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but were compelled to 'do nothing' by the Saudi Monarchy (or suffer the immediate death of the Petro-Dollar)
originally posted by: St Udio
a reply to: 727Sky
what I see revealed in your post is that the USA is no longer the 'big dog' on the porch...
sure the USA Intel likely watched in real-time as the Jihadists did their latest Death March to Baghdad
but were compelled to 'do nothing' by the Saudi Monarchy (or suffer the immediate death of the Petro-Dollar)
originally posted by: neo96
a reply to: St Udio
I think it has to do more with his personal views about US power.
Like :
www.telegraph.co.uk...
www.nytimes.com...
The naivete of this guy is dangerous, and is the current problem.
originally posted by: burdman30ott6
originally posted by: neo96
Mr. Obama has told us he is "ending" the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan—as though wishing made it so
If wishes and dreams were horses and ponies, this adminsitration would ride like the wind.
Unfortunately, this is the real world and wishes and dreams are meaningless without men of action and intelligence to facilitate them. Not suggesting she'd have done much better, but Sarah Palin hit the nail on the head when she said Obama was in no way qualified to be president. His domestic policy is solely directed at buying a kept voter base and his foreign policy is the geopolitical equivalent of striking a wet match in a rain storm.
Worst president in modern history? Perhaps. Weakest, most substance-less president in modern history? Absolutely.
... Iraq is at risk of falling to a radical Islamic terror group and Mr. Obama is talking climate change. Terrorists take control of more territory and resources than ever before in history, and he goes golfing. He seems blithely unaware, or indifferent to the fact, that a resurgent al Qaeda presents a clear and present danger to the United States of America.
...Drawing an arc with his finger from Raqqa province in northern Syria to Anbar province in western Iraq, he said, "They will control this territory. Al Qaeda is building safe havens and training camps here. Don't the Americans care?"
...On a trip to the Middle East this spring, we heard a constant refrain in capitals from the Persian Gulf to Israel, "Can you please explain what your president is doing?" "Why is he walking away?" "Why is he so blithely sacrificing the hard fought gains you secured in Iraq?" "Why is he abandoning your friends?" "Why is he doing deals with your enemies?"...