Hashtag diplomacy; the decline of America in the world

Andrew C. McCarthy: Hillary Clinton’s State Dept. Blocked Terrorist Designation for Boko Haram    ... "Having imposed the premise that the Islamists’ version of Islam should not trouble us in the slightest, Mrs. Clinton and the Left posit that what really animates Islamists against the West are aspects of American policy—which, conveniently, just happen to be the same aspects of American policy opposed by the Left. If only we’d change these policies—less emphasis on American security and interests, more distance from Israel — we’d alter the perception that America is “at war with Islam.” This will make Muslims like us better, promoting peace and stability." ...

Michelle Obama will give the White House's weekly radio address to demand justice for Boko Haram kidnap victims

 

... "The resulting international furor has brought out everything from threats of military incursions to new Twitter hashtags.

 

"In a photo seen around the world, the first lady posed Thursday with a hand-written sign reading #BringBackOurGirls.

" 'Our prayers are with the missing Nigerian girls and their families,' she wrote in a message that accompanied the picture.

 Rush Limbaugh: Are We Really This Powerless?   " 'The State Department under Hillary Clinton fought hard against placing the al Qaeda-linked militant group Boko Haram on its official list of foreign terrorist organizations for two years. And now, lawmakers and former US officials are saying that the decision may have hampered the American government’s ability to confront the Nigerian group that shocked the world by abducting hundreds of innocent girls.' "

 

More Rush: Your Host Takes Heat for Saying the President of the United States Should Have More Power Than a Twitter Hashtag   "So the plan is to pretend that terrorists and Islamists are unconnected. You downsize in importance and in reality the terror threat. You appease Islamists with the left's version of reaching out in a peaceful way to show that we intend no harm. That's how you are convinced not to put Boko Haram on the terror list, and then you could pretend that the jihadists are not really that important."