Say what you will about George W. Bush, but he took his job seriously. President George W. Bush understood that his most solemn duty as president was the defense of America–in other words, the safety and security of its citizens. Barack Obama does not understand this. In fact, he seems more concerned with pushing a left-wing agenda–like the cap and tax climate change bill and the nationalization of health care–than fighting terrorists. He doesn’t think we’re at war. He called the incident on Northwest Flight 253 an “isolated incident.” Are you kidding me? This is the Commander in Chief? Let me make this crystal clear for you, Mr. President: What occurred on Northwest Flight 253 is part of an international campaign perpetrated by Islamic extremists to kill Americans–just like the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and the recent massacre at Fort Hood. Why did it take 72 hours for the president to speak to the American people after the incident on Christmas day? Was his teleprompter also on vacation?
My family could have been aboard that plane–my wife and 4-month old daughter. Your family could have been on that plane. Islamic extremists want to kill Americans; it’s that simple. Clearly, Obama and his team don’t understand this. Here’s a news flash, Mr. President: your constituency is the American public, not the international community or a Muslim audience in Egypt. Obama then has the gall to blame the intelligence community for the failures that led to the Christmas incident. This comes after he made a decision to investigate CIA operatives who kept us safe during the Bush administration. Under threat of criminal prosecution, people become risk-averse.
The president has weakened our national security during his first year in office with his silly attempt to close Gitmo; his decision to try the 9/11 conspirators in New York; the decision to investigate CIA interrogators and the declassification of our interrogation techniques…Shall I go on? What about his American apology tours?
He’s not credible. Our enemies do not fear him. They feared George W. Bush and they would have feared John McCain. He thinks that if he can only sit down and chat with them–his charm will lead them to renounce their evil ways. And don’t forget: his “new diplomacy” has done a lot of good in Iran… He won’t even use the word “terrorism.” He told the Pentagon to use “Overseas Contingency Operation” instead of War on Terror–because he thought War on Terror was bad PR and, of course, acts of terrorism would now be known as “man-caused disasters.”
It is tragic that it has come to this. How many more innocent Americans must die at the hands of Islamic extremists before the liberals wake up? Wasn’t 9/11 enough of a wake-up call for every American? That was just 8 years ago. How could anyone forget? These terrorists cannot be bargained with or reasoned with. They don’t value human life. Do you feel safe at night knowing that Barack Obama is responsible for keeping your country and your family safe?
Wait for the Jimmy Carter redux. Obama will launch some type of “operation” or strike against terrorist targets but that’s just a political move. Everyone knows he’s soft on terrorism, soft on national security but his handlers have to at least give the appearance that he’s tough and rugged. Guys like Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush are berated as reckless cowboys, but guys like that keep us safe.
You are a fool and wrong. You predict a politically motivated strike back. Not only were you wrong, but your political motivations becomes clear–if Obama strikes back you call it “politically motivated,” if he doesn’t you call him “weak.” Nice little rhetorical trap. George W. Bush, who did precisely what you said…used a disaster to make a politically motivated strike against a uninvolved foreign nation in Iraq…has been a total disaster for 7 years. Thousands of dead Americans and tens of thousands of dead Iraqis attest to his error.
Your claim for a “war” against America is also silly. In what war has the enemy made only one successful attack? That’s not a testament to our efforts at security–after all, any idiot with a gun could scream about Allah and shoot a half dozen people–but rather to the lack of a sustained campaign against us. You are far more likely to die in a car accident or from being poisoned by industry than a terrorist attack in the U.S.
Here’s a news flash for you: building positive relations with Islamic countries prevents the resentment (right or wrong) that inspires terrorism. Antagonism provokes terrorism. The Leader of the Free World is wise to protect his nation by ensuring that other countries and their people don’t hate us. If you were the “defense policy analyst” you calaim to be, you’d know that.
Obama not serious?