Snookered… How’s that “Change has come…” working for you? ========= Putin’s deft timing on a Syria chemical arms surrender plan snookered Obama Simon Tisdall The Guardian, Wednesday 11 September 2013 10.22 EDT It is no consolation at all to Syria’s suffering people, stuck with Bashar al-Assad’s brutal regime. But for Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president and long-standing anti-western bogeyman, the decision to put military action on... Read more
Archive for the ‘Obama’ Category
Erosion of American Power was/is Going Very Nicely!
September 9 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ObamaHeavy sigh. And patriotic Democrats [and Republicans] should be ashamed if they are not giving 100% to stop the slide. ====== By NORMAN PODHORETZ It is entirely understandable that Barack Obama’s way of dealing with Syria in recent weeks should have elicited responses ranging from puzzlement to disgust. Even members of his own party are despairingly echoing in private the public denunciations of him as “incompetent,”... Read more
Government and Segregation
September 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Big Govt, ObamaWSJ editorial. ======= President Obama headlined Wednesday’s commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, and much of his speech was devoted to eloquently extolling the marchers and civil-rights advocates of that era. They deserve the celebration and applause. We only wish the President showed more appreciation that their achievement required so much risk and sacrifice because it meant... Read more
How Not to Persuade Congress on Syria
September 4 | Posted by mrossol | Obama, SyriaMore reasons why not to support Obama’s “ask permission of Congress” schtick. (Mind you, I hate what Assad is doing, but where has Obama been the past two years???? ) =========== By KARL ROVE Resolute leadership, clear goals and as much unity in Washington as possible are required when America contemplates military action. Someone should let the White House know. Two years ago President... Read more
Blurred Red Lines
September 4 | Posted by mrossol | Liberal Press, Obama, SyriaObama is a blatant liar. And I’ll say for the um-teenth time – don’t expect the “honorable liberal press” to call him to task about it. ========== President Obama isn’t easy to follow up San Juan Hill, or for that matter even Capitol Hill. Rather than walk point on national security, he prefers to blend in with the enlisted men and women.... Read more
The Politics of the Obama Delay on Syria
September 4 | Posted by mrossol | Middle East, Obama, SyriaPut me down as a “No!” vote on supporting military action against Assad. It’s not where this article ends up, but I do not believe we can continue to allow Obama to blame everything on someone else. ============= By KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL The most telling line in President Obama’s Saturday Syria address came near the end, when he (once again) lectured Congress about its... Read more
