rhetoric of the former vice president, who has mounted a stinging attack on Obama's national security policies
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If you think that was unreal, check this out:
I'm not sure if I'm breaking any rules, hopefully not, but while surfing on the Long War Journal, I came across a link to Defense Link News quoting General Petraeus saying Detainee Reforms Help. WTF?
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=54525
Dang it! You beat me by this much!
Must have paid off Lil' Kim well to keep them in line....
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse type feeling ?
I am intuitive myself, and sense that one morning we will wake up to a catastrophe, a changed world.
Jones said Obama had enhanced security with his decision to close the Guantanamo Bay war-on-terror camp, with his new strategy of fighting extremism in Afghanistan and Pakistan and in his plan to end the war in Iraq.
Jones also cited Obama's outreach to the Muslim world, including next week's major address in Egypt, renewal of U.S. alliances abroad and his plan to tackle threats as diverse as Iran's nuclear program, climate change and his forthcoming cybersecurity initiative.
responding to Dick Cheney's remarks:
"After the most lethal and devastating terrorist attack ever, seven and a half years without a repeat is not a record to be rebuked and scorned, much less criminalized," Cheney said in a speech to the American Enterprise Institute.
"To the very end of our administration we kept Al Qaeda terrorists busy with other problems.
"We focused on getting their secrets instead of sharing ours with them and on our watch they never hit this country again."
“In my view, I firmly believe that the United States is not only safe but it will be more secure and the American people are increasingly safer because of the president’s leadership that he has displayed consistently over the last four months, both at home and abroad,” Jones said.”
Whenever people make stupid statements like this, the exact opposite usually occurs in a very short while. Hang on.
Jaw dropping! Jeeze ... they’re all like robots ?
I see backing your boss/CIC, but ... wow.
I don’t know if sleep will come tonight.
Well...from the standpoint that (President-cough) Obama has probably convinced terrorists around the world that he has done a more effective job of destroying America - then they ever could dream of doing - I believe we'll have less external attacks on our shores for awhile. I don't thank the current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for this outcome - because the end result is more damage than our Al-Queda friends could ever bring...
Jim Jones has drank the koolaid!
I'm baffled and confused ...
I wonder if 0bama will have the Secret Service accompanying him on the trip to the Middle East next week. Since they love him SO MUCH do to his outreach to the 'Muslim world', and given how much safer we are, he shouldn't need protection. Right?
Sickening to watch a U.S. General sound like Baghdad Bob.
He was a political general not a field leadership general promoted on his merits. Active or retired, a politician is still a politician.
As are Admirals or in other words you don't get that high in the food chain without kissing some serious booty.
ROFL he he ha ha.........
Huh? Did Jones say that? No. He simply praised his boss and the AP shaped it into the partisan attack they wanted, but didn't get from Jones.
Btw, Gen. Jones is a substantial individual. I am pleased that there is at least one adult in the admin.
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