A Foreign Policy in Ruins
You won’t get an honest assessment of the mess Obama has made of American foreign policy from the simpering toadies in the domestic media. After all, they are the ones who hyped him into power in the first place; their mission now is to keep him there, at whatever cost to their last dregs of credibility. Turning away in disgust, we hear this from the German media (specifically Die Welt, via Spiegel Online):
“US President Barack Obama’s Middle East policy is in ruins. Like no president before him, he tried to win over the Arab world. After some initial hesitation, he came out clearly on the side of the democratic revolutions. … In this context, he must accept the fact that he has snubbed old close allies such as Israel, Saudi Arabia and the Egyptian military. And now parts of the freed societies are turning against the country which helped bring them into being. Anti-Americanism in the Arab world has even increased to levels greater than in the Bush era. It’s a bitter outcome for Obama.
“Obama was naive to believe that one only needed to adopt a new tone and show more respect in order to dispel deep-seated reservations about the free world. In practice, the policies of the Obama administration in the region were not as naive as they may have seemed at times, and the Americans have always been much more involved in the Middle East than the passive Europeans. But Washington has provided the image of a distracted superpower in the process of decline to the societies there. This image of weakness is being exploited by Salafists and al-Qaida, who are active in North Africa from Somalia to Mali.
“One thing is clear: If jihadists believe they can attack American installations and kill an ambassador on the anniversary of Sept. 11, then America’s deterrent power has declined considerably. For a superpower, it is not enough just to want to be loved. You have to scare the bad guys to keep them in check.”
It’s a jungle out there. Obama has painted a target on America’s back. The recent violence is only the beginning of the grief headed our way if we don’t reverse course in November.
Graphic and tip compliments of Zappatrust.
Obama’s buying a retirement mansion in Hawaii. No way is he going back to Chicago Spookland.
http://www.wnd.com/2012/09/secret-retirement-plans-does-obama-expect-to-lose/
But, but, but…Romney’s tooooooooone!
HAWAII ?
When the Anti-Christ gets back here from his failed assignment to collapse Civilization [and hand it to the Moslems], Lucifer has other plans for the boy.
When the Left/Soros truly realizes he may be just a One-Term President, I hope they don’t martyr him.
The left-leaning Die Tageszeitung writes:
“The conservative US media have already — excessively — labeled the anti-US protests in Egypt, Libya and Yemen as a ‘wildfire’ and interpreted them as a result of Obama’s ‘weakness.’”
“It’s lucky for Obama that his opponent Romney is acting in such a hapless manner. Instead of condemning the attacks in a statesman-like fashion and assuring the president of his support, Romney criticized the government’s alleged ‘apology’ to the demonstrators. That was not just nonsense, but partisan maneuvering at a moment when patriotism would have been appropriate. With his attack, Romney has scored an own goal.”
The center-left daily Süddeutsche Zeitung writes:
“Since the Arab Spring broke out, there have been many difficult moments in the relationships between America and the Arab nations. But few have been as delicate as this one. America hardly has influence in the region any longer, and now sees itself confronted with anti-American sentiment in places where it no longer controls the dictators. Meanwhile, forces that simultaneously exploit and spurn America are gaining influence.”
“Middle Eastern policy is a thankless task for America. But for precisely this reason — and despite the election campaign — it would be unwise to pour oil into the fire. The fact that President Obama has deployed destroyers and marines to Libya, and may soon send out drones, isn’t a good sign, though. … Should Washington fall into defense mode, as it has in Yemen against al-Qaida, where the anti-terrorism fight is the top priority and there have been civilian victims, then the tables could turn quickly. People in the Arab world want to be more than just a security risk.”
And we still think you suck balls:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/11/romney-triumph-us-reputation-europe
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It’s an established historical fact that appeasement and apology have never been effective foreign policy tools in unstable regions. Without fail they have always invited escalating belligerence from the appeased, further destabilizing the region until it collapses into all-out war.
The fact that left-wing pundits and politicians refuse to accept this suggests that they are completely out of touch with reality, even as it unfolds yet again before their very eyes. For all of Bush’s faults, nobody dared attack us again in any form for the duration of his presidency. Why? Look at what happened to the last people who did.
Peace Through Strength.
See, what did I tell you?
But, but, but………ROMNEEEEEEEEEEY!
Connecting the dots – Obama Regime provided aid and support for Sufyan Ben Qumu and Al Qaeda forces in Libya for overthrowing Gaddaffi … rewarded for his foolishness by 4 dead Americans and Libya becoming a new Al Qaeda terror base.
CIA under Obama worked with Sufyan Ben Qumu:
http://maoistrebelnews.wordpress.com/2011/04/14/former-al-qaeda-working-with-cia-in-libya/
The Obama administration’s UN-backed military intervention against Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi is aiding al-Qaeda, which, according to media reports citing high-level commanders in the terror group and Libyan rebel leaders, is deeply tied to the revolution. When the dust settles, the anti-American Islamic extremists could easily emerge as the new rulers of that nation, or at least a part of it. And al-Qaeda is already reportedly grabbing up advanced military weaponry there.
http://coto2.wordpress.com/2011/08/29/al-qaeda-commander-released-from-gitmo-now-leads-nato-invasion-of-tripoli/
The United States formally recognized the rebel council as the country’s legitimate government last month, despite the fact that the rebel army was admittedly spearheaded by Al-Qaeda terrorists who are supposedly the target of a multi-decade “war on terror” that is now in its tenth year and has cost the U.S. a staggering $5.4 trillion since 9/11.
Shortly after the start of the conflict in March, Abdel-Hakim al-Hasidi, the leader of the anti-Gaddafi rebel army,admitted that the rebel ranks include Al-Qaeda terrorists who have killed U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
http://www.infowars.com/nato-hands-terrorists-who-killed-u-s-troops-control-of-libya/
“The future of Libya is now in the hands of the Libyan people,” Obama said Sunday in a statement from Martha’s Vineyard, where he’s vacationing with his family. The U.S. says it will work closely with the rebels.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20110822/D9P93MTO1.html
John Guardiano makes the case that the fall of Gaddafi “strengthens America’s image in the Islamic world.” I doubt that very much. The Islamic world hates America as much today as it did yesterday and will still hate us ten years from now. Does anyone honestly think jihadists fought to overthrow Gaddafi to replace it with a secular state? This isn’t to say that jihadists won’t accept our help. They’re perfectly fine if NATO air power can help bring about an Islamic fundamentalist state in Libya. Just don’t expect them to show any gratitude for it.
Osama bin Laden might be dead but his 1996 fatwa and 1998 fatwa against America still stand. Killing Americans and our allies be they civilian or military “is an individual duty for every Muslim who can do it in any country in which it is possible to do it.” The worst case scenario would be if another terrorist attack on the scale of 9/11 were to take place in the United States and if the people responsible for planning, financing and/or carrying it out were harbored in Libya.
http://spectator.org/blog/2011/10/20/thoughts-on-a-post-gaddafi-lib
There’s nothing the middle east despises more than projected weakness. And when the commander in chief of the most powerful military force in the world does it, what you get back is not only hate, but a complete loss of respect.
Maybe if Obama tried to REASON with them, they might realize that enemies are nothing more than neighbors you haven’t met yet. That will turn things around, I betcha.
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It’s just too damn bad that Romney won’t use a new “tone” and start slamming Hussein Obama and the LameStream Media really hard every day.
With skyrocketing gas prices, high unemployment, record home foreclosures, record poverty, record food stamp usage, anti-America violence in the Middle East, and six million Americans facing the new ObamaCare tax penalty of $1,200 next year, Romney is having the election handed to him on a silver platter.
And yet, he’s doing everything he can to keep a really low profile, which is ensuring that he’ll lose the election. It’s pathetic.
The only way we’re going to turn things around and make America great again is to roust out all the RINOs and replace them with people who actually care about the country, not their cushy 3-days-a-week jobs.
Anothercommie,
Ja wohl!! Zees Amerikaners kicked our esses in two vorld vars. I channeled der fuehrer and he ses ve must get efen. Ve are za master race. SEIG HEIL!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ3UOgCt-pA
The foreign policy of a democracy of wolves will not be friendlier than the foreign policy of a wolf-tyrant; you don’t turn a tyranny into a peace-loving republic by forcing democracy on a bunch of wolves. Who are the wise, republican statesmen in the Arab Spring countries?
I’m reminded of that senile moonbat who told me that Romney would not be able to handle a foreign policy crisis!
Tchhht! says: September 20, 2012 at 9:10 am
Ever see the original 1968 (not the more recent remake, though they may have left it in there, too) “The Producers”?
anothercommie says: September 20, 2012 at 6:54 am
And we still think you suck balls:
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What is it with you guys and always thinking about sucking balls? Is that why you’re so obsessed with the “Tea Party”, which you call “tea baggers” – once again showing your obsession with sucking balls?
In any case, your first mistake is thinking we care what you think. If in fact you really are capable of thought – from what you write it seems your more of a mimic such as a mocking bird rather than a sentient creature.
Your second is thinking our reputation could sink any lower after four years (not coincident, mind you, only two of them were coincident) of Democrat control of our Congress and our White House.
Tchhht: Of course. Even though I was born thirty years ago, and my parents fifty years ago, even though my grandfather was part of the resistance against the Nazis. I have to be a Nazi – because I’m German. So let me ask you, American, how many Indians have you killed lately? And how many slaves do you hold? And have you recently argued that dictatorship in a country were the populous doesn’t agree with you is better then letting them govern themselves? Oh, wait, you probably actually did that last one.
Don’t attack my nationality, America doesn’t have white vest either.
Bob Roberts: That’s a cheap hyperbolic shot, man.