Maybe it was because I was raised
at a time when an ultimatum by the President of the United States meant
something and carried considerable weight. Or perhaps it is because as the
United States of America we should strive to be as strong as possible and be
leaders in the world. Apparently President Obama is not in that same path of
belief.
Regardless of which President you
talk about, none of the preceding Presidents in history have provided the
shallow, confused, and just overall weak leadership President Obama has
consistently and steadfastly exhibited. Today, when faced with two tremendous
situations in Israel and Ukraine the President makes a five minute statement
that was embarrassing to say the least. Of course it would be surprising if any
world leader even paid much attention to his comments on much of anything at
this point in his presidency.
Pertaining to Israel the
President stated the same talking points as Secretary of State John Kerry did
yesterday on the Sunday Morning Talk Shows. Of course that was after Kerry’s
open-mike gaff where he stated the case that many already fear the
administration has. President Obama said that the Israelis have every right to
protect themselves and to destroy the tunnels Hamas has used to attack them.
THEN he went on to say that now is a time for cessation of hostilities and for
Israel to retract to the 2012 borders and allow for diplomacy.
Of course just a few days ago
when both sides agreed to a cease-fire Israel did so while Hamas Terrorists continue
to fire rockets into Israel. Now Obama wants Israel to stop their operations which
will only result in allowing Hamas to regroup as it always has in the past. Let
me spell it out this failure of an administration. Hamas is a terrorist
organization. They are sworn to Israel’s destruction making them the equivalent
of what Al Qaeda is to the United States.
Many people do not understand,
but for us in the United States, and more to the point those of us in Texas,
this would be the equivalent of Al Qaeda Having possession of Galveston Island,
firing rockets into Texas, hiding in schools and hospitals, and using women and
children as human shields all while being forced by the world community to suck
it up and deal with it.
Of course with the current White House
Administration, that sort of appeasement would not be too hard to believe;
however, for those of us in Texas I think we would prefer to handle this a little
differently; just as we are already having to on the Texas Mexico border.
So the President makes one of his
grandiose statements basically saying the Israelis have the right to protect
themselves; HOWEVER, now it’s time for them to stop. As ridiculous as that was,
then he turns to the utter tragedy that is the downed Malaysian Airliner.
First he rightfully identifies
the Russians as being directly and indirectly responsible for this incident. That
was honestly well done and should be acknowledged as such. Then he states that
Putin must do the following: stop the tampering of the wreckage site, grant
access to international investigators, and provide for the dignified return of
the bodies of these victims. All in all that was excellent…..then he blew it.
Unfortunately the President
reduces the toughness of his initial indictment of Russian responsibility by
then issuing yet another of his fruitless “Red Line” statements just as he has
in the past and declaring that that if the Russians persist in this current
direction they will continue to isolate themselves and risk a penalty that will
cost them greatly……….HUH?
What does that mean? Probably nothing
which is about the same thing as when he stated that there would be a dire
consequences for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should he use Chemical and
Biological weapons. By the way, NOTHING happened when the Syrian President
allowed the use of Chemical weapons….TWICE!
Clearly Vladimir Putin is not
afraid of the stupendously ignorant drivel that disguises itself for foreign
policy emanating from this President and his administration. Of course what did
we expect from a community organizer and self-promoter who is more concerned
with campaigning, fundraising, and which club to use from 100 yards out than he
is that actual running of the country?
It is pathetic that at a time
when the world needs strong leadership the United States is led by such incompetence.
God Bless those in harm’s way and
the families of Flight 17,
Bill
