Posted on 01/02/2010 10:15:21 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
In his first Saturday morning address of the New Year, President Obama acknowledged an international terror syndicate – Al Qaeda – has struck the US on his watch.
Coming after days of political acrimony that stood in sharp contrast to the national solidarity shown after 9/11, Mr. Obama said Saturday that a Yemeni affiliate of Al Qaeda trained the suspect and “equipped him with … explosives and directed him to attack [the plane] headed for America.” He added that he thinks of the security of the US “every moment of every day.”
The move does two things. Obama reframes the attack, in essence taking responsibility for the ability of Al Qaeda to maneuver past US airline security defenses. The President has ordered at least two investigations that are expected to report back within days. But the tougher language also addresses growing political unease with the President’s careful approach to the conflict formerly known as the war on terror.
In his Saturday address, Obama asked politicians and the American people to forego not debate, but partisanship, saying that unity as a nation is what “this moment demands.”
Former CIA agent Kent Clizbe, an outspoken Obama critic, said in an interview last week that the attack means the President will be forced to acknowledge the “reality” of international terror versus the “fantasy” version: Obama's strategy, as Clizbe sees it, of humbling America before the world to ease recruitment and activity among Islamic extremists.
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LOL...That appears to be a confused look on his face.....
How 'bout carpet bombing Yemen? If he's so sure the threat came from there, why not cross it off the list of possibilities?
His far left supporting "Hate America" crowd are gonna be upset if that happens!
Maybe he read what Cheney said!
If we are at war, this man wouldn’t have beem mirandized, been given an expensive public defender and clammed up to protect his 5th Amendment “right” against self-incrimination. Just because Obama claims war, doesn’t mean he is acting like it is so.
If Obama were to exercise sound judgment unclouded by leftism, he would win over many critics. Is he capable of such a change?
It is doubtful Obama can change his leftist stripes. Like Jimmy Carter, Obama is so steeped in his marxist idealogue that changing course is an impossibility.
Exactly!
Obama Script: National Unity and a War on Terror for 2010...(campaign scheduled to end in late fall).
I think a lot of us have already included the declaration of “war” in our New Year’s Resolutions.
Obama/Reid/Pelosi/Napalotano/Geithner/Czars have provided more than enough information for NATIONAL UNITY!
Sic Semper Tyrannis!!!
and against his muslim faith as he will be attacking his brothers...
or at least thats what the guise is.
He needs to show some performance some where other than just in front of the Teleprompter!
BS! It’s not Al Queda. it’s a lone extremist.
President Obama told me so the day after it happened.
This must be a *different* guy who also happens to be called Obama, because my president would NEVER lie!
Obama will be demanding Congress must pass and we must accept everything he wants “to show unity”.
Obama administration's Janet Nepalitano's Homeland Security agency targets "Right Wingers"
KMA, leftist trash.
Amen, YankeeReb.
I will never forget the ATTACK on America the Democrats displayed because they interpeted our national unity after 911 as “too much support for Bush”.
(Note the way Sara Palin in endlessly attacked.)
The Tea Parties must strengthen in principle and activity during the vital year so that career politians FEAR the will of the people.
The only unity he wants is with his Muzzie brethren.
Yes.
Is this the same SOB that told us Americans how we need to get along with less, that executives can’t fly, and that dresses down in the strict “casual uniform” of the leftist elites???!!!!
Demagogues for the class wars Obama and Peolsi vacation in Hawaii!
How incredibly RICH!!!
Obama the snoballer.
He is really slow or just thought he had a truce with Al Qaeda as he dismantles this country within. I think that is why he took so long to acknowledge Al Qaeda because he thought there was no way it was them because they have a silent agreement in place.
His handlers had to get results of polling no doubt.
The media is going to REALLY have their work cut out for them in 2010. Everything over the past 12 months has been about expanding Government to take "care of the people". Flight 253 comes along and there is basically silence from the Executive branch for three days. That sent a subtle message to the masses (whether they actively comprehend it or not); "Your on your own".
Curious point as well, I saw an economist on Fox News yesterday. He said "Jobs Growth" is primarily in the Health, Insurance and Gov't sectors. Taking those as a whole, the only growth is for Gov't.
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