blessed are the peacemakers. On Monday, March 3, 2014 2:18:44 PM UTC-6, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > > > http://www.thecommentator.com/article/4772/the_west_is_led_by_the_weaklings_the_left_wanted > > > > The West is led by the weaklings the Left wanted > > *It is not clear what the Left is complaining about over items such as > Ukraine and Syria. In Britain, Europe and the United States they all > swooned over Barack Obama. They got the weakling they wanted. So, what's > their problem?* > > [image: Obama_indifferent] > > Obama looking disengaged > > [image: > The_commentator_logo_updated9]<http://www.thecommentator.com/author/the_commentator/475> > > *the commentator > <http://www.thecommentator.com/author/the_commentator/475>* > > *On 2 March 2014 09:57 * > > [image: > http://www.thecommentator.com/ckeditor_assets/pictures/1/original_98d68d3d58407cfb251e24870dd8d75b9e815a7b.gif]<https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=HHEHVN82WW9T4> > > Over in the United States, the attempt by foreign-policy enthusiasts in > the Democratic Party to distance themselves from the train wreck that is > the Obama administration has been gathering pace for some time now. > > Finally, it is starting to happen in Britain and Europe too where, after > Syria, Ukraine and many other instances, the leading lights of the > political Left seem to have woken up to the fact that Western leadership > isn't quite what it might be these days. > > "One of the alarming features of the crisis on Ukraine's Crimean peninsula > is the staggering confidence with which Vladimir Putin is pursuing his > agenda there and in eastern Ukraine," reads the opening paragraph of > theObserver's > editorial<http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/mar/02/ukraine-crimea-russia-putin-europe>on > Sunday. > > Actually, there's nothing staggering about it all, unless you have about > six years of baggage to shed over your support for Barack Obama. Putin > clocked Obama for the weakling he is from day 1. All we're seeing from the > Russian leader is more of what we have seen over Syria, Iran and a host of > other cases, except that Ukraine is right in Putin's own back yard. > > "One thing is certain," the Observer says, "the current crisis presents > the biggest threat to security in Europe since the Balkan wars, and western > leaders, including Obama and David Cameron (who has spoken to Putin on the > phone), have hardly been impressive in their response, demonstrating a weak > grasp on the events unfolding. For now, Putin is ahead of the game. It is > time for the international community to catch up." > > Quite what they're complaining about isn't clear. In Barack Obama they > have precisely the "Leader of the Free World" they always wanted. He > embodies all that they stand for, and all that they are. > > He does not believe in the primacy of Western values. Neither do they. He > therefore sees no reason to show leadership around the world. Neither do > they. He has downgraded and diminished the U.S. military as a consequence. > The Left applauds. He shows weakness to the mullahs in Iran. The Left > praises him for his diplomacy. He worships dictatorship-friendly bodies > like the UN. The Left cheers him as a peacemaker. > > You can't have it both ways. If you want a weak-kneed, apologetic, > bleeding heart Western leadership don't feign surprise when the likes of > Vladimir Putin fail to take you seriously. > > Defenders of Obama point to his drone strikes as evidence that he's not > quite the soft touch his critics make him out to be. But that's foreign and > defence policy reconstituted as a video game. Even Obama can act all tough > and macho when the worst thing that can happen to him is a demonstration in > Peshawar after he's accidentally taken out a wedding party. > > Drop the virtual reality and he's wandering in traffic. > > Weakness is policy, and the world's dictatorships have taken note. The > only question now is how much more damage can be done before this > disastrous presidency finally comes to an end. > > > > > __._,_.___ > > > Visit Your > Group<https://groups.yahoo.com/group/grendelreport;_ylc=X3oDMTJmOW44dms2BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzEzOTM4NzE4NzA-> > > > > [image: Yahoo! > Groups]<https://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJlNmNybDFrBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTM5Mzg3MTg3MA--> > > • Privacy <https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> • > Unsubscribe <javascript:> • Terms of > Use<https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> > > __,_._,___ > > >
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