In the aftermath of recent events, it has become ever clearer that America lacks a leader who engages in rational thought. Just look at some of the latest and greatest from president Obama.
1. Russian separatists, either with Russian participation or with the support of Russia, shoot down an unarmed civilian airliner killing 298 innocent people. Obama responds first by hiding (at the fund raiser of the day). On the next day, Obama announces that the act was an "outrage" and that the perpetrators must be caught and punished. In the same moment, however, Obama announces that there is no role for the US military in dealing with this problem. Think about that. On one side we have one of the greatest military forces in the world, the Russian army lined up against the small and weak forces mustered by Ukraine. No one believes that the Russian separatists in Ukraine are acting on their own. Indeed, the steady flow of Russian heavy weapons along with Russian special forces troops coming to the separatists is a dead giveaway of that fact. Obama calls for the perpetrators of mass murder to be punished, but he simultaneously says that the one institution that might achieve that goal will play no part in accomplishing it. Now let's be clear: I am not advocating that America send troops to Ukraine. We certainly could send arms to the government forces so that they could effectively oppose the separatists. The Ukrainian government has repeatedly asked for America to supply arms for the Ukrainian military, but so far all that Obama has agreed to send is some food. Nothing will cause Vladimir Putin to stop these assaults if he can continue to get what he wants with essentially no cost to Russia.
2. Operating out of Gaza, the terror group Hamas sends operatives to try to kidnap Israelis. These Hamas operatives kidnap three Israeli children and end up murdering the three when one manages to use his cell phone to contact Israeli police. During the three week search by the Israeli authorities for the boys, a number of Hamas operatives in the West Bank are arrested. The response from Hamas is to fire missiles at Israel from the Gaza Strip. The Israelis fire back at those who are sending missiles to kill innocent civilians. Hamas send many more missiles in response. When those missiles do not achieve the desired purpose of mass killing of Israeli civilians, Hamas uses its secret tunnel system to get under the border with Israel and to infiltrate death teams of terrorists into Israeli territory. The Israelis detect these teams of murderers and use force to drive them out of Israel. At that point, after 1500 missiles have been shot at Israel by Hamas and after teams of terrorists have been smuggled by Hamas into Israel with the goal of inflicting mass casualties on civilians, the Israeli government sends in ground forces to Gaza. That is where Obama enters the story. Obama tells Israel to "exercise restraint." Is he kidding? Millions of Israelis are being driven into shelters each day to dodge missiles. Hamas is sending terrorists to commit mass murder in Israel. But Obama calls for restraint.
3. Iran has been working on obtaining a nuclear bomb for over a decade. Long ago, Iran began building facilities to use centrifuges to separate uranium into its component isotopes and to use the rare U235 isotope to build bombs. Iran has tens of thousands of centrifuges working in multiple locations across that country. The mullahs have gotten extremely close to the point where they have enough material to build the bombs. Time is clearly on Iran's side. So what does Obama do? He waits until late on Friday night and then slips our the news that the deadline to reach agreement with Iran or else to act is being extended for four months. Forget for the moment that Obama expressly promised that he would not extend the deadline under any circumstances. Forget also that the promise of no extension was made by Obama to leaders of his own party. Let's just consider whether or not it is wise to tell the Ayatollah that America's deadlines (like its red lines) mean nothing. What is the point of setting a deadline if nothing will happen when it passes. In essence, Obama just told Iran "you do whatever you want." At the same time, of course, Obama is still announcing that he is going to prevent an Iranian nuclear weapons from being built. Does he understand that he is saying one thing and doing another?
4. Thousands of illegal aliens have been pouring over the border. In the space of one week, Obama has announced that he favors sending all of them back to their home countries and will work to do so, that he sees no reason to change the law, a move that is required to send all of these illegals back to their home countries, and that he needs billions of dollars to deal with the problem. Of course, he then sends a bill to Congress proposing spending that will not even attempt to stop the flow of illegals into the country. On this issue, Obama does not limit himself to saying one thing and doing another. No, here Obama decides to announce his support for both sides of the dispute. It's completely irrational behavior.
1. Russian separatists, either with Russian participation or with the support of Russia, shoot down an unarmed civilian airliner killing 298 innocent people. Obama responds first by hiding (at the fund raiser of the day). On the next day, Obama announces that the act was an "outrage" and that the perpetrators must be caught and punished. In the same moment, however, Obama announces that there is no role for the US military in dealing with this problem. Think about that. On one side we have one of the greatest military forces in the world, the Russian army lined up against the small and weak forces mustered by Ukraine. No one believes that the Russian separatists in Ukraine are acting on their own. Indeed, the steady flow of Russian heavy weapons along with Russian special forces troops coming to the separatists is a dead giveaway of that fact. Obama calls for the perpetrators of mass murder to be punished, but he simultaneously says that the one institution that might achieve that goal will play no part in accomplishing it. Now let's be clear: I am not advocating that America send troops to Ukraine. We certainly could send arms to the government forces so that they could effectively oppose the separatists. The Ukrainian government has repeatedly asked for America to supply arms for the Ukrainian military, but so far all that Obama has agreed to send is some food. Nothing will cause Vladimir Putin to stop these assaults if he can continue to get what he wants with essentially no cost to Russia.
2. Operating out of Gaza, the terror group Hamas sends operatives to try to kidnap Israelis. These Hamas operatives kidnap three Israeli children and end up murdering the three when one manages to use his cell phone to contact Israeli police. During the three week search by the Israeli authorities for the boys, a number of Hamas operatives in the West Bank are arrested. The response from Hamas is to fire missiles at Israel from the Gaza Strip. The Israelis fire back at those who are sending missiles to kill innocent civilians. Hamas send many more missiles in response. When those missiles do not achieve the desired purpose of mass killing of Israeli civilians, Hamas uses its secret tunnel system to get under the border with Israel and to infiltrate death teams of terrorists into Israeli territory. The Israelis detect these teams of murderers and use force to drive them out of Israel. At that point, after 1500 missiles have been shot at Israel by Hamas and after teams of terrorists have been smuggled by Hamas into Israel with the goal of inflicting mass casualties on civilians, the Israeli government sends in ground forces to Gaza. That is where Obama enters the story. Obama tells Israel to "exercise restraint." Is he kidding? Millions of Israelis are being driven into shelters each day to dodge missiles. Hamas is sending terrorists to commit mass murder in Israel. But Obama calls for restraint.
3. Iran has been working on obtaining a nuclear bomb for over a decade. Long ago, Iran began building facilities to use centrifuges to separate uranium into its component isotopes and to use the rare U235 isotope to build bombs. Iran has tens of thousands of centrifuges working in multiple locations across that country. The mullahs have gotten extremely close to the point where they have enough material to build the bombs. Time is clearly on Iran's side. So what does Obama do? He waits until late on Friday night and then slips our the news that the deadline to reach agreement with Iran or else to act is being extended for four months. Forget for the moment that Obama expressly promised that he would not extend the deadline under any circumstances. Forget also that the promise of no extension was made by Obama to leaders of his own party. Let's just consider whether or not it is wise to tell the Ayatollah that America's deadlines (like its red lines) mean nothing. What is the point of setting a deadline if nothing will happen when it passes. In essence, Obama just told Iran "you do whatever you want." At the same time, of course, Obama is still announcing that he is going to prevent an Iranian nuclear weapons from being built. Does he understand that he is saying one thing and doing another?
4. Thousands of illegal aliens have been pouring over the border. In the space of one week, Obama has announced that he favors sending all of them back to their home countries and will work to do so, that he sees no reason to change the law, a move that is required to send all of these illegals back to their home countries, and that he needs billions of dollars to deal with the problem. Of course, he then sends a bill to Congress proposing spending that will not even attempt to stop the flow of illegals into the country. On this issue, Obama does not limit himself to saying one thing and doing another. No, here Obama decides to announce his support for both sides of the dispute. It's completely irrational behavior.
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