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Depends on what one is trying to accomplish as President.

Obama Worried About Losing Cracker, Honkie Vote (satire)
DotPenn.com | 7-23-2010 | Sven Waring
Posted on 07/23/2010 2:55:46 PM PDT by SvenWaring
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2557947/posts

8 posted on 07/23/2010 4:01:11 PM PDT by SunkenCiv ("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)

MacArthur tried to implement a similar grand strategy in the Philippines prior to Pearl Harbor. The islands were ideal for bombers to cut off oil and other important supplies from Japan. The people of the Philippines convinced him they were willing to train up a gigantic militia for land and shore defense. Unfortunately, bureaucrats in DC wrangled the supplies and budget necessary for this plan to proceed. For a small amount of funding, we could have severed any hope of Japan attacking us.

Israel is much the same in a strategic sense. They have no choice but to defend themselves. We have our Bible to fall back on as a justification for supporting Israel, as well as a humanitarian reason. So diplomatically, Islamics don't have to take it as personally as they choose to.

11 posted on 07/24/2010 5:06:46 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (Want stimulus? Look to Harding, JFK,, and Reagan. Tax cuts work. FAnnie/FReddie hurt.)

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