When was the last time you heard Obama speak about national security? Afghanistan? Terrorists? (Oops, not allowed to say that.) I know, he's on vacation. Ted died and Obama is stressed.
Just recently, The NATO Headquarters in Kabul was bombed--My son-in-law was there, and he watched as they brought in the wounded for treatment. Our prayers go out to those who lost their lives.
The SECURITY at the embassy is POOR. This was also reported by the liberal press. This is lack of concern for security is symptomatic of this administrations lack of concern for national and international security.
Here's a little flashback:
In 1983 the Marine barracks in Beirut Lebanonwas leveled and 299 Marines lost their lives, as well as many others. Security was lax.
Perhaps this President doesn’t recall the event. In 1983, he was a student at Columbia. He wrote a news article that year called"Breaking the War Mentality"
Here is some of it--
"Most students at Columbia do not have firsthand knowledge of war. Military violence has been a vicarious experience, channeled into our minds through television, film, and print.
The more sensitive among us struggle to extrapolate experiences of war from our everyday experience, discussing the latest mortality statistics from Guatemala, sensitizing ourselves to our parents’ wartime memories, or incorporating into our framework of reality as depicted by a Mailer[^] or a Coppola. But the taste of war — the sounds and chill, the dead bodies — are remote and far removed.We know that wars have occurred, will occur, are occurring, but bringing such experience down into our hearts, and taking continual, tangible steps to prevent war, becomes a difficult task.
Two groups on campus,Arms Race Alternatives(ARA) and Students Against Militarism (SAM) work within these mental limits to foster awareness and practical action necessary to counter the growing threat of war. Though the emphasis of the two groups differ,they share an aversion to current government policy.These groups, visualizing thepossibilities of destruction and grasping the tendencies of distorted national priorities, are throwing their weight into shifting America off the dead-end track."
What were the policies of the Administrations in 1983?
"Among the notable features of the Reagan 1983 budget, the most egregiousis the vast increase in defense spending.In terms of spending authorization (the figure I will use throughout this paper), there is a 20% increase, from $214 billion in 1982 to $258 billion in 1983"
1983 also marked troubling times, and huge deficits. But, Reagan believed in a strong defense to preserve our freedom.
Now, you can see--that OBAMA hasn't changed his thinking much, since 1983. I love his choice of words in his article particularly the phrase “Military Violence.” I wonder how he viewed Soldiers, Sailors and Marines who served their country—were they all like soldiers of fortune, or a band of mercenaries?
I submit to you that Obama is anti-military and anti-national defense. Words will not bring down an Iranian missile. Obama reminds me of the peaceniks during the Vietnam War. He is a “Jane Fonda” draped in an American Flag.
How do you prevent War, Mr. Obama? Obama has demonstrated that he thinks it is far better to smooth talk and cozy-up to the demands of our adversaries (his style of diplomacy) who are arming-up daily (Russia, Iran and the North Koreans)
OBAMA GOES BACK ON HIS WORD to our Allies
If you don't know, Obama is putting the world at risk and going BACK on his word. We promised a missile shield to Poland and the Czech Republic. Hillary Clinton reiterated this promise. We are NOT going to provide 10 Missile interceptors in Poland, nor the radar in the Czech Republic.
Iran may have the capability to deliver nukes via rockets, which they have successfully tested.
The Healthcare issue is OBAMA's Monica Lewinski!
As Clinton was distracted by Monica, Obama is distracted by Obamacare. What is Obama thinking?
He is only thinking about one thing: He is preoccupied with his BIMBO-- OBAMACARE.
Obamacare will take MONEY. Where will it come from? You have to cut programs. Hmmm, how about Defense?
Obamacare is a harlot. And our President is more interested in political agendas and getting his own way.
He is less interested in taking strong stands. He is more interested in flying around to get applause for the lies he spouts. He is more interested in seeing that we fall into lockstep with countries around the world, so that we can be liked and become more like them.
His foreign policy is a disaster. He believes in a wishy-washy diplomacy over a strong national defense and he doesn't care a whit about keeping his word. Our enemies are laughing at us.
John - Wonderful post. I am sure Obama and his fascist internet spies will deem this a national security issue, but that is what true patriotism is, not hiding behind others, but speaking forth the truth.
Obama is destroying this country month after month, and the people are fianlly seeing his policies for what they really are...communism disguised as social engineering.
Hey Nick, I just don't understand why we are not geetting the news coverage on this foreign policy and defense stuff. It is so important. We are becoming a second class nation, not respected, not feared--
Jon, these guys live by double standards.
Thank you both for taking the time to comment. BeBlessed
John, Our military supremacy has kept the dogs from biting at our heels or considering us an interesting lunch.
The bigger and better the military and the technology the easier to keep our country free. I agree that we are going down the tubes for an agenda most Americans refuse to see.
Lou, Bonnie, John and Kevin, thank you all for taking the time to comment.
My hope and prayer it that this issue (particularly the missile shield and radar array) gets the attention it deserves. The administration has pre-9/11 mindset and that's how it conducts foreign affairs.
"Their War--Afganistan--" also needs a "Petraeus Solution" of some kind as we continue to loose troops at an accelerated rate--mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, sons, daughters, die needlessly because we don't have a strategy for winning.
Good post, John. With regard to our national security, Obama is behaving more like a Neville Chamberlain... "if we just don't call them Terrorists, we'll understand them better, and they'll become the peace-loving, kind, considerate people we want them to be. We just have to stop being so "mean" as to keep our weapons ready, and our defenses up."
He may wind up like this fighter - knocked out, but still thinks he's in the fight.
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Aren't his views on violence intersting? It seems that it's perfectly acceptable for Acorn, or the new black panthers, but not for the military.