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2015-02-03 Home Front: WoT

Obama: We Should Stop "Overinflating" Importance Of Terror Groups As If "They Are An Existential Threat" To U.S.

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Posted by Fred 2015-02-03 12:57|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 "...we can't make the mistake of being reactive to them. We have to have a precise strategy in terms of how to defeat them. "

Because reacting to those who want to eliminate you is just too... simple... to be a sophisticated statesmanlike response.

IS needs to be utterly destroyed. The appropriate response doesn't involve nuance and beating round the bush. Everyone piles in until they are utterly eliminated. Obama really is a useless piece of sh!t.

Posted by Bulldog 2015-02-03 13:09|| 2015-02-03 13:09|| Front Page Top

#2 Section 3 defines treason and its punishment.

Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.

Getting close are we?

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-02-03 13:41|| 2015-02-03 13:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Because "I'm an Existential Threat To U.S."?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-02-03 14:11|| 2015-02-03 14:11|| Front Page Top

#4 He personally knows at least one terrorist so at least he is speaking from experience.

Posted by rjschwarz 2015-02-03 14:35|| 2015-02-03 14:35|| Front Page Top

#5 Explain then, you leftist, kommunis fok, the burning alive of the Jordanian pilot.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-02-03 14:45|| 2015-02-03 14:45|| Front Page Top

#6 I don't think he's wrong - ISIS et al are probably not existential threats to us. at least not physically. If they threaten our existence psychologically, that's our own failing. We don't need to go big footprint, big war on them - just quietly target anyone we can get and otherwise ignore them. We certainly don't need all his babbling.

Posted by Glenmore 2015-02-03 14:56|| 2015-02-03 14:56|| Front Page Top

#7 Not an existential threat until they get a nuke. The thing is, they will use it(them) on large cities, which are blue by nature. But not for long . . . .

Posted by gorb 2015-02-03 15:00|| 2015-02-03 15:00|| Front Page Top

#8 blue by nature. But not for long . . . .
Nothing can conquer invincible ignorance.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2015-02-03 15:41|| 2015-02-03 15:41|| Front Page Top

#9 So, does he have the same opinion of those he calls "Domestic Terrorists" (like you and me?).

Posted by Glavise Slaviter5093 2015-02-03 16:02|| 2015-02-03 16:02|| Front Page Top

#10 Glenmore, my theory is that they are a symptom of existential threat. ISIS is just the latest version of jerk water death cults dripping out of the ME.

We used to rely on the Maxim Gun and breach loading cannon to keep them at home with their goats, now we have nukes, Arab-specific bombs and a heavy that could starve them out in 18 months. What is lacking is maturity in the west.

Posted by Shipman 2015-02-03 16:22|| 2015-02-03 16:22|| Front Page Top

#11 And that lack of maturity is the real threat.

Posted by Shipman 2015-02-03 16:23|| 2015-02-03 16:23|| Front Page Top

#12 We have to have a precise strategy in terms of how to defeat them.
Isn't that your job? Shit for brains.

Posted by irishrageboy 2015-02-03 16:26|| 2015-02-03 16:26|| Front Page Top

#13 Remember Bill Clinton and Co thought AQs wasn't an 'existential threat' to the US too. Remember Sandy Berger trying to remove evidence as such after 9/11.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-02-03 16:32|| 2015-02-03 16:32|| Front Page Top

#14 Jimmy Carter's "inordinate fear of Communism" 2.0.

"What I do insist on is that we maintain a proper perspective "

Obama continued:

"Why, some of my best friends are terrorists! Amirite, Bill? (gestures toward audience) Bill Ayers, ladies and gentlemen! Good ol' Bill Ayers! Stand up and take a bow, ya knucklehead!"

Posted by charger 2015-02-03 17:00|| 2015-02-03 17:00|| Front Page Top

#15 We Should Stop "Overinflating" Importance Of hollywood type Presidents As If "They Are of any use" To U.S.

Posted by newc 2015-02-03 21:34|| 2015-02-03 21:34|| Front Page Top

#16 The US-Allies is helping or allowing the Muslim World to NUCLEARIZE in the name of OWG Globalism - by extension, the risk or scenario is there that we are directly or indirectly helping Radical Islam's Hard Boyz to dev andor acquire NUKES-WMDS which one day may be used in new terror attacks agz the US proper.

UNLIKE PAST EMPIRES OR "GREAT POWERS", BAMMER-LED GLOBALIST AMERIKA PREFERS TO TRUST SOON-TO-BE-NUCLEAR ISLAM + REGIONAL, GLOBAL CALIPHATE TO HANDLE + REGULATE ITSELF FROM THE BEGINNING WID LITTLE-TO-NO US OVERSIGHT OR MILITARY SECURITY.

Again, OWG Globalism = NOT "PEACE THRU STRENGTH" OR "TRUST BUT VERIFY" BUT "RETREAT IS PEACE" where the "Sole" Superpower USA is the One-n-Only-One whom has to unilaterally voluntarily pullback or reduce its Power-N-Influence across the World.

ONE CAN MAKE A GOOD ARGUMENT THAT THE REASON ISLAMIC TERROR GROUPS ARE NOT AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT TO THE US IS BECAUSE THE US UNDER GLOBALISM HAS BECOME AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT TO ITELF, BY + FOR + AGZ ITSELF.

The Globies have NOT yet answered the question "HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH"? for the USA to unilaterally voluntarily PCorrectly to its fellow OWG Co-Superpowers + Nukulaar? NGOS.

D *** NG IT, NOT, NOT - SPELLED "N-Y-U-T-T - NOT!

* See also TOPIX > [Fox News Channel] FORBES: UKRAINE AND ISIS PUTS PACIFIC RE-BALANCE AT RISK.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-02-03 22:30|| 2015-02-03 22:30|| Front Page Top

#17 Iff OWG Globalist Amerika = No-more-Royal-Navy UK = HAS IT STOPPED OR PREVENTED RADICAL ISLAM FRM DEMANDING LOCAL SHARIA LAW OR FROM THREATENING TO ATTACK BRITAIN BOTH WIDIN AND WIDOUT???

ANSWER = NO, as the UK + all of Europe is under [increasing] direct threat of domestic + foreign Jihadi = MilTerr attack.

Lest we fergit, UK + EUROPE = DEMOCRATIC/LIBERAL SOCIALIST UK + EUROPE, WHERE THE UK IS ALREADY ONE OF THE MOST PUBLICLY MONITORED, SUPER-REGULATED COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD.

The US is NOT immune or invincible.

SURRENDERING OR FALLING TO AUTHORITARIAN OR TOTALITARIAN SECULAR MARXISM-COMMUNISM WON'T SAVE THE US OR WESTERN WORLD FROM THE [Nuclear}JIHAD.

* GROONG > [ICH] THE POLICE [or Warfare-Army] STATE IS UPON US.

* TOPIX > COUPLE FANCIED THEMSELVES AS "AL QAIDA IN CANADA" [AQ Canada].

["AMERICAN SNIPER" > USDIA FIELD OFFICER = [paraph]THIS WAR IN IRAQ [GWOT?] WILL BE WON OR LOST IN THE MINDS OF AMERICA'S MUSLIM ENEMIES = JIHADIS].

"GREAT GAME" > MACHIAVELLI + SUN TZU, ETAL.= STRENGTH IS STRENGTH, WEAKNESS IS WEAKNESS = ISIS + ALIGNED SEE OBAMA [USA] + "RED LINES" AS "US/US-WEST IS WEAK" ERGO CAN + SHOULD BE ATTACKED + CONQUERED BY ISLAM.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-02-03 22:54|| 2015-02-03 22:54|| Front Page Top

#18 SUN TZU = However imperfect, bad or violent or malicious, the ISIS/ISIL + Aligned are N-O-T responsible for America's = Amerika's strength or weakness.

Only America = Amerika is.

The Hard Boyz will defeat or destroy the US because they CAN, for the same reason the Hard Boyz will NOT defeat or destroy the US because they CAN'T.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-02-03 23:00|| 2015-02-03 23:00|| Front Page Top

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