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Posted on 09/02/2013 9:43:47 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
While it seems as if members of Congress on both sides of the aisle are aggressively calling for action to be taken against the Syrian government over its alleged use of chemical weapons on its own citizens, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin seems to be taking a position more in line with the founding fathers by calling for restraint.
In a Facebook page Palin said regarding the country’s internal civil war that President Barack Obama should “let Allah sort it out.”
“Our Nobel Peace Prize winning President needs to seek Congressional approval before taking us to war. It’s nonsense to argue that, ‘Well, Bush did it.’ Bull,” Palin said in a Facebook post Friday night. “President Bush received support from both Congress and a coalition of our allies for ‘his wars,’ ironically the same wars Obama says he vehemently opposed because of lack of proof of America’s vital interests being at stake.”
“As I said before, if we are dangerously uncertain of the outcome and are led into war by a Commander-in-chief who can’t recognize that this conflict is pitting Islamic extremists against an authoritarian regime with both sides shouting ‘Allah Akbar’ at each other, then let Allah sort it out,” Palin continued.
Many of the founding fathers including George Washington warned against America becoming involved in foreign entanglements such as what is happening in Syria. While no one would dispute what is happening is horrific, the question is, does the situation pose an immediate and direct threat to America?
Palin went on to note the criticism leveled against Obama by others over how he appears more concerned about the death of 1,500 due to chemical weapons while turning a blind eye to the 100,000 who have been killed using conventional weapons.
“We didn’t intervene when over 100,000 Syrians were tragically slaughtered by various means, but we’ll now intervene to avenge the tragic deaths of over 1,000 Syrians killed by chemical weapons, though according to the White House we’re not actually planning to take out the chemical weapons because doing so would require ‘too much of a commitment.’”
The Obama administration is attempting to justify the double standard by saying the use of chemical weapons violates international conventions and therefore justifies intervention whereas conventional weaponry does not rise to the same standard.
Following the president’s announcement that he would ask Congress for a resolution of force against Syria, some have said it may not be as much of a slamdunk as he might think. Sen. Patrick Leahy has already said the Senate will be modifying the president’s proposal because it is too open ended. The president has also sent mixed signals as to how important he considers the resolution by suggesting that he has the authority to launch an attacking without the approval of Congress.
Most everyone agrees that chemical weapons were indeed used in a suburb of Damascus, however there is dispute as to who actually deployed weapons. The Syrian government has claimed the weapons were used by rebel forces in an attempt to draw America and the world into the Syrian civil war in order to help them overcome his series of defeats. However, others have pointed out the Syrian government is known to have stockpiles of chemical weapons whereas the question regarding possession of these weapons by rebel forces is not as clear.
Palin also said “McCain is an idiot for calling for war.” Oh, wait. I was hoping she said that.
Do a search on "feckless" and "dithering" and you get the org chart of the Obama White House.
NBC’s Mitchell: Trust Obama, He’s Going to Bomb Syria ‘From A Very Cautious Anti-War Perspective’
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3061781/posts
Heh. That’s pretty funny.
Ralph Peters was saying something similar (perhaps a bit more restrained) on O'Reilly.
Fools rush in ... n'est ce pas?
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Sara Palin and the Congressional Black Caucus agree.
Ping.
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funny how we didnt hear a -peep out of Obama in 2006 when his cousin Odinga slaughtered all those Christians in Kenya .... thats odd
She is right on the mark.
Over 100,000 have been killed over the past few years.
What’s the urgency now?
Except for the fact, this president has shown an unwillingness to directly lead while a willingness to fiddle and allow micromanagement by his immature subordinates. And in that, as we saw with Carter in the Middle East, and Johnson in Vietnam, this is when good troops are unjustly sent to carry out the administration's ideals.
God save our Forces !
Let me be the first to let you know about the thin ice you’re on.
Maybe Obama is all worked up over WMD now so that he can use it as a teaching moment to disarm us.
And isn’t this the same jackass Gov that declared Boston to be a WMD?
I am so confused.
Amen! Free Republic has been and still is Palin Country.
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You know, just a little flash here, a bang there. Perhaps a little shrapnel sent their way, nothing violent, you see. That would be...um...war like, and all.
Sarah, as usual, is right on the money.
While I think that an invasion of Syria could be worthwhile, it doesn’t have anything to do with what the Muslim in Chief and the MSM are bleating about. Ensuring the safety and prosperity of Syrian citizens is simply not something I want to spend my tax dollars on, even if were actually able to do so.
Syria is strategically important in terms of resources (namely oil), and it would be easier for us to profit off these resources if the Syrian government was unable to enforce tariffs; thus, it is to our advantage for the rebels to fight the government for as long as possible. Of course, we would have to ensure that we could secure the oil facilities from various Syrian forces, and also ensure that we don’t come under attack for our operations. Costs must be calculated and weighed against one another, and Barack doesn’t actually know how to do any mathematical computations.
If Syria shows itself to be a serious threat to Americans or American interests, the proper solution is to turn it into a crater, not engage in futile nation building games (Muslims hate games; they would just try to kill us). As of yet, there is no indication that we need to do this.
We should wait before invading; namely, we should wait for a Commander in Chief who is pro-American, and not pro-Muslim.
Regardless, her stated position is 180 degrees away from John McCain’s and that is crystal clear.
and if we must get involved...lets arm both sides equally till there's only 2-3 “allah akbars” standing on each side...then Hang the remaining survivors for war crimes...
Well, the candidates are always on thin ice. It’s them who has to slide on over to me to where the ice is thicker.
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