[maica]

Yes, he did. That is the theme of this entire speech.

Dems are NEVER responsible for bad results! So they automatically turn to any other to blame.

[roses of sharon]

Fear-Mongering [Michael Rubin]

More live-blogging: Obama has repeatedly referred to fear-mongering. This grates on me. Analysts strive to be accurate and precise. The greatest handicap analysts face is projection: Assuming everyone in the world thinks like we do. Multiculturalism is more than drinking mojitos with our sushi, however. When partisans dismiss security concerns as fear-mongering, they are in effect displaying ignorance about the outside world. What one experiences in the cafes of Paris, the conference centers of London, or the beaches of Cancun is a sharp contrast to what one sees in southern Lebanon, the hills of Yemen, or the villages of Afghanistan. It is important to recognize that these threats exist. It is the ultimate arrogance to sit in Washington and simply dismiss as exaggeration any threats because from one’s own limited experience, they can’t fathom that Hezbollah seeks genocide, millions of Islamists seeks eradication of Western culture, or North Korea negotiates insincerely.

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[Girlene]

Yes, he did. That is the theme of this entire speech.

Wow, how presidential! Found it; here's the relevant sentence:

........" knew when I ordered Guantanamo closed that it would be difficult and complex. There are 240 people there who have now spent years in legal limbo. In dealing with this situation, we do not have the luxury of starting from scratch. We are cleaning up something that is – quite simply – a mess; a misguided experiment that has left in its wake a flood of legal challenges that my Administration is forced to deal with on a constant basis, and that consumes the time of government officials whose time should be spent on better protecting our country.".............

Oh, Boo Hoo, Mr President.