Here in the United States, we're used to an administration that dithers, deliberates, and debates every issue until it's too late to do anything of substance. It's Obama's standard M.O. and we've seen it with Keystone XL, the HealthCare.gov debacle, and - most egregiously - his decision to label ISIS the jayvee team.
King Abdullah of Jordan is not Barack Obama. After seeing Americans beheaded by ISIS, Obama is busy wondering what "bankrupt ideology" could possibly have spurred such atrocities. After seeing his pilot burned alive, King Abdullah is quoting Clint Eastwood and promising to wipe ISIS off the face of the Earth.
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Love it a president with balls.
ReplyDeleteKing Abdullah has the right idea, but does his country have the intelligence and military resources to do the job? Not likely.
ReplyDeleteAnd there is not another country in the region that has the impetus to aid in the fight in any meaningful way.
Could we trade for him by giving Jordan Barack, Michelle, Biden, Hillary, Reid, Shumer, Warren, Dirbin and 3 draft choices.
ReplyDeleteno one will accuse him of being an empty chair!
ReplyDeleteSuch a contrast. After the execution of the Jordanian pilot, the King ordered the hanging of 2 terrorists held prisoner.
ReplyDeleteAfter the American journalist was beheaded, BO played golf.
All BO is, is a Useless Eater.
Well, He is a KING, not a President. They do not have the same powers. And, by the way, this ballsy King only did this when backed inot a corner. Every country in this part of the world should have been exterminating ISIS long ago. They instead wait for our lead.
ReplyDeleteUntil this point is king was seen as being weak. It is all a show to save his seat. Their military cannot sustain a battle against anyone. Without the United states to help these countries the Middle East will be lost forever and Isis will take over. Our president needs to do something and stand up to this. Putting on some BDUs and looking tough for photo ops is not it.
ReplyDelete7:45 I would say renouncing his pro-Muslim stance and growing some gonads would help. I would not hold my breath for that.
ReplyDelete7:39 and 7:45-Not true. The Jordanian military has been on the ground, in both Iraq and Syria fighting ISIS since at least Oct 2014 that I know of.
ReplyDeleteAt last years NATO summit, the King asked for the US and other NATO allies to commit, but was unsuccessful. The King has been engaged and committed. He has not been seen as weak by anyone's stretch of the imagination. The US is the nation that is viewed as being weak. You know-this red line and that red line nonsense.
WRONG! Jordan has been actively fighting ISIS well before the murder of the pilot.
ReplyDeleteIf anyone recalls it WAS the Jordanian Special Forces who were successful in keeping ISIS out of Zimar, and other Kurdish regions in and around Baghdad a few months ago.
Jordan has not been sitting back and the king is not weak.
You people need to stop listening to the MSM.
The Jordanian Armed Forces as the military is known in that country could wipe ISIS out in an hour. The problem is civilian casualties and the epic humanitarian crisis it would cause is what no one is prepared nor wants to deal with.
ReplyDeleteCorrect. Jordan has been actively involved in Iraq since Day 1. They've not ever left the region. The king recognized the threat of the islamists gaining control unlike Obama, who due to the stupidity of the American voter wanted to woo them with he's "ended the war" nonsense.
ReplyDeleteAll we want is a leader who says that, when you post a video of an American getting his head sliced off (kinda slowly, too), there will be a price to pay. One that you won't want to pay twice.
ReplyDeleteTeddy Roosevelt said that when Americans are abroad, they are protected by the full might and power of the USA. And he not only said it, he meant it.
Obama watches the video and goes golfing.
THATS the guy leading the Free World????? REALLY???
"Stupid" doesn't even BEGIN to describe the followers and cheerleaders of the dumbest, most incompetent, incapable, and irresponsible president in the history of our country.
He watches muslims rape, burn, pillage, destroy, murder, and taunt their enemies. His reaction?
You evil Christians are no better than the poor muslims. I'm waiting for him to provide more evidence. Maybe point out how gangs of Christians overran a mosque and sprayed gunfire. Or how a Christian got on a plane with a bomb. Or perhaps some Christian SOMEWHERE strapped a vest on and walked into the local market to wipe out some muslim women and children buying fruit.
POSSIBLY, he has some video of a Christian using a butcher knife to behead a handcuffed muslim.
Did I mention how absolutely STUPID the president sounds? That's why he doesn't have a SINGLE world leader who respects him. They laugh at him.
God help us.