Posted on 09/09/2014 8:13:16 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Those people who say that President Obama has no clear vision and no clear strategy for dealing with the Islamic State terrorists in the Middle East may be mistaken. It seems to me that he has a very clear and very consistent strategy. And a vision behind that strategy.
First, the strategy which is to get each crisis off the front pages and off television news programs as quickly as he can, in whatever way he can, at the lowest political cost. Calling the Islamic State junior varsity months ago accomplished that goal.
Saying before the 2012 elections that bin Laden is dead and that terrorism was defeated accomplished the goal of getting reelected.
Ineffective sanctions against Iran and Russia likewise serve a clear purpose. They serve to give the illusion that Obama is doing something that will stop Iran from getting nuclear bombs and stop Russia from invading Ukraine.
This forestalls the massive and enraged outcries there would be if the public were fully aware that he was doing nothing serious enough to prevent either of these things from happening. Generations of Americans yet unborn may curse us all for leaving them hostage to a nuclear terrorist Iran. But generations yet unborn do not vote, so they carry no weight with Barack Obama.
No one has a perfect batting average in any field, so Obama has been caught in some dicey situations, such as the sudden eruption of the Islamic State on the world stage, with their videotaped beheadings that make it hard to get them off the front pages and off the TV newscasts.
(Excerpt) Read more at nationalreview.com ...
His real goal is to set the table for the next administration
His strategy is only do things that he can blame republicans and anyone else so he is never the blame for failure and the MSM is more than willing to help note last six years.
Inaccurate “quote.”
Here’s the real one.
“Of course, not all my conversations in immigrant communities follow this easy pattern. In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans, for example, have a more urgent quality, for the stories of detentions and FBI questioning and hard stares from neighbors have shaken their sense of security and belonging. They have been reminded that the history of immigration in this country has a dark underbelly; they need specific assurances that their citizenship really means something, that America has learned the right lessons from the Japanese internments during World War II, and that I will stand with them should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.”
Arguably the context doesn’t change the meaning completely, but I dislike “fake but accurate” quotes whether they come from Dan Rather or conservative viral emails.
Really? What's to wonder about? First of all, he's not nearly as "intelligent" as many like to think. Second, he didn't get much relevant experience in his previous life as a Marxist community organizer...
I can’t understand how people in general don’t see what’s happening. This imposter has told us where his sympathies are and yet he is still in the White House dithering
Obama is afraid ISIS will come after it and it’s spawn.
“Obama wrote: I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.
Exactly. The later posts also expand on the subject. He is a Muslim Trojan horse.
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