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originally posted by: LSU0408
originally posted by: THEatsking
originally posted by: LSU0408
originally posted by: introvert
a reply to: Metallicus
Why does Obama look foolish?
It says this in the OP:
The investigation has been focused on the motivation for the attack with officials including President Barack Obama and San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan saying it may have been motivated by extremist ideology.
Seems Obama was open to the idea it was radical extremists of some sort. So I fail to see your point.
Because he's been repeating the same old worn out line that ISIS poses no threat to Americans. His involvement in this case has nothing to do with the point of the story. He'd just said ISIS was no threat to us the morning this attack happened. That's why he looks foolish.
ISIS ( statistically an overwhelming fact) provides far, far less of a threat to americans than the americans already here.
They just killed 14 people in an attack. I don't care about the statistical threat. ISIS wants a war with us and have threatened us, saying they'll taste our blood after Paris. If I was in a crowded area, I'd have a much more significant feeling that if an attack happens, it'll be an ISIS attack, or an attack in the name of ISIS. I'll let you worry about other Americans.
originally posted by: Benevolent Heretic
a reply to: DBCowboy
Thank you! The beginning of his quote is:
"The threat is real. We have to be diligent."
He also said that they don't pose an existential threat, (a threat to our existence).
You'd have to distort his statement substantially to pick out the words, "ISIS is not a threat", because he didn't say that at all.
At the White House on Wednesday, Mr. Obama said that “it’s understandable” that Americans feel anxious about the prospect of such an attack, and he reassured them that there was no credible, specific threat to the United States at the moment. “We’re stepping up the pressure on ISIL where it lives, and we will not let up, adjusting our tactics where necessary, until they are beaten,” he said.
You can get some very interesting insights that way and stash stuff away for later too, as you mentioned.
originally posted by: harvestdog
a reply to: LSU0408
That's good info right there.
Where did you pick that up?
My mother-in-law lives in Carlsbad CA and I'd like to read into this more.
originally posted by: THEatsking
originally posted by: LSU0408
originally posted by: THEatsking
originally posted by: LSU0408
originally posted by: introvert
a reply to: Metallicus
Why does Obama look foolish?
It says this in the OP:
The investigation has been focused on the motivation for the attack with officials including President Barack Obama and San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan saying it may have been motivated by extremist ideology.
Seems Obama was open to the idea it was radical extremists of some sort. So I fail to see your point.
Because he's been repeating the same old worn out line that ISIS poses no threat to Americans. His involvement in this case has nothing to do with the point of the story. He'd just said ISIS was no threat to us the morning this attack happened. That's why he looks foolish.
ISIS ( statistically an overwhelming fact) provides far, far less of a threat to americans than the americans already here.
They just killed 14 people in an attack. I don't care about the statistical threat. ISIS wants a war with us and have threatened us, saying they'll taste our blood after Paris. If I was in a crowded area, I'd have a much more significant feeling that if an attack happens, it'll be an ISIS attack, or an attack in the name of ISIS. I'll let you worry about other Americans.
Anecdotal, therefore irrelevant.
originally posted by: LSU0408
originally posted by: Benevolent Heretic
originally posted by: introvert
a reply to: Metallicus
Why does Obama look foolish?
Because he didn't jump to conclusions like he did with the whole Benghazi video thing. He made an announcement about that right after the event, and he's still paying for that mistake. So, now, when he wanted to wait for all the data before making a claim, he's STILL wrong!
SB was obviously terrorism, IMO. But I didn't need Obama to say that to form my own opinion.
Feller, right before this attack took place, obama was on record saying that ISIS poses absolutely NO threat to Americans. Please stop letting the point of why he looks foolish go over your head. Furthermore, this wasn't a lone wolf attack like the whities you and the Daily News are comparing it to.
originally posted by: IAMTAT
FBI just announced they are investigating the shooting as a planned terrorist attack.