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Obama the coward? (Part II)
[NOTE: Part I is here. In it, I discuss the idea that Obama’s reluctance to go after ISIS is the result of cowardice, and I suggest that it stems from a strategic and philosophical group of motivations that I then … Continue reading →
Obama the coward? (Part I)
Ralph Peters has been furious at Obama for a long time. I’ve seen him every now and then on TV during the last couple of years, and he seemed to be getting angrier and angrier, gritting his teeth in order … Continue reading →
Parsing Obama’s speech
Everybody’s analyzing the speech Obama gave last night. Its beauty or lack thereof was in the eye of the beholder, although even admirers of Obama weren’t what you’d call wildly enthusiastic. But I’m going to do something nobody else is … Continue reading →
Open thread: Obama’s Oval Office address
Several sources have indicated that Obama is going to give a speech tonight that won’t be political, but will focus on the big picture of global Islamist terrorism. That would be quite a change, to say the least. As Obama … Continue reading →
What to listen for in Obama’s speech tonight
Yesterday I wrote a post about a speech Obama made in response to the San Bernardino terrorist attack. This evening at 8 PM he will be delivering another speech from the Oval Office on the subject: It will be Obama’s … Continue reading →
Here’s the speech Obama made today addressing the San Bernardino attacks
President Obama used his regular weekly address to discuss the San Bernardino shootings, which now have been categorized—although not by Obama—as the worst terrorist attack on US soil since 9/11. He offered very tepid stuff in terms of the terrorist … Continue reading →
Obama in Paris: why he said that “mass shootings” happen only in America
Here’s a transcript and video of Obama’s Paris news conference, which was widely perceived as disturbingly unfocused and halting. He said one thing in particular that received a lot of puzzled criticism: “With respect to Planned Parenthood, obviously, my heart … Continue reading →
Falling out of love with Obama, Part Many
Obama has sunk so low that even previous supporter Richard Cohen of the WaPo is wondering why the president sounds so lost and listless lately: …[Obama’s] eloquence has been replaced by petulance and he has lost the power to persuade, … Continue reading →
Obama, knave
More evidence emerges that Obama knew what he was doing when he armed proto-ISIS groups in Syria, and did it anyway. In addition, the administration pressured intelligence to downplay the ISIS threat. In a sane world, with a sane 2-party … Continue reading →
Obama the wordsmith, redux
It’s all about the narrative, don’t you see?: Vox’s Matt Yglesias offers an essential explanation, from a sympathetic source, of how things look to Obama administration insiders. “Many senior administration officials at this point are part of the permanent national … Continue reading →
Fighting Islamic terrorists: the French socialist Hollande vs. the American socialist Obama
Say what you will about the French and their leaders, when faced with the ISIS attack in Paris, they have responded with some vigor: The French airstrikes on Islamic State positions in Syria are only the beginning of the counterattack … Continue reading →