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It took President Obama less than one minute into last
night’s 15-minute national address to again claim credit for taking out Osama
bin Laden. The speech was an apparent effort to shore up his declining poll
numbers among voters. With the US Senate majority in play, the President is
currently a human boat anchor for Democrat candidates attempting to stay afloat.
The President; however, missed his mark. If he wants the
faith of the American people then he needs to shoot straight with us. There is
this statement, “Now let's make two things clear: ISIL is not ‘Islamic.’ No
religion condones the killing of innocents, and the vast majority of ISIL's victims
have been Muslim.” The only true part of that statement is “the vast majority
of ISIL’s victims have been Muslim” and while that part of the statement is
true, it is also misleading.
ISIL has certainly killed members of other religions. Its
seeming preference for killing fellow Islamists; however, is simply a function
of opportunity not preference. Does anyone doubt that members of ISIL would shy
away from killing more Christians or Jews if they found themselves with the
opportunity?
As for the rest of that statement, it was pure political
correctness. Is ISIL Islamic? By their own definition and assertion, they are.
This is the same politically correct nonsense that branded Major Nidal Hasan’s
murder of 13 Americans and the attempted murder of 32 others as “workplace
violence” despite his reported cries of “Allahu Akbar” as he opened fire.
Regarding the “no religion condones the killing of innocents”,
perhaps President Obama should consider the following among the many verses in
the Quran that endorse the killing of non-believers who do not convert or pay
the extra taxes required of non-Muslims.
“If the hypocrites, and those in whose hearts is a disease, and the alarmists in the city do not cease, We verily shall urge thee on against them, then they will be your neighbors in it but a little while. Accursed, they will be seized wherever found and slain with a (fierce) slaughter.” – Quran 33:60-62
Then we have this statement from our Commander-in-Chief, “Moreover,
I have made it clear that we will hunt down terrorists who threaten our
country, wherever they are.” To quote the Beatles, “Yeah, yeah, yeah.” Two
years after Benghazi we arrested Abu Khatallah, the “mastermind” of that terrorist attack, and
brought him back for trial.
US Attorney General “Eric the Dread” Holder has proclaimed
that Khatallah will be given a trial in US federal court. So here we go again,
the Obama Administration is in love with litigation and the court system to the
detriment of American interests. Yes, you killed our Ambassador to Libya and
three other Americans in an orchestrated military attack so it’s off to court
with you.
Oooooo! And who wouldn’t be afraid of an American jury
deciding on a slam-dunk murder charge? I mean other than O. J. Simpson and
Casey Anthony and a cast of hundreds. What’s the real message from President
Obama? Don’t kill Americans or our lawyers will get you! Beware our fierce
gray-pinstriped warriors armed with briefcases and rhetoric!
President Obama did list a four-part plan for dealing with
ISIL, but if he can’t be honest with the American people in defining the
problem then the details are not pertinent. If President Obama can’t even be
truthful enough to recognize that people who have declared an Islamic Caliphate
are actually Muslims then why should we believe anything he says?
The main thrust of President Obama’s speech was a reassurance
to the American voters that he wasn’t nearly as disengaged as he appears to be.
He’s certainly not disengaged from politics as his insistence on placing
politically correct rhetoric above honesty shows. As for engagement in US
foreign policy, I have never seen a man in power less prepared to make
decisions than Barack Obama.
Today’s Quote: “When
the leaders choose to make themselves bidders at an auction of popularity,
their talents, in the construction of the state, will be of no service. They
will become flatterers instead of legislators; the instruments, not the guides,
of the people.” – Edmund
Burke
