Obama's latest on capturing Osama bin Ladin...
By ladyluna
@ladyluna (7004)
United States
January 16, 2009 11:10am CST
Hello All,
I'm getting dizzy from political u-turns! How 'bout you?
Throughout the election cycle, we heard over and over again Barack Obama declare that his priority would be to "find and kill Osama bin Ladin"? It was one of his frequent criticisms of the Bush Administration; his marketing brand, or schpeel for convincing the American voter that he could be a 'tough guy'. It was a potent campaign issue for him, and it worked -- the American voters decided that there was still value in capturing America's 'enemy #1'.
OK, but wait! Yesterday this little diddy hit the newswires.
"Barack Obama has claimed it is no longer necessary to kill Osama Bin Laden to win the war against al-Qaeda....
'But if we have so tightened his noose that he's in a cave somewhere and can't even communicate with his operatives then we will meet our goal of protecting America."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1116823/We-longer-need-kill-Bin-Laden-claims-Barack-Obama.html
Hasn't the latter been the Bush Administration's response to Liberal critics who claimed that we had taken our eye off of the priority target? Yes, I seem to recall that being almost a verbatim explanation of why it wasn't necessary to hunt down Osama in every cave in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Is this an important 'broken promise' to you?
If so, what will your response be? Will you loudly cheer if Barack Obama continues George Bush's policies, or will you 'hammer' Obama for reneging on his promise for "Change"?
[i]""Couric: How important do you think it is, Mr. President-elect, to apprehend Osama bin Laden?
Mr. Obama: I think that we have to so weaken his infrastructure that, whether he is technically alive or not, he is so pinned down that he cannot function. My preference obviously would be to capture or kill him. But if we have so tightened the noose that he's in a cave somewhere and can't even communicate with his operatives, then we will meet our goal of protecting America"
However weak his effort (and it is very weak) to make this sound like some unmet goal, there exists within it an admission that his campaign talk was cheap rhetoric. This Huffington Post Headline tells you all you need to know about Obama's campaign: Obama: GOP Tactics The Reason bin Laden Is Still Free And as recently as November, after winning the election, we get the following:
(Obama) said a top priority would be stamping out al-Qaeda and described capturing or killing Osama bin Laden as "critical" to US security." [/i]
http://patriotroom.com/article/obama-flops-on-bin-laden-says-capture-no-longer-critical
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Oh, and how interesting is it to you that this bit of news has received little or no attention by the American media??? Shouldn't Katie Couric and every other 'journalist' be hammering Obama for this flagrant reversal a week before he even takes the oath of office?
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10 responses
@lilwonders456 (8214)
• United States
16 Jan 09
He lied on the campaign trail. Is that so hard to believe? They always do. They say whatever it takes to get elected....then do whatever they want, not what they promised to do. I am not shocked. I knew he was writting checks his butt could not cash. But the majority of the public swollowed it hook line and sinker. I wonder what they are going think in a few years when he has gone back on just about all of it.
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@ladyluna (7004)
• United States
16 Jan 09
Hello Lilwonders,
I've been wondering that myself. It's hard to imagine that George Bush had super high approval ratings at one time, which slid proportionate to disatisfaction levels. Will the Obamamaniacs ever surrender their unchecked support for 'their guy' as so many have for the unchecked support of George W. Bush? I honestly don't know, though I tend to doubt to have serious doubts.
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@lilwonders456 (8214)
• United States
16 Jan 09
We will have to wait and see. But if he doesn't come through with what he promised a lot of people will turn on him. Just like they did Bush. Sure some die hards will support him no matter what. But if he doesn't produce he will end up just like bush.
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@baileycows (3665)
• United States
16 Jan 09
Because this is just the first of many things that he will back down on and change his mind. He lied to all those people that voted for him. He will go down as the most hated president in the history of the united states.
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@ladyluna (7004)
• United States
16 Jan 09
Hello Baileycows,
I see that there is no love loss from you for our president elect. I can only hope that our fellow MyLot community members will respect your right to espouse your opinion with the same fervor with which they espouse theirs.
A note to our 'rabid negative raters': Do unto others as you would have them do unto you!
To your specific predictions: It'd be difficult for anyone to take that 'most hated president' mantle away from John Tyler or Warren G. Harding. I guess time will tell, eh?
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@TheGreatWhiteBuffalo (4822)
• United States
17 Jan 09
After all the brainwashing, a few days of rest and some clarity from a good talking to with his life partner the two of them can devise a plan of attack.
First you have to locate the problem, once you have the GPS coordinates then you can flush out the target, like fishing, you know where the fish swims to feed and rest and when the time comes as they get hungry you know where to go.
Sure there is an art to knowing how to do anything, first priorities should be to stabilize our economy from the terrorist with in... Taking our eyes off of all the crooks stealing from the poor that is and always has been priority number one. We take care of that then the food supply to other nations will reveal the hiding terrorist in their ranks. Everyone has to eat...
@ladyluna (7004)
• United States
18 Jan 09
Hello Penny,
I suspect that you couldn't be more on target even if you had that GPS that GreatWhiteBuffalo is referencing. The naivety that was sopped up like a chamois soaking up celebratory champagne through the course of the election cycle was absolutely staggering!
To suggest that your description of the 'passing of the mantle' may be markedly 'spot on' would likely be a very great understatement.
@TheGreatWhiteBuffalo (4822)
• United States
17 Jan 09
Ah' Queen you make the rockin' world go round... Music has an immortal soul a touch of class.
@underdogtoo (9579)
• Philippines
17 Jan 09
Barack Obama is first and foremost, a politician. I have never trusted politicians especially those who are charismatic, like Obama. The higher you put them on a pedestal, the harder will their fall be when they fail. Cheers!!
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@Fortunata (1135)
• United States
16 Jan 09
Obama is trying to be all things to all people, and he can't. He's going to come to this realization, one day.
@Destiny007 (5805)
• United States
16 Jan 09
In other words, Bush was right and the 0bamunist had no clue about the things he was saying during the campaign.
What happened was that when Bush gave this moron that briefing awhile back, and the subsequent briefings that he has received since from others has convinced him that he was wrong in his assessment of Bush and the war on terror.
This Bozo is a naive babe in the woods trying to play with the adults.... just like the rest of the liberals the put him into office.
It's going to be a rough ride.
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@ladyluna (7004)
• United States
16 Jan 09
Hello Destiny,
One cannot deny that it must be considered that Obama may have reconciled that his earlier stances were unachievable, unsound or unwise. Why else would he make such a glaring about-face with no predicating incident?
I agree that it's going to be a rough ride. Unfortunately, it remains a very painful thing for far too many people to admit when they've been wrong.
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@papu50 (2)
• India
17 Jan 09
After a long time amarican politics has been cganged.It may be failure of bush administration to caught osama. may be war in iraque.But obama is welcome to us.But there may be a problem for indian people that if obama close outsourcing work than indian company will face some problem.
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@ladyluna (7004)
• United States
18 Jan 09
Hello Papu50,
Welcome to MyLot! I hope that you thoroughly enjoy your time here.
To your response: Our new President-elect is wholly allied with American Labor Unions. You suggest that he is welcomed in India, but will he still be welcomed by your people when his union-backed protectionist stance rears its ugly head?
Moreover, will he still have the support of your people when American businesses begin closing their doors, en masse? 'Cause that's what happens when businesses are overtaxed. They decide that it isn't worth it to keep the doors openned. All those jobs that have been outsourced from American shores to India's shores are all going to have to make those decisions: is it worth it to keep plugging away while the government takes more and more of their money, or is it better to pack it up until a more 'business friendly' administration is in power?
The short of it is you that can count on at least a portion of our 'outsourced' jobs disappearing!
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@TheGreatWhiteBuffalo (4822)
• United States
17 Jan 09
Papu,
You lost me on this answer of yours...
Let's spread this out and see if I understand you?
After a long time amarican politics has been changed. - Yes, finally I agree --
It may be failure of bush administration to caught osama. -- It is --
maybe war in iraque. -- Yes it is a failure to kill and disrupt the innocent --
But obama is welcome to us. -- You think President Elect is a good choice, good --
But there may be a problem for indian people that if obama close outsourcing work than indian company will face some problem. -- If the American economy is not strong then there is no money to hire outsourced work, you have every right to be concerned, it would be wise that we all think of a new way to support each other, maybe with no money at all? Read and write on...
I'm going to add more and summarize what I see repeating and expanding on what I have already written.
Peace to our world,
All the children,
Bless the good.
Sincerely,
Gary
@coffeebreak (17797)
• United States
16 Jan 09
I'm with you... I am lost as it is constantly changing. I watched what I thought was a current clip of his interview with I believe it was Barbara Walters and she asked about BinLaden... and Obama said he thinks we do need to "capture or kill Bin Laden" - those were his exact words... capture or kill. I was shocked as I hadn't heard him to date say anything about it either way. and he has always from what I have seen, evaded that issue to the point I figured he wasn't even going to bother with BinLaden anymore. Oh well.. guess we'll see.
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@ladyluna (7004)
• United States
16 Jan 09
Hello Coffeebreak,
Yup, it's as dizzying as watching a terrific tennis volley, eh?
What I'm a little stunned by is your statement that you hadn't heard Barack Obama take a definitive stance on "kill or capture bin Ladin". He was not at all evasive about it. In fact, he hammered the Bush administration for not having already captured or killed Osama so many times that I lost count fairly early in the campaign.
Yet, you're absolutely correct -- we will see how this all unfolds. Time is always a great enemy to people in positions of power!
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@Bluepatch (2476)
• Trinidad And Tobago
16 Jan 09
You've got to face it. This guy Osama Bin Whatever is one of the best hidden crims in this here world. If America and much of the best in the west just can't find him after all the wars, and there's two of them, all the hunting and that includes all the spy services in the west and most of all else and they still can't find him what else can he be ?
In terms of hiding out - doesn't he take a record ?
As for Obama - he's a politician with advisors - we need to remember that !
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