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Obama Nukes Himself ...(The mushroom cloud,fellow Democratic candidates exploding)
Human Events ^ | 08/06/2007 | Buzz Petterson

Posted on 08/06/2007 5:08:29 AM PDT by IrishMike

When I was an Air Force pilot flying during the heightened tensions of the Cold War we carried “flash goggles” in our cockpits in the event we might be exposed to a nuclear detonation. The theory was that, without the goggles, the flash of a nuclear weapon would be so intense as to blind us rendering us incapable of completing our missions as we defended our nation.

Put on your flash goggles America. The mushroom cloud you see on the horizon is Barack Hussein Obama’s presidential viability, and that of his fellow Democratic candidates, exploding.

Obama is proving himself just another in the long line of Democrats who are incapable and unqualified of assuming the challenges and responsibilities required of America’s commander-in-chief. In the last two weeks, presidential candidate Obama has volunteered that, if elected, he would sit down with our enemies without preconditions, would not use nuclear weapons under “any circumstance,” and would attack the sovereignty of Pakistan, one of our closest allies in the global war with Islamofascism.

How clueless can you be and still run for the White House? Obama provides the answer. On July 23, Obama told a CNN/You Tube debate audience that he would be willing to sit down with America’s enemies, namely Iran’s Ahmadinejad, Syria’s Assad, North Korea’s Kim Jong-Il and Venezuela’s Chavez, without hesitation or consideration for the effects on America’s national security. Perhaps, this was an extemporaneous response on his part and one we could excuse as a fumble while carrying the ball under the pressure of a hard-fought campaign.

Just last week, however, he delivered a speech at the Woodrow Wilson International Center and threatened one of America’s closest allies in the war on terrorism, Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf. “Let me make this clear,” Obama said, “If we have actionable intelligence about high-value terrorist targets and President Musharraf won’t act, we will.” Obama’s naivete is astonishing. Choosing to shift the fight from Iraq, where we are fighting and killing Al Qaeda, to the land of an ally whose president is precariously close to losing control to homegrown Islamofascists, is stupefying.

No doubt if given the option, our enemy Al Qaeda would be thrilled to exchange the prospect of controlling Iraq and its oil fields for Pakistan’s cache of nukes. Roughly 90 percent of Pakistan’s population would support an overthrow of Musharraf in favor of a much more fundamentalist and Sharia-based government. The troubling nature of Obama’s veiled threat to the Pakistani government is that in this case these were prepared remarks.

The very next day, whatever small ration of credibility the Democratic candidate retained regarding national security, was lost. Speaking to the Associated Press, Obama stammered “I think it would be a profound mistake for us to use nuclear weapons in any circumstance…involving civilians.” Desperately seeking to recover, he said, “Let me scratch that. There’s been no discussion of nuclear weapons. That’s not on the table.”

The only comfort we can take from this incredibly ignorant gaffe is that the “nuclear football” – the codes and other matters that enable the president to use nuclear weapons -- rests at the side of President George Bush and not that of the junior senator from Illinois. My new book, War Crimes: The Left’s Campaign to Destroy Our Military and Lose the War on Terror, documents the various elements of the de facto alliance of American institutions, organizations and politicians opposed to our victory in Iraq. The service and sacrifice of our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines and our nation’s national security are the undeserving victims. This alliance of Americans (nominally) is comprised of anti-war organizations, academics in our educational system, elements of mainstream media, Hollywood popular culture and, yes, Democrat politicians.


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: democrats; electionpresident; elections; wot
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To: IrishMike
Who is this clown?

There is plenty of reason for piling on Obama but his comments regarding Pakistan were right on - regardless of the fact that he does not have the courage to follow through.

21 posted on 08/06/2007 6:09:16 AM PDT by expatguy (Support - "An American Expat in Southeast Asia")
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To: Bon mots

Why do black people vote for idiots?
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Yep !
New Orleans re-elected the cable man.


22 posted on 08/06/2007 6:31:47 AM PDT by IrishMike (As America wins, the Democrats and their apologists lose.)
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To: Bon mots; IrishMike

Why do black people vote for idiots?

Google mayor of Philadelphia.


23 posted on 08/06/2007 7:01:20 AM PDT by bill1952 ("All that we do is done with an eye towards something else.")
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To: bill1952

Google Sharp James, Newark, New Jersey.


24 posted on 08/06/2007 8:05:02 AM PDT by IrishMike (As America wins, the Democrats and their apologists lose.)
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To: IrishMike

There is so much time to go before the election and conventions that Obama can mature another year and completely overcome his having tea with your enemies and nuke your friends gaffe. He was probably just somewhat enhanced with some of that Starbucks coffee and let his mind suggest a little more than it normally would.


25 posted on 08/06/2007 8:10:03 AM PDT by RightWhale (It's Brecht's donkey, not mine)
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To: IrishMike

It is a long, sad list of complete corruption and stupidity.

Sadly, these types of trash wield huge power in America today, and these cesspools and swamps of Socialist politics also tend to outnumber all of the voters who are smart enough not to live in cities.

Even worse times ahead, I believe. Thanks for the post, - bill


26 posted on 08/06/2007 8:25:14 AM PDT by bill1952 ("All that we do is done with an eye towards something else.")
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; KlueLass; LucyT; ..
Y'know how we poke fun with the phrase "Rove, you magnificent bastard!" ? More evidence that he has more free time on his hands when the Dhimmicrats start running for the presidency:
Obama is proving himself just another in the long line of Democrats who are incapable and unqualified of assuming the challenges and responsibilities required of America's commander-in-chief. In the last two weeks, presidential candidate Obama has volunteered that, if elected, he would sit down with our enemies without preconditions, would not use nuclear weapons under "any circumstance," and would attack the sovereignty of Pakistan, one of our closest allies in the global war with Islamofascism... On July 23, Obama told a CNN/You Tube debate audience that he would be willing to sit down with America's enemies, namely Iran's Ahmadinejad, Syria's Assad, North Korea's Kim Jong-Il and Venezuela's Chavez, without hesitation or consideration for the effects on America's national security... he delivered a speech at the Woodrow Wilson International Center and threatened one of America's closest allies in the war on terrorism, Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf. "Let me make this clear," Obama said, "If we have actionable intelligence about high-value terrorist targets and President Musharraf won't act, we will." ...No doubt if given the option, our enemy Al Qaeda would be thrilled to exchange the prospect of controlling Iraq and its oil fields for Pakistan's cache of nukes... The troubling nature of Obama's veiled threat to the Pakistani government is that in this case these were prepared remarks. The very next day, whatever small ration of credibility the Democratic candidate retained regarding national security, was lost. Speaking to the Associated Press, Obama stammered "I think it would be a profound mistake for us to use nuclear weapons in any circumstance…involving civilians." Desperately seeking to recover, he said, "Let me scratch that. There's been no discussion of nuclear weapons. That's not on the table."

27 posted on 08/06/2007 8:28:58 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Profile updated Monday, August 6, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: SunkenCiv
Forst saw Obama on Opra when his book came out. Family man who likes working with people (not for). Believes all problems can be solved pretty easily. Really not much of a leader as far as I can see.

His kitty?? Don't worry. Hillary will grab it. It's all part of the plan.

28 posted on 08/06/2007 9:23:33 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ("The Cracker" will be renamed "The Crapper")
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To: raybbr
I am starting to think that Obama is there to direct fire away from Hillary. He’s making himself unelectable so that Hillary looks like a sane alternative.

I think you're right about that...On paper Obama is an absolute nothing. He doesn't have a chance. But all the attention is on him, the same way it was on Dean prior to '04 primaries, and Dean didn't win a single primary.

The thing that we can never forget about the Clintons is that everything about their public persona is manufactured, and everything they do is scripted and produced.
29 posted on 08/06/2007 9:29:39 AM PDT by rottndog (Government is a necessary evil, but as with all evils, the less of it the better.)
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To: Sacajaweau
His kitty?? Don't worry. Hillary will grab it.

As long as he doesn't grab Hill's kitty. Talk about nuclear!

30 posted on 08/06/2007 9:35:39 AM PDT by AFreeBird (Will NOT vote for Rudy. <--- notice the period)
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To: Bon mots
Why do black people vote for idiots?

In Florida, there's Corrinne Brown (D-FL), Jacksonville's corrupt, racist representative in Congress, who has job security thanks to a gerrymandered district.

31 posted on 08/06/2007 2:26:56 PM PDT by Berosus ("The candidates that can't face Fox News can't face Al Qaeda."--Roger Ailes)
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