A President Whose Assurances Have Come Back to Haunt Him "When President Obama addresses the nation on Wednesday to explain his plan to defeat Islamic extremists in Iraq and Syria, it is a fair bet he will not call them the “JV team.”
"Nor does he seem likely to describe Iraq as “sovereign, stable and self-reliant” with a “representative government.” And presumably he will not assert after more than a decade of conflict that “the tide of war is receding.”... Video.
Show Them No Mercy, for You Shall Receive None "At the climax of the first battle for Middle Earth, between the World of Men and the evil Sauron’s army, clear direction is laid out for dithering American leadership when confronting murderous savages in a hard, dark world. Aragorn, de facto leader of the Men, surveys the 10,000 Orcs roaring outside for war, champing at the bit with yellow fangs, eager to slaughter the world of Men.
"Aragorn shouts his final command to his fighters as both battle cry and warning: Show them no mercy, for you shall receive none.
Show Them No Mercy, for You Shall Receive None "At the climax of the first battle for Middle Earth, between the World of Men and the evil Sauron’s army, clear direction is laid out for dithering American leadership when confronting murderous savages in a hard, dark world. Aragorn, de facto leader of the Men, surveys the 10,000 Orcs roaring outside for war, champing at the bit with yellow fangs, eager to slaughter the world of Men.
"Aragorn shouts his final command to his fighters as both battle cry and warning: Show them no mercy, for you shall receive none.
... "That is why Obama’s head-scratching over how to proceed with ISIS is mystifying. These are the bad guys. There are no shades of gray, nor colorable issues to mull over in late-night gab sessions with Valerie Jarrett. This one is easy." ...
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"ISIS is well-funded, deeply committed, and deadly serious. They may not be here yet, but they will come. Analysis has its place when lines are blurry. Here, there is only the bright red line of civilization on one side, and knuckle-dragging, pitiless barbarians on the other....
"Use every tool we have and wipe them out. Without mercy."
" The media did its job this time. It told Obama loud and clear that his response wasn’t good enough. It was a welcome break from the way it has shielded the president from reality in one disaster after another these last six years.
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"Let Americans take note of the Red Line of the President of the United States: It is not drawn to delimit the Islamic State, it is drawn to restrain the U.S. military. It is not something to give heart to America’s friends around the world. Or to instill fear in its enemies." Emphasis added, TD
Goldberg: Obama Will Do 'Just Enough to Make ISIS Headlines Go Away'
Ron Fournier: Is Obama Leading or Being Led? "Consider this paradox: Americans overwhelmingly support President Obama's actions against the Islamic State so far—airstrikes and humanitarian assistance without ground troops—and yet they disapprove of Obama's handling of the ISIS crisis. Why the split mind?" More on this: Poll: Public supports strikes in Iraq, Syria; Obama’s ratings hover near his all-time lows
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