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When it Comes to Ukraine, Obama Will Make Republicans Look Foolish Once Again
Posted by:
Lib_logic 005
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Date: March 04, 2014 06:57PM
Every time some kind of international incident happens, Republicans are quick to find some kind of camera to stand in front of to declare their belief that President Obama has completely botched the entire situation. It’s actually quite comical how predictable it’s become.
Our most recent example of this was Syria.
As most people know, when Syria used chemical weapons on its own people it changed everything. It was around that time that more people in the United States began to pay attention to what was going on in the country. It also wasn’t long after that until President Obama threatened to use military force against Syria for their use of chemical weapons.
And wow – Republicans went nuts.
The moment he announced the fact that he had opened up to the idea of using our military, Republicans began the push to paint Obama as this dictator who would send troops off to war without getting congressional approval. Which was ironic because many Republicans, prior to Obama announcing his willingness to use military force, had been saying that we needed to get more physically involved.
But, like with most things Republican, the moment President Obama supported military action their support for it quickly eroded. That’s when they shifted to the “Obama will bypass Congress to wage an illegal war” nonsense.
Except, he called their bluff. He said he supported military action, but would only do so with congressional approval.
Of course, this put it on the Republican party. What were they to do then? The moment Obama said he supported using our military in Syria, Republicans had done everything they could to paint him as a president who would go to war with or without their approval – except that’s not what he did.
President Obama brilliantly put the choice on whether or not to go to war squarely in the hands of the Republican party.
But there was just one thing, I don’t really believe President Obama had any intention of sending our military into Syria. However, his threat to use force then prompted the Russian government to work with Syrian officials on an agreement where Syria agreed to turnover their stockpiles of chemical weapons.
So, let’s see. President Obama took a strong stance against Syria’s use of chemical weapons; got Republicans to freak out about how he planned to wage some kind illegal war – which he never did; put the choice to go to war squarely in the hands of the Republican party – which wasn’t what they expected; forced the Russian government to convince Syria to turn over their chemical weapons; and he did all of this without firing a single weapon.
To summarize: President Obama managed to remove the chemical weapons from Syria, embarrass the Republican party and did so without using our military.
Brilliant.
Yet here we are, a few months later with Republicans once again attacking Obama’s handling of the Russian government since he’s been president.
Somehow Obama trying to improve relations between the two countries is a horrific tragedy according to Republicans.
Was he wrong by trying to improve relations between the United States and Russia? I don’t think so. Does he need to back off of those efforts going forward and take a more hard-lined approach? I think so. At least for now.
I’m never against doing what you can to work with, not against, people.
President Obama tried, it hasn’t worked, and now it’s time for harsher measures against the Russian government.
And I’m completely confident that going forward he’ll handle this situation. Whether he takes a strong stand at the G-8 summit, imposes some kind of trade sanctions or even decides to reverse course on his planned reduction of a missile shield in Eastern Europe – I believe President Obama is a step ahead of Putin and miles ahead of the Republican party.
But if the situation with Syria and its chemical weapons was any kind of example, we can expect that Republicans will go on bashing the president for days (or weeks) on end while Obama sits back, carefully lays out his plan, then in the end makes Putin do exactly what he wants and Republicans look like absolute fools.
Our most recent example of this was Syria.
As most people know, when Syria used chemical weapons on its own people it changed everything. It was around that time that more people in the United States began to pay attention to what was going on in the country. It also wasn’t long after that until President Obama threatened to use military force against Syria for their use of chemical weapons.
And wow – Republicans went nuts.
The moment he announced the fact that he had opened up to the idea of using our military, Republicans began the push to paint Obama as this dictator who would send troops off to war without getting congressional approval. Which was ironic because many Republicans, prior to Obama announcing his willingness to use military force, had been saying that we needed to get more physically involved.
But, like with most things Republican, the moment President Obama supported military action their support for it quickly eroded. That’s when they shifted to the “Obama will bypass Congress to wage an illegal war” nonsense.
Except, he called their bluff. He said he supported military action, but would only do so with congressional approval.
Of course, this put it on the Republican party. What were they to do then? The moment Obama said he supported using our military in Syria, Republicans had done everything they could to paint him as a president who would go to war with or without their approval – except that’s not what he did.
President Obama brilliantly put the choice on whether or not to go to war squarely in the hands of the Republican party.
But there was just one thing, I don’t really believe President Obama had any intention of sending our military into Syria. However, his threat to use force then prompted the Russian government to work with Syrian officials on an agreement where Syria agreed to turnover their stockpiles of chemical weapons.
So, let’s see. President Obama took a strong stance against Syria’s use of chemical weapons; got Republicans to freak out about how he planned to wage some kind illegal war – which he never did; put the choice to go to war squarely in the hands of the Republican party – which wasn’t what they expected; forced the Russian government to convince Syria to turn over their chemical weapons; and he did all of this without firing a single weapon.
To summarize: President Obama managed to remove the chemical weapons from Syria, embarrass the Republican party and did so without using our military.
Brilliant.
Yet here we are, a few months later with Republicans once again attacking Obama’s handling of the Russian government since he’s been president.
Somehow Obama trying to improve relations between the two countries is a horrific tragedy according to Republicans.
Was he wrong by trying to improve relations between the United States and Russia? I don’t think so. Does he need to back off of those efforts going forward and take a more hard-lined approach? I think so. At least for now.
I’m never against doing what you can to work with, not against, people.
President Obama tried, it hasn’t worked, and now it’s time for harsher measures against the Russian government.
And I’m completely confident that going forward he’ll handle this situation. Whether he takes a strong stand at the G-8 summit, imposes some kind of trade sanctions or even decides to reverse course on his planned reduction of a missile shield in Eastern Europe – I believe President Obama is a step ahead of Putin and miles ahead of the Republican party.
But if the situation with Syria and its chemical weapons was any kind of example, we can expect that Republicans will go on bashing the president for days (or weeks) on end while Obama sits back, carefully lays out his plan, then in the end makes Putin do exactly what he wants and Republicans look like absolute fools.
Re: When it Comes to Ukraine, Obama Will Make Republicans Look Foolish Once Again
Posted by:
Liberal Logic 005
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Date: March 04, 2014 07:01PM
The best part about your "article" is its hard hitting with lines like "And I’m completely confident that going forward he’ll handle this situation.".
Lol are you kidding me with this?
Even the media matters of the words are left with nothing more than telling us their feelings its so bad.
Lol are you kidding me with this?
Even the media matters of the words are left with nothing more than telling us their feelings its so bad.
Re: When it Comes to Ukraine, Obama Will Make Republicans Look Foolish Once Again
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WingNut
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Date: March 04, 2014 07:03PM
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Re: When it Comes to Ukraine, Obama Will Make Republicans Look Foolish Once Again
Posted by:
wrongg
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Date: March 04, 2014 07:08PM
Yes just what you want. A President who brilliantly puts decisions in the hands of others.
Re: When it Comes to Ukraine, Obama Will Make Republicans Look Foolish Once Again
Posted by:
Bad Example
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Date: March 04, 2014 07:09PM
LOL!
Yes, it likely will be exactly like Syria.
Obama will get played again by Putin. Putin will get to do whatever he wants without US interference. Just like Assad did.
Yes, it likely will be exactly like Syria.
Obama will get played again by Putin. Putin will get to do whatever he wants without US interference. Just like Assad did.
Re: When it Comes to Ukraine, Obama Will Make Republicans Look Foolish Once Again
Posted by:
WingNut
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Date: March 04, 2014 07:11PM
wrongg Wrote:
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> Yes just what you want. A President who
> brilliantly puts decisions in the hands of others.
LOL!
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> Yes just what you want. A President who
> brilliantly puts decisions in the hands of others.
LOL!
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Re: When it Comes to Ukraine, Obama Will Make Republicans Look Foolish Once Again
Posted by:
Hussein Obama-
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Date: March 04, 2014 08:36PM
Urine idiot.
Hussein Obama first went to the UN for their blessing to attack Syria, not congress, just like he did when he unconstitutionally attacked Libya. However, this time the UN laughed in his face. Knowing what a disaster Libya has become because of him, he decided to get congressional approval to attack Syria so that if anything went wrong he could blame them.
Obama is a joke and enemy nations know it.
Hussein Obama first went to the UN for their blessing to attack Syria, not congress, just like he did when he unconstitutionally attacked Libya. However, this time the UN laughed in his face. Knowing what a disaster Libya has become because of him, he decided to get congressional approval to attack Syria so that if anything went wrong he could blame them.
Obama is a joke and enemy nations know it.