"Mr.President, If I Understand your Speech Correctly...."

By Robert Catanese

 As I write this, we are 13 years removed from the anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on American soil, and 24 hours removed from the Presidents speech related to Islamic terrorism.  Even though Mr. Obama never called the terrorist's by name.  In fact he made it perfectly clear that ISIL is NOT a representation of Islam.

Mr. President, If I understand you correctly, ISIL is made up of Muslims who kill in the name of Allah in accordance of the prophet Muhammed!  Do I have that correct?

Mr. President, when you said we will work with a coalition of forces that YOU have formulated, at the present time, count them, we have 9 countries, led by the fine people of Albania.  If I understand you correctly, do the other eight even realize you have drafted them into this 4 point plan you have against Islamic extremists.

So let me refresh each of your memories by attaching this compelling crock of compost spewed by the President.

Mr. President, If I understand you correctly, it wasn't but 2 weeks ago that you had no plan. Now we are expected to believe that not only have you brokered a coalition of forces but that this "plan" when implemented, will destroy ISIS?

 

Are we to believe that when you tell America that our enemies  will have "no safe haven" and the very next day, Secretary of State John "no credibility" Kerry says this...



Mr. President, when former president George W. Bush said this, perhaps you should have been listening instead of voting "present" in the Senate!

So, Mr. President, if I understand you correctly, you expect America to have the full faith and trust in you and your administration and that this "plan" will now destroy  ISIL and that this plan will not only destroy them but keep  Americans safer?

 

Well, I am afraid Mr. President your best won't do!  When you begin to put the interests of the American people first and not your politics and bed fellows and start leading, No, really leading instead of bloviating and pandering to your base, what's left of it.  America will be safer, stronger and united!

ISIS/ISIL is Calling US the JV Team after Wednesday's Speech

By Elizabeth Nelson

Much like Rand Paul and many in our Senate, Obama has taken the Isolationist view of America and her position in the world. "It's our fault that the world is the way it is, and if America would stay at home and mind her own business instead of everyone else's business, instead of the 'big kid on the block with the big stick,' everyone would play nice." 

So, Mr. Obama, how has that plan worked, now that America isn't in the world?  Putin is the world power and expanding his borders unchecked, Iran is thumbing their nose at you, Israel is at war, Boko Haram kidnapped 3,000 girls and is now partnered up with ISIS/ISIL. Oh yeah, ISIS/ISIL, the ex-partners of that decimated Al-Qaeda you love to brag about, are now are an army and a threat, but they are still out there, with or without "leaders."  Now you have a plan, but you had one in Estonia.

Remember when Obama was in Estonia earlier this month, and caught flack for saying his first objective was to “degrade and destroy ISIS" and everyone thought that was "too weak," and maybe he was perhaps underestimating them, and then minutes later, he appeared to walk back that objective, saying he wanted to reduce the [JV] terrorist group to a “manageable problem?”

"Manageable problem?" This makes me nervous and wonder if he's still thinking he can "manage ISIS the problem." After listening to his Wednesday night pep talk, especially when he brings up Yemen and Somalia, because during Obama's Wednesday night prime-time speech, you can watch it here, because he returned to his original "let's contain, degrade and [eventually] destroy them" plan: “We will degrade and ultimately destroy” the Islamic State terrorist group.

"We took out Osama bin Laden and much of al Qaeda's leadership in Afghanistan and Pakistan. We've targeted al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen, and recently eliminated the top commander of its affiliate in Somalia...Thanks to our military and counterterrorism professionals, America is safer."

Do you feel safer today, America? But ISIS/ISIL Islamic State is Not Islamic, so this isn't a Caliphate, so they aren't Extremist Muslims? I'm so confused:

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. And ISIL is certainly not a state. It was formerly al Qaeda's affiliate in Iraq, and has taken advantage of sectarian strife and Syria's civil war to gain territory on both sides of the Iraq-Syrian border. Read transcript

Well, America, don't we feel better? Obama is trying to keep at least ONE of his promises.

"I know, because I am one of them [Muslim]," which is WHY he sides with them.

"No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other."

Because of Obama's Muslim "faith" he ignores the fact that Thousands of Christians, not Muslims, are being "Culturally Cleansed" by ISLAMic State

The President outlined four components of his strategy:

1. A systematic campaign of airstrikes. Obama said the airstrike campaign would be expanded beyond humanitarian missions and protecting American interests, to include supporting Iraqi ground forces as they go on the offensive against ISIS.

"So ISIL poses a threat to the people of Iraq and Syria, and the broader Middle East -- including American citizens, personnel and facilities."

Wait, I thought we were "safer" today?

2. An increase in support of Iraqi and other forces on the ground. While he reiterated that U.S. troops will not have a combat missions, he suggested that additional special forces would be deployed to assist the Iraqis with intelligence gathering.

"I know many Americans are concerned about these threats. Tonight, I want you to know that the United States of America is meeting them with strength and resolve. Last month, I ordered our military to take targeted action against ISIL to stop its advances. Since then, we have conducted more than 150 successful airstrikes in Iraq. These strikes have protected American personnel and facilities, killed ISIL fighters, destroyed weapons, and given space for Iraqi and Kurdish forces to reclaim key territory."

3. The U.S. will “redouble” its counter-terrorism efforts. Obama said these efforts will include working with “our partners” to cut off ISIS funding, stemming the flow of foreign fighters into and out of the region, and countering the terrorist organization’s “warped ideology.”

First, we will conduct a systematic campaign of airstrikes against these terrorists. Working with the Iraqi government, we will expand our efforts beyond protecting our own people and humanitarian missions, so that we're hitting ISIL targets as Iraqi forces go on offense. Moreover, I have made it clear that we will hunt down terrorists who threaten our country, wherever they are. That means I will not hesitate to take action against ISIL in Syria, as well as Iraq.

"Third, we will continue to draw on our substantial counterterrorism capabilities to prevent ISIL attacks. Working with our partners, we will redouble our efforts to cut off its funding; improve our intelligence; strengthen our defenses; counter its warped ideology; and stem the flow of foreign fighters into -- and out of -- the Middle East. And in two weeks, I will chair a meeting of the UN Security Council to further mobilize the international community around this effort."

 "As I have said before, these American forces will not have a combat mission -- we will not get dragged into another ground war in Iraq. But they are needed to support Iraqi and Kurdish forces with training, intelligence and equipment." 

So, Mr. Obama, will this be another Vietnam, no no no, we've seen this before, and you mentioned this historically tragic and "humanitarian" event in your speech, but you don't know American history, therefore, God Forbid, we are doomed to repeat our "humanitarian aid" history, you infantile ego idiot...

4. A continuation of humanitarian assistance to civilians threatened or displaced by ISIS. He specifically mentioned “tens of thousands of Christians” who have been driven from their “ancient homelands.” 

"This counter-terrorism campaign [not war-on-terror] will be waged through a steady, relentless effort to take out ISIL wherever they exist, using our air power and our support for partner forces on the ground. This strategy of taking out terrorists who threaten us, while supporting partners on the front lines, is one that we have successfully pursued in Yemen and Somalia for years. And it is consistent with the approach I outlined earlier this year: to use force against anyone who threatens America's core interests, but to mobilize partners wherever possible to address broader challenges to international order."

Yemen and Somalia, really Mr. Obama, you want to use them as examples? Not only are they both entirely different and completely unstable countries, but they are both very different problems, than the ISIS problem that we are currently dealing with. Yemen is now your Decimated  Al Qaeda's new Islamic Emirate and how can any of us forget the "airstrike with ground support Operation, just like Somalia." Oh wait, you either didn't learn American history or don't remember it, allow me introduce you to Blackhawk Down.

While Obama didn’t give Americans his timeline in his speech for expanding U.S. military actions in his non-war against the Non-Islamic ISIS – which he referred to as a “counter-terrorism campaign,” because he ended the "war-on-terror" – he did say for the first time that he will not hesitate to strike ISIS targets in Syria, which he has been urged to do by military commanders and others alike.  

Now, although he refuses to voice his "timeline" from the White House, he has inferred that it "this is going to be a lengthy process that could take the 'core coalition' "up to three years or more, to degrade ISIS".  Wait, is he planning on extending his Presidency?  Yet, this isn't going to be another "deficit taxing, military threatening 'Bush's fault' Iraq excursion" war. Oh no America, no, this is Obama's,  "Counter-Terrorism Degradation Minimization Humanitarian" problem. 

Dollar Short & 6-1/2 Years Short - That was Obama's ISIL Foreign Policy Speech?

By Rob Janicki

If President Obama thinks his Wednesday night speech was going to move his polling

upward, I would be very surprised.  His speech was warmed over with the occasional rhetorical flourish.  Let's remember that less than two weeks ago, President Obama indicated that he had no strategy to deal with ISIS terrorists.  It was just seven months ago that President Obama referred offhandedly to ISIS as the Junior Varsity of terrorists.

The only thing that really surprised me in Obama's comments was to learn the barbarian terrorists of ISIS or ISIL, if you prefer, are NOT Muslims.  Now that's real news, since these bloodthirsty barbarians of the worst kind in history, proclaim that everything they do is in the name of Allah.  Now correct me, if I am mistaken, but isn't Allah the God of Islam?

At this time, Obama has managed to muster a coalition of 9 countries to put down the Islamist terrorists of ISIS.  George W. Bush managed to get a coalition of 34 countries for the invasion of Iraq to depose Saddam Hussein, but there's still time for Obama to bump up the numbers of nations agreeing to join the battle against ISIS.

I will really be impressed when, or if, Obama ever manages to get any of the Muslim countries to actually supply fighting forces to engage ISIS forces.  I'm not holding my breath on this ever happening and I suggest you don't either.

I would suggest buying stock in American munitions companies, since I expect there will be great use  of munitions in bombing the forces of ISIS for many years to come.

In conclusion, has it occurred to anyone that ISIS would not have had the opportunity to grow, if it were not for the fact that Obama purposely destroyed negotiations with Iraq to leave a residual force in Iraq, rather than pulling out all our troops in 2011.  Essentially, Obama screwed up royally by pulling all American forces and influences out of Iraq.  Now millions of people are paying dearly, often with their lives, for Obama's foreign policy failures in the Muslim world.

Obama reiterated in his speech that the U.S. would pull out of Afghanistan by the end of this year.  Exactly what does Obama think will happen in Afghanistan that will be different from what has happened in Iraq?  Does Obama really expect a different result by pulling out all of the U.S. troops in Afghanistan?  No offense, but isn't doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome, the definition of insanity?

Obama has created a mess in the Middle East by his own actions.  There is no tinkering that will reverse that condition.  Obama is, in effect, a captive of his own long held views of the world patched together from his communist father's dreams, the teachings of his communist mentor, Frank Marshall Davis, the preaching of his Pastor, Reverend Wright, who preaches Black Liberation Theology, a communist inspired view of how whites have managed to enslave the black man over time and continents and a host of other like minded mentors.

Expect to see President Obama's last two years in office as an abject series of failures.  The November midterm congressional elections will seal Obama's fate and no stump speeches every week will change the fact that his presidency has been and will end up a failure.

Watch his speech for yourself below:

"We don't have a Strategy;" Our Biggest "Tool" Against ISIS is Obama

By Elizabeth Nelson

America, although we've often been seen in a bad light as the big brother that stepped in to stop a fight, we were always either feared or respected for leading the way.  If you don't think the world isn't still looking to America, to lead, follow or get out of the way, regarding ISIS/ISIL, think again.

Israel has had enough and is calling Obama on his liberal double standard:

President Barack Obama has rightfully condemned the ISIS beheading of American James Foley in the strongest terms. Why then the double standard regarding ISIS and Hamas? At the same time that President Obama has called for an all-out war against the “cancer” of ISIS, he has regarded Hamas as having an easily curable disease, urging Israel to accept that terrorist group, whose charter calls for Israel’s destruction, as part of a Palestinian unity government. I cannot imagine him urging Iraq, or any other Arab country, to accept ISIS as part of a unity government. Continue Reading the Jewish Press

And the rest of the community has noticed that something is amiss in our Country, because unlike Israel, the US Sees Different ways to "Confront ISIL?"  Not Destroy them:

U.S. Sees Different Ways to Confront ISIL Besides Military http://t.co/ufWcQdqUcA
— USEmbassyTelAviv (@usembassyta) August 26, 2014

Even our allies, who don't trust us and our enemies, who don't fear us, are noticing that the one tool that is needed, our Military, isn't even being put on the table to be considered, because our real Tool - our Screw Driver - hasn't told this country that the inevitable is coming. 

President Obama has not yet made any decision to pursue military options in Syria against Islamic State extremists.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said August 25 that while the United States is serious about confronting the Islamic State threat, military force is not the “only tool in the toolbox.”

He added that the only sustainable solution will require the active involvement of an effective and inclusive Iraqi government.

Earnest said there currently is no evidence of an active plot underway by the Islamic State against the U.S. homeland.

Earlier August 25, Syria said it was willing to work with the international community, including the United States and Britain, to fight the advance of Islamic State militants inside Syria, but warned that any attacks should only be carried out in coordination with Damascus.  Continue Reading US EMBASSY

All Obama has chosen to voice is, "We don't have an ISIS strategy, yet [even though I've authorized strikes against them, and woke the bear, and got Foley beheaded.]" Loose, half-truth, translation, "plan C, al-Assad hasn't agreed to allow us to go into Syria and I have no idea how Bush got Putin to agree to allow the US troops to go into Afghanistan so easy, Al doesn't like me."

Yet, our Lead-from-Behind Empiric Leader is more than likely being told by his political advisers, not military advisers, that if he puts boots on the ground, he will lose the Senate in November - which is probably true. However, if he does, he would actually look Presidential, because he would be protecting not only the American people but the world, by destroying the world's most dangerous terrorist threat, before they activate their US sleeper cells that are already in our Country.  

Oh, don't look so shocked, we've already found a second American (Douglas McCain and Troy Kastigar) fighting, and dying, for ISIS.  Now, ISIS isn't just targeting our young men but our young women too.