Comments on: AP assures us that Obama’s Afghanistan dithering is actually a show of strength *UPDATED* http://www.bookwormroom.com/2009/11/12/ap-assures-us-that-obamas-afghanistan-dithering-is-actually-a-show-of-strength/ Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:48:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: SADIE http://www.bookwormroom.com/2009/11/12/ap-assures-us-that-obamas-afghanistan-dithering-is-actually-a-show-of-strength/comment-page-1/#comment-82153 SADIE Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:59:06 +0000 http://www.bookwormroom.com/?p=9635#comment-82153 Quite right, every adminstration inherits something from the past. Aside from being literally an orphan, Obama is an emotional orphan. He inherited nothing from his mother or father except the abililty to be vague and disappear when needed. He has lived more than half his life in non commital mode. Totally incapable of confrontation, he defers decisions, delegates authority than retreives it for fear of loosing what little control he has ever had of  his life.  There is no doubt in my mind, that Michele was the genesis of moving him along and directing him towards the 'movers and shakers' in Chicago. He always wanted to be the center of attention and now he is. Unfortunately, for all of us he is now what he always wanted to be -  a 'child star' except for the fact that it's 40 years too late, politics is no place for kids and the White House is not the Good ship Lollipop and he's no Shirley Temple. Quite right, every adminstration inherits something from the past. Aside from being literally an orphan, Obama is an emotional orphan. He inherited nothing from his mother or father except the abililty to be vague and disappear when needed. He has lived more than half his life in non commital mode. Totally incapable of confrontation, he defers decisions, delegates authority than retreives it for fear of loosing what little control he has ever had of  his life.  There is no doubt in my mind, that Michele was the genesis of moving him along and directing him towards the ‘movers and shakers’ in Chicago. He always wanted to be the center of attention and now he is. Unfortunately, for all of us he is now what he always wanted to be -  a ‘child star’ except for the fact that it’s 40 years too late, politics is no place for kids and the White House is not the Good ship Lollipop and he’s no Shirley Temple.

]]> By: BrianE http://www.bookwormroom.com/2009/11/12/ap-assures-us-that-obamas-afghanistan-dithering-is-actually-a-show-of-strength/comment-page-1/#comment-82152 BrianE Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:37:19 +0000 http://www.bookwormroom.com/?p=9635#comment-82152 Pretty concise summary by Victor Davis Hanson at NRO: <em>What Bush Inherited, and What He Left Left Behind</em><em>   [</em><a href="mailto:author%40victorhanson.com" rel="nofollow"><em>Victor Davis Hanson</em></a><em>] </em> <em></em> <em>George W. Bush inherited a recession. He also inherited the Iraq no-fly zones, a Middle East boiling after the failed last-minute Clintonian rush for an imposed peace, an intelligence community wedded to the notion of Saddam's WMD proliferation, a Congress on record supporting "regime change" in Iraq, a WMD program in Libya, a Syrian occupation of Lebanon, Osama bin Laden enjoying free rein in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, a renegade Pakistan that had gone nuclear on Clinton's watch with Dr. Khan in full export mode, and a pattern of appeasing radical Islam after its serial attacks (on the World Trade Center, the Khobar Towers, U.S. embassies, and the U.S.S. Cole).</em> <em>In other words, Bush inherited the regular "stuff" that confronts most presidents when they take office. What is strange is that Obama has established a narrative that he, supposedly unlike any other president, inherited a mess. At some point, Team Obama might have at least acknowledged that, by January 2009, Iraq was largely quiet; Libya was free of WMD; Syria was out of Lebanon; most of the al-Qaeda leadership had been attrited or was in hiding; a homeland-security protocol was in place to deal with domestic terror plots; European governments were mostly friendly to the U.S. (unlike during the Chirac-Schröder years); and the U.S. enjoyed good relations with one-third of the planet in China and India. The fact that in the Bush years we were increasingly disliked by Ahmadinejad, Assad, Castro, Chávez, Kim Jong Il, Morales, Ortega, and Putin, may in retrospect seem logical, just as their current warming to the U.S. may prove to be cause for alarm, given the repugnant nature of these strongmen. Bottom line: Obama's second year as president is coming up, and it is long past time to move on and let historians judge the Bush years. <a href="http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=OWYzNWE3ZGZjN2IxMmRiZmZkMDkyZDMxNmQ4ZGFhZTk" rel="nofollow">http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=OWYzNWE3ZGZjN2IxMmRiZmZkMDkyZDMxNmQ4ZGFhZTk</a>=</em> Pretty concise summary by Victor Davis Hanson at NRO:

What Bush Inherited, and What He Left Left Behind   [Victor Davis Hanson]


George W. Bush inherited a recession. He also inherited the Iraq no-fly zones, a Middle East boiling after the failed last-minute Clintonian rush for an imposed peace, an intelligence community wedded to the notion of Saddam’s WMD proliferation, a Congress on record supporting “regime change” in Iraq, a WMD program in Libya, a Syrian occupation of Lebanon, Osama bin Laden enjoying free rein in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, a renegade Pakistan that had gone nuclear on Clinton’s watch with Dr. Khan in full export mode, and a pattern of appeasing radical Islam after its serial attacks (on the World Trade Center, the Khobar Towers, U.S. embassies, and the U.S.S. Cole).

In other words, Bush inherited the regular “stuff” that confronts most presidents when they take office. What is strange is that Obama has established a narrative that he, supposedly unlike any other president, inherited a mess.

At some point, Team Obama might have at least acknowledged that, by January 2009, Iraq was largely quiet; Libya was free of WMD; Syria was out of Lebanon; most of the al-Qaeda leadership had been attrited or was in hiding; a homeland-security protocol was in place to deal with domestic terror plots; European governments were mostly friendly to the U.S. (unlike during the Chirac-Schröder years); and the U.S. enjoyed good relations with one-third of the planet in China and India.

The fact that in the Bush years we were increasingly disliked by Ahmadinejad, Assad, Castro, Chávez, Kim Jong Il, Morales, Ortega, and Putin, may in retrospect seem logical, just as their current warming to the U.S. may prove to be cause for alarm, given the repugnant nature of these strongmen.

Bottom line: Obama’s second year as president is coming up, and it is long past time to move on and let historians judge the Bush years.

http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=OWYzNWE3ZGZjN2IxMmRiZmZkMDkyZDMxNmQ4ZGFhZTk=

]]> By: SADIE http://www.bookwormroom.com/2009/11/12/ap-assures-us-that-obamas-afghanistan-dithering-is-actually-a-show-of-strength/comment-page-1/#comment-82065 SADIE Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:42:09 +0000 http://www.bookwormroom.com/?p=9635#comment-82065 See what happens when you send up stupid balloons... Richard Heene has been charged with one count of attempting to influence a public servant, a class 4 felony. The penalty range for a class 4 felony is two to six years in the Department of Corrections and a fine of $2,000 to $500,000. Mayumi Heene has been charged with one count of false reporting to authorities, a class 3 misdemeanor. The penalty range for a class 3 misdemeanor is up to six months in county jail and a fine of $50 to $750. Don't forget to add the Afghanistan election balloon, to the list. Of course, if your balloons are just the usual hot air....<a href="../../../../" rel="nofollow">http://www.balloonboygame.com/</a>   See what happens when you send up stupid balloons…
Richard Heene has been charged with one count of attempting to influence a public servant, a class 4 felony. The penalty range for a class 4 felony is two to six years in the Department of Corrections and a fine of $2,000 to $500,000.
Mayumi Heene has been charged with one count of false reporting to authorities, a class 3 misdemeanor. The penalty range for a class 3 misdemeanor is up to six months in county jail and a fine of $50 to $750.
Don’t forget to add the Afghanistan election balloon, to the list. Of course, if your balloons are just the usual hot air….http://www.balloonboygame.com/
 

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