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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Obama unleashes horror in Jerusalem
2013-09-02
[TIMESOFISRAEL] Israel wants to believe the US will yet intervene to stop Assad's use of chemical weapons, undoing some of the damage caused by the president's zigzag. For the leadership here, the alternative is too awful to contemplate
A bit overwrought, but there is a difference between suspecting the Big Satan will not have your back and knowing that you're on your own.
Posted by:Fred

#8  I agree. The whole world was about to catch on fire, but he has the time to cancel the Civilian Marksmanship Program and hit the links.

Its the only lens I can see through in which his actions make sense.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2013-09-02 18:22  

#7  Sad for us, Alan.

And these clowns certain are disgusting. >:-(
Posted by: Barbara   2013-09-02 18:02  

#6  Barbara, it's not sad it's disgusting. I read so many things that are based on the same unwarranted assumption that it makes be ill. My cynicism reflex has been maxed for the last 5 years.

The assumption? That BHO actually cares about anyone or anything other than his own aggrandisement and power. There is, swks, nothing else that concerns Hussein.
Posted by: AlanC   2013-09-02 16:46  

#5  "when seconds count, the US will be two poll results and a Sunday morning mouthpiece away"

A keeper, swksvolFF.

And under Bambi, sadly too true. :-(
Posted by: Barbara   2013-09-02 16:21  

#4  BusHitler broke my 7 Iron... I must layout lay up.
Posted by: Shipman   2013-09-02 14:02  

#3  "Hole three, third stroke, 200 yards out - this is when I think about Israel...."

"Fore!"

*I suspect the Obama Administration was gearing up for an end 3rd quarter domestic policy blitz and stage for 4th quarter enactments and was caught pants-down and without a plan for whatever this is. If this was an issue of concern for Obama, this case would have been prepared beforehand, submitted to Congress the hour after it had been confirmed, Congress called back into session, and the case made publically while they were in transit, and a vote within 72 hours of a gas attack Obama signalled would be war, what, a year ago?

As it is, the case has not been made by the President, and Congress has not been called into emergency session. My advice would be to plan to be at it alone, and if US help does arrive it will be after it is most needed.

To paraphrase, when seconds count, the US will be two poll results and a Sunday morning mouthpiece away. I want to be wrong, and it is just opinion, and the last four years of watching the Obama vs. Israel relationship, plus the military doctrine of LGBT > QRF.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2013-09-02 13:40  

#2  In warfare there are some things it is not a good idea to do because the Enemy will then ALSO do it. You treat prisoners decently. This encourages the Enemy to believe he may be treated decently and maybe you can get them to line up , "come on down" and stay alive.
You don't use poison gas unless you want the Enemy to use it TOO. There are few ways to die nicely in a war, but most people don't want to die foaming and squirting and twisting in agony and begging for someone, anyone, to shoot them.

But if Moslems want to do it to ONE ANOTHER, you eat popcorn and watch. Besides Obama wouldn't fight for his own mother and is a clown. He wasn't gong to go himself anyway. He would send you and your kids before he would go himself.
Obama is a mouth in a suit.
I try to stay away from people like that. You should too.
Posted by: Threater Flusoper9823   2013-09-02 07:41  

#1  As long as the overgrown moron doesn't interfere.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2013-09-02 02:13  

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