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Barack Obama is proving an embarrassing amateur on the world stage compared to George W. Bush
Telegraph ^ | August 30th, 2013 | Nile Gardiner -- World

Posted on 08/31/2013 12:39:22 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach

President Bush knew how to build a coalition

George W. Bush was widely mocked by the Left during the Iraq War, with liberals jeering at the “coalition of the willing,” which included in its ranks some minnows such as Moldova and Kazkhstan. Michael Moore, in his rather silly documentary Fahrenheit 9/11, went to great lengths to lampoon the Iraq War alliance. But the coalition also contained, as I pointed out in Congressional testimony back in 2007, Great Britain, Australia, Spain, Italy, Poland, and 16 members of the NATO alliance, as well as Japan and South Korea. In Europe, France and Germany were the only large-scale countries that sat the war out, with 12 of the 25 members of the European Union represented. The coalition, swelled to roughly 40 countries, and was one of the largest military coalitions ever assembled.

As it stands, President Obama’s proposed military coalition on Syria has a grand total of two members – the US and France. And the French, as we know from Iraq, simply can’t be relied on, and have very limited military capability. It is a truly embarrassing state of affairs when Paris, at best a fair weather friend, is your only partner. John Kerry tried to put a brave face on it at his press conference today, by referring to France “as our oldest ally,” but the fact remains that his administration is looking painfully isolated.

There can be no doubt that David Cameron’s defeat in the House of Commons was a huge blow to President Obama, and has dominated the US news networks this morning.

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Israel; Russia; United Kingdom; War on Terror
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1 posted on 08/31/2013 12:39:22 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: GreyFriar

fyi


2 posted on 08/31/2013 12:41:02 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Obama is Keystone Cop on the World Stage.


3 posted on 08/31/2013 12:42:42 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Gosh, who saw this coming?
Freegards
LEX


4 posted on 08/31/2013 12:43:07 PM PDT by lexington minuteman 1775
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5 posted on 08/31/2013 12:43:24 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Don't blame me for McCain.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; zot

Thank you Ernest.


6 posted on 08/31/2013 12:45:50 PM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: onyx; Marine_Uncle; NormsRevenge; Grampa Dave; SierraWasp; TigersEye; justa-hairyape; SunkenCiv; ...
Thanks to GreyFriar for spotting and supplying a lonk to this article.
7 posted on 08/31/2013 12:45:59 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

The Narcissist in Chief is not going to take this very well.


8 posted on 08/31/2013 12:47:34 PM PDT by ImNotLying (The MSM bears a close resemblance to the world's oldest profession!)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
From the comments:

Stoneyjack
21 minutes ago

The arrogant, odious, incompetent Bush gave us the arrogant, odious, incompetent Obama. A pox upon both. The sad thing is, McCain or Hillary would have been even worse.

9 posted on 08/31/2013 12:48:10 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Don't blame me for McCain.)
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To: lexington minuteman 1775
Gosh, who saw this coming?

Yes, like this is supposed to be a surprise. Do they really think we are that stupid?

10 posted on 08/31/2013 12:51:53 PM PDT by Mark17 (Yesterday I couldn't spell it. Today I are one, a creepy a$$ cracker)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Ya don’t say....Bush was a better President than Obama? Gee, what a surprise.


11 posted on 08/31/2013 12:54:13 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

IMHO, Obama ONLY seeking congress approval since he knows without approval he would have eventually been impeached.

Obama wanted to play safe because he knows at some point you need troops on the ground. With Congressional approval for air strikes he will expand his authority for troops on the ground.

Congress will not approve knowing the risk.


12 posted on 08/31/2013 12:55:40 PM PDT by Orange1998
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

There is only one way for Obama to come out of this looking good.....he needs a distraction....He’s gotta pull a Clinton rabbit out of the hat.....He’s gotta start “ridin dirty”.


13 posted on 08/31/2013 12:58:16 PM PDT by ImNotLying (The MSM bears a close resemblance to the world's oldest profession!)
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To: Jeff Chandler

sin marcar Juan and Linda are now deeply troubled.


14 posted on 08/31/2013 12:59:35 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

“Under my plan, if you like to use your chemical weapons, you get to keep using your chemical weapons.”


15 posted on 08/31/2013 1:01:33 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

There is a very liberal retired Navy officer, a 4 stripper, in our area, who loved to say Bush went into Iraq alone.

When he would say this, I would accuse him of having someone take his math exams at the Naval Academy. GW had 40 countries backing him, and he wasn’t a cowboy by himself.

When he tried to argue, I responded that he had someone take his reading classes, since he was incapable of reading as well as counting.

Thank God this lying idiot is out of our Navy.


16 posted on 08/31/2013 1:02:39 PM PDT by Grampa Dave ( Obozo Liar and his thugs in his outhouse lie 24/7/365. They are unable to tell the truth.)
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To: SandRat

At least the Keystone cops were funny and inept, Zero is just inept.


17 posted on 08/31/2013 1:06:29 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Juvenile delinquent in charge alert!


18 posted on 08/31/2013 1:06:37 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi --)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Count me NOT surprised and count the headline as a gross understatement.


19 posted on 08/31/2013 1:08:04 PM PDT by SumProVita (Cogito, ergo....Sum Pro Vita - Modified Descartes)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
To which I say No Sh*t Sherlock!
20 posted on 08/31/2013 1:08:54 PM PDT by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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