In Bill Clinton's second term, the American embassies in two east African nations were bombed by al Qaeda and there was significant loss of life. In response, Clinton ordered a cruise missile strike on some training camps in Afghanistan and on a factory in Sudan that was, we were told, suspected of making chemical weapons. Of course, it turned out that the al Qaeda camp had been emptied before the strike and the plant in Sudan actually made medicines, but Clinton trumpeted his strike as a major blow to al Qaeda nevertheless.
Today, Barack Obama is getting America ready for another missile strike. This time the target is Syria and the Assad regime. British intelligence revealed yesterday that Assad's forces have launched fifteen poison gas attacks in the last year on the Syrian people. In case you missed this, that number was FIFTEEN!!! All of these attacks came after Obama set down a red line that prohibited Assad from using chemical weapons. Unfortunately for Assad, his fifteenth attack happened to get filmed on video that made its way to Western outlets, so suddenly Obama had to response or he would look bad. Nevertheless, as the Obamacrats in Washington prepare to launch their missiles, they each try to outdo the others in the level of secret information that they leak to the press. It is bad enough to tell Assad that the response will be a missile strike. That happened almost immediately. Much worse, however, have been the leaks from "senior administration officials" that tell Assad what the exact targets are going to be. As they might say on Sesame Street, "Can you say evacuation?" Here is a paragraph out of the middle of a report today in the New York Post about events relating to Syria:
The embattled Assad regime braced for an imminent attack. Assad’s forces have moved several Scud missiles and dozens of launchers from a base north of Damascus, apparently in anticipation of US airstrikes, rebels said.
That base north of Damascus is one of those identified in the leaks as a likely target. What is the point of hitting one of Assad's bases if we first warn him so he can remove all his weapons?
If there has ever been something that shows the complete lack of competence of Barack Obama when it comes to foreign policy, it has been his policy regarding Syria. Obama does not even rise to the level of an amateur.
Today, Barack Obama is getting America ready for another missile strike. This time the target is Syria and the Assad regime. British intelligence revealed yesterday that Assad's forces have launched fifteen poison gas attacks in the last year on the Syrian people. In case you missed this, that number was FIFTEEN!!! All of these attacks came after Obama set down a red line that prohibited Assad from using chemical weapons. Unfortunately for Assad, his fifteenth attack happened to get filmed on video that made its way to Western outlets, so suddenly Obama had to response or he would look bad. Nevertheless, as the Obamacrats in Washington prepare to launch their missiles, they each try to outdo the others in the level of secret information that they leak to the press. It is bad enough to tell Assad that the response will be a missile strike. That happened almost immediately. Much worse, however, have been the leaks from "senior administration officials" that tell Assad what the exact targets are going to be. As they might say on Sesame Street, "Can you say evacuation?" Here is a paragraph out of the middle of a report today in the New York Post about events relating to Syria:
The embattled Assad regime braced for an imminent attack. Assad’s forces have moved several Scud missiles and dozens of launchers from a base north of Damascus, apparently in anticipation of US airstrikes, rebels said.
That base north of Damascus is one of those identified in the leaks as a likely target. What is the point of hitting one of Assad's bases if we first warn him so he can remove all his weapons?
If there has ever been something that shows the complete lack of competence of Barack Obama when it comes to foreign policy, it has been his policy regarding Syria. Obama does not even rise to the level of an amateur.
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