Thoughts of Obama from Bama

Week 45: Obama’s Bend Over, Grab His Ankles, Thank you Sir May I Have Another Foreign Policy

“I seem to smell the stench of appeasement in the air.” Margaret Thatcher

In addition to Marx, Lenin, Stalin, Mao, and Castro our Appeaser-in-Chief also seems to be a disciple of former British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. PM of Great Britain leading up to WW2, Chamberlain along with other European leaders thought the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, WW1’s terms of surrender, placed unfair restrictions on Germany and that Hitler’s defiance was justifiable.

This bunch of European pacifist led by Chamberlain were convinced that giving in to Hitler’s demands would prevent another war. To the contrary, their Policy of Appeasement encouraged Hitler’s expansionist dreams of grandeur and ultimately to the invasion of Czechoslovakia, Poland and the 2cd World War of the 20th century.

President Obama’s Bend Over, Grab His Ankles, Thank you Sir May I Have Another approach to Foreign Policy will surly lead to similar disastrous consequences. Traveling the globe bowing to foreign Monarchs; acting like a citizen of the world first and the President of the United States as a distant second; apologizing for America’s past transgressions and arrogance; and appeasing the likes of our Russian friends, Ahmadinejad in Iran, Chavez and other Fascist 3rd world Despots and the Islamic Jihadist Terrorist hell bent on destroying our way of life, the President is ignoring the lessons of history including the abject failure of Chamberlain’s Policy of Appeasement.

On the last day of Week 45 of the “Yes We Can and Will Ignore the Advice of our Expert Military Leadership Because we Egghead Academics and Political Hack White House Staffers Know What’s Best” gang our Expert Reader of the Tele-Prompter-in-Chief finally publically announced his policy/strategy for prosecuting the war against al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. Addressing the “Long Grey Line” of Cadets at the hallowed halls of West Point Mr. Obama unequivocally made the most bizarre speech of his Presidency.

Following are some of the highlights from his address:

· Conspicuously but not surprisingly the words victory or win failed to roll off our Setter of Low Expectations-in-Chief’s tongue even one time. If we are not there to win, achieve victory, putting our soldiers in harm’s way knowing many will endure injury and that others will make the ultimate sacrifice, is unforgivable

The President’s apprehension to seek and when warranted claim military victory is truly troubling. Back in July in a Nightline interview, President Obama was asked to define “victory” in Afghanistan. He answered, “I'm always worried about using the word "victory" because, you know, it invokes this notion of Emperor Hirohito coming down and signing a surrender to MacArthur”

This aversion to the word victory in an obvious attempt to avoid offending his Muslim brethren is cause for serious consternation. It’s also interesting to note Hirohito never signed surrender to MacArthur. Young Barack and his juvenile delinquent playmates must have skipped History class to smoke crack and snort a few lines of cocaine on the days they covered the failure of Chamberlain’s Policy of Appeasement and Japan’s surrender to Allied Forces ending WW2.

Actor Robert Duvall, “Colonel Kilgore” made the most repeated victory quote of a generation in the classic Vietnam War epic, Apocalypse Now – to paraphrase, "I love the smell of napalm in the morning, smells like victory”. Our Great Orator of Empty Rhetoric-in-Chief would be well served to coin a similar phrase to motivate and inspire the troops. Thoughts of Obama from Bama is tickled pink to provide the following suggestions:

1. “I love the smell of fried al-Qaeda in the morning, smells like victory”
2. “I love the smell of burnt Talibon in the morning, smells like victory”
3. “I love the smell of missile ignited and bomb baked Usama in the morning, smells like victory”

· Our Early Troop Withdrawer-in-Chief did make a strong and convincing case for sending in more troops and why containing/destroying al-Qaeda is vital to our National Security. Why he subsequently declared a surge of 30,000 troops and in the same breath proclaimed troop withdrawal would begin in July 2011, 18 months from now, certainly leaves one scratching their head in wonder.

General Stanley McChrystal, our Military Strategy Challenged Commander-in-Chief’s handpicked Commander for the Afghan Theatre, made a formal request for 60,000 troops, 40,000 minimum back in August. He also noted the situation in Afghanistan was deteriorating quickly.

After over 3 months of silence and indecision, sending a message of weakness to our enemies and friends around the globe, our Ditherer-in-Chief announced his purely political compromise of 30,000 troops in an obvious effort to appease his leftwing base and maintain GOP support. As we discussed earlier, war plans and appeasement are a recipe for disaster.

Announcing a date for retreat before one boot from the surge hits the ground is just plumb crazy. Another ridiculous attempt to appease his leftwing comrades in Congress and maintain his high rankings in popularity polls in Paris, Riyadh, Havana, Mumbai and Moscow.

This strategy also puts our troops at unnecessary risk and gives the Islamic Jihadist fanatics a strategic advantage without having fired a single shot. It makes about as much sense as before leaving on a vacation putting a neon sign in the front yard telling the whole world how long you’ll be gone; the key is under the matt at the back entrance; the alarm code; combination to the safe; beer’s in the fridge and moon pies in the cupboard.

· Our Appeaser-in-Chief’s final main talking point was his insistence that the Pakistanis and Afghans stand up and take the lead so we can stand down and get the hell out of Dodge. Certainly a nice thought but in reality nothing but a pipe dream.

Making idle threats about our imminent withdrawal and leaving them to deal with the Taliban and al-Qaeda has absolutely no impact on these folks what so ever.

Why?

1. It’s not their fight. We were the ones attacked on 9/11.
2. They know we are leaving soon, the President has certainly made this fact abundantly clear, and they will have to co-exist with these fanatics for years to come and will act accordingly.
3. We are viewed as foreign imperialist and an army of occupation. The boys from the Taliban and al-Qeada are for the most part home grown kindred. Even considering their brutality and barbaric ways they still have the sympathy of the locals.

Bottom line, if we tuck tail and run before achieving victory, completely decimating the al-Qaeda scum and setting the Talibon barbarians back for decades, we do so at our own peril.

When asked his strategy for the Cold War Ronald Reagan kept it short and sweet- “We win, they lose”. Mr. President, your choice, either follow the example of President Reagan to victory or the failed Policy of Appeasement of Neville Chamberlain to defeat and destruction.

We all hope and pray you choose wisely.

I am, “American by Birth and Southern by the Grace of God”

Ron W. Garikes

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