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"The notion that the way to solve every one of these problems is to deploy our military, that hasn't been true in the past, and it won't be true now," said Mr Obama
Barack Obama's "shrug your shoulders" Syria policy, faithfully imitated by Britain and the rest of the do-nothing Nato crew, is no longer sustainable politically, strategically or morally. Weekend cross-border incidents involving Turkey and Lebanon show instability inexorably spreading. The longer this goes on, the worse it is going to get.
Politically, Obama's hands off, hold-your-nose approach does not work any more. Election-year American voters who turn cold at the thought of another Middle East war grow hot with disgust as the Syrian body count tops 9,000. Bashar al-Assad's crude regime is not just dissing Kofi Annan's peace plan. It is giving everybody the finger.
The inescapable reality is that Mr. Assad will go on killing unless and until he is faced with a more formidable military opposition. That is why the shortest way to the end of the Syrian crisis is the one Mr. Obama is resisting: military support for the opposition and, if necessary, intervention by NATO.
The right course for us is not to negotiate, the right course is to stand behind our friends and to let the entire world know we will stay with them and we will support and defend them
Romney, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, said the nation had two options: shrink the military to pay for social programs, or ensure that it remains the strongest in the world.
“We choose that course for America, not just so that we can win wars, but so we can prevent wars,” he said, his voice rising. “Because a strong America is the best deterrent to war that ever has been invented.
“We are very grateful that Mitt is here,” McCain said. “He believes in American exceptionalism, he believes that the 21st century will also be an American century. And I am confident of his leadership and I know of his support for veterans and their families.”
AIPAC is a 100,000-member grassroots movement of activists committed to ensuring Israel’s security and protecting American interests in the Middle East and around the world. AIPAC’s priority is to ensure that both America and Israel remain strong and that they collaborate closely together..
I can't vote in America because I'm British
Originally posted by getreadyalready
reply to post by Wonderer2012
I can't vote in America because I'm British
You don't even have to be alive to vote in America!! Just asking for ID at the voter booth has somehow become controversial, and when polls used to be 1 day, now we have 4-6 weeks of early voting times, and when we try to dial it back to a week or two the Democrats go insane! Being British shouldn't be any problem whatsoever, you can probably vote in 15 or 20 different states and make sure it really counts.
Ok, ok, ok, back to the thread at hand. Something about Obama is Romney is Bush is Clinton and the wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round, the wheels on this politico-corporate bus go round and round, all through our mon---ey!
There is no such thing as Romney vs. Obama, because the term "vs." indicates they would have to be different in some way in order to take up opposing sides.
For anybody who doubts the influence of Dov Zakheim, you must go back to the 1980's where this man helped bring about the sale of F16 fighter jets to Israel at surplus prices. He screwed the American people over big time, whilst helping make Israel the strongest military power in the middle east and the country with the second largest holder of F-16's in the world.
Despite this, Bush made him the Comptroller to the Pentagon in 2001 before 9/11. One day before 9/11, Rumsfeld revealed that $2.3 trillion was not accounted for from Pentagon spending, this would have been an incredible scandal had the news not been brushed aside by the tragic events of 9/11 the very next day. Zakheim, who was directly responsible as the Comptroller was not held accountable or investigated, the money missing was literally brushed under the carpet because of the events of 9/11.
Zakheim was also (along with Paul Wolfowitz and many other pro Israel powers) involved in the PNAC and the September 2000 document entitled Rebuilding America's Defenses.
Dov S. Zakheim is a former official of the United States government.
Born December 18, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York, Zakheim earned his bachelor's degree in government from Columbia University in 1970, and his doctorate in economics and politics at St. Antony's College, Oxford University. He has been an adjunct professor at the National War College, Yeshiva University, Columbia University and Trinity College, where he was presidential scholar.
He served in various Department of Defense posts during the Reagan administration, including Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Planning and Resources from 1985 to 1987. There was some controversy in both the US and Israel over Zakheim's involvement in ending the Israeli fighter program, the IAI Lavi. He argued that Israeli and U.S. interests would be best served by having Israel purchase F-16 fighters, rather than investing in an entirely new aircraft.
Dov S. Zakheim
Originally posted by xuenchen
reply to post by Wonderer2012
For anybody who doubts the influence of Dov Zakheim, you must go back to the 1980's where this man helped bring about the sale of F16 fighter jets to Israel at surplus prices. He screwed the American people over big time, whilst helping make Israel the strongest military power in the middle east and the country with the second largest holder of F-16's in the world.
Despite this, Bush made him the Comptroller to the Pentagon in 2001 before 9/11. One day before 9/11, Rumsfeld revealed that $2.3 trillion was not accounted for from Pentagon spending, this would have been an incredible scandal had the news not been brushed aside by the tragic events of 9/11 the very next day. Zakheim, who was directly responsible as the Comptroller was not held accountable or investigated, the money missing was literally brushed under the carpet because of the events of 9/11.
Zakheim was also (along with Paul Wolfowitz and many other pro Israel powers) involved in the PNAC and the September 2000 document entitled Rebuilding America's Defenses.
Great reference to Dov Zakheim.
He is definitely a major power in Washington D.C., and a Zionist radical.
He also may be an Israeli Dual Citizen.
Dov S. Zakheim is a former official of the United States government.
Born December 18, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York, Zakheim earned his bachelor's degree in government from Columbia University in 1970, and his doctorate in economics and politics at St. Antony's College, Oxford University. He has been an adjunct professor at the National War College, Yeshiva University, Columbia University and Trinity College, where he was presidential scholar.
He served in various Department of Defense posts during the Reagan administration, including Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Planning and Resources from 1985 to 1987. There was some controversy in both the US and Israel over Zakheim's involvement in ending the Israeli fighter program, the IAI Lavi. He argued that Israeli and U.S. interests would be best served by having Israel purchase F-16 fighters, rather than investing in an entirely new aircraft.
Dov S. Zakheim
I personally would not buy a used car from him !!