Posted on 01/03/2020 5:58:54 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
On Friday’s broadcast of Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Chris Wallace the anchor of “Fox News Sunday,” pointed out both former presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama did not order Quds Force Supreme Commander Qasem Soleimani be killed in an airstrike when they had the opportunity to do so.
Wallace said, “Both President Obama and President Bush had the options at several points to take out Soleimani, and they decided as much as they hated him, not to do that because they were worried how the Iranians would respond to that. That is the concern. They talked about harsh retaliation, what form will not take? Will there be military strikes? Will there be terror attacks? Iran has a very sophisticated cyber capability. Could they be cyber attacks on the U.S. homeland? If this is the kind of strike that finally gets Tehran’s attention and they pulled back, that’s a great message for the U.S. On the other hand, if they simply escalate and respond to our escalation with another one of their own, people will have to decide how far we want to take this.”
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“Wallace’s Pathetic attempt to Justify......”
Justify????? He was basically saying that the guy needed to be taken out but both Bush and Obama were too chicken sh!t to do it.
So Wallace is saying Bush and Obama were afraid of Iran.
Got it.
This whole mindset that has governed our foreign policy in the past is one of trying to “contain” enemies, and then hoping that you don’t upset them in some way when they start acting out. That’s absurd, and is playing not to lose, like the old “prevent defense.” It’s also like putting an unrelentingly defiant child in time out, instead of spanking him, when he refuses to behave. What do you do in that scenario when the kid continues to defy you?
If we instead wage overwhelming and decisive action against the Pee Wees of the world, when they try to attack us, we may see different outcomes. No nation building, no trying to install “democracy.” Our guiding principle should be that we will live and let live so long as no one threatens or attacks Americans or America. But threaten or harm so much as one American, anywhere, and you should expect your demise to come swiftly from above.
That was their mistake.
Trumps got balls...someone finally smacks Iran back. Carter chickened out...im sorry, but Reagan chickened out too...Clinton didnt do nothing..both Bushs chickened out..Obama wouldnt dare cross his “brothers”....
Oh so Wallace is quoting Bush now is he? Lol.
Ummm, we’ve let Iran walk all over us for years. And NOW this idiot Wallace is worried about a response.
Not me. I respect his opinion on many things but he has proven to be an ultra-dove.
Now the enemy collaborators are compelled to tell us how terrible we are for not just rolling over and taking it. Speak up!~ Now's the time to express your discontentment with how an ENEMY at war with us is being treated!
Thanks for the astute analysis, Chrissie.
In other news, President Roosevelt decided against declaring war against the Empire of Japan after their attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, out of concerns that Japan might respond in a hostile manner to such a declaration.
>>>they were worried how the Iranians would respond to that<<<
You mean you were afraid that the citizens of Iran might rejoice and dance in the streets?
Code Pink Tucker and Wallace went out after the show tonight, got a room and appeased each other.
I think it will be pretty hard to ‘rig’ an election of the sort we will have this year.
(They tried last time, spent millions upon millions, with all the propaganda that a friendly, colluding MSM could provide - and STILL failed miserably.)
Indeed.
Tonight, Tucker Carlson slit his own throat on the last of his shows that I will ever watch.
Same here. I’ll never watch him again.
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