Dick Cheney --- a neocon warmonger to ignore. On Wednesday, June 18, 2014 1:40:25 PM UTC-5, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > > http://online.wsj.com/articles/dick-cheney-and-liz-cheney-the-collapsing-obama-doctrine-1403046522 > > > The Collapsing Obama Doctrine Rarely has a U.S. president been so wrong > about so much at the expense of so many. > > By > > Dick Cheney And > > Liz Cheney > > Updated June 17, 2014 7:34 p.m. ET > > As the terrorists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) threaten > Baghdad, thousands of slaughtered Iraqis in their wake, it is worth > recalling a few of President Obama's past statements about ISIS and al > Qaeda. "If a J.V. team puts on Lakers' uniforms that doesn't make them Kobe > Bryant" (January 2014). "[C]ore al Qaeda is on its heels, has been > decimated" (August 2013). "So, let there be no doubt: The tide of war is > receding" (September 2011). > > Rarely has a U.S. president been so wrong about so much at the expense of > so many. Too many times to count, Mr. Obama has told us he is "ending" the > wars in Iraq and Afghanistan—as though wishing made it so. His rhetoric has > now come crashing into reality. Watching the black-clad ISIS jihadists take > territory once secured by American blood is final proof, if any were > needed, that America's enemies are not "decimated." They are emboldened and > on the march. > > The fall of the Iraqi cities of Fallujah, Tikrit, Mosul and Tel Afar, and > the establishment of terrorist safe havens across a large swath of the Arab > world, present a strategic threat to the security of the United States. Mr. > Obama's actions—before and after ISIS's recent advances in Iraq—have the > effect of increasing that threat. > > Enlarge Image Close > > [image: > http://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/ED-AS331_cheney_D_20140617163737.jpg][image: > > cat] > > An Iraqi soldier in Baghdad with volunteers to fight the Islamic State of > Iraq and Syria, June 17. *Reuters* > > On a trip to the Middle East this spring, we heard a constant refrain in > capitals from the Persian Gulf to Israel, "Can you please explain what your > president is doing?" "Why is he walking away?" "Why is he so blithely > sacrificing the hard fought gains you secured in Iraq?" "Why is he > abandoning your friends?" "Why is he doing deals with your enemies?" > > In one Arab capital, a senior official pulled out a map of Syria and Iraq. > Drawing an arc with his finger from Raqqa province in northern Syria to > Anbar province in western Iraq, he said, "They will control this territory. > Al Qaeda is building safe havens and training camps here. Don't the > Americans care?" > > Our president doesn't seem to. Iraq is at risk of falling to a radical > Islamic terror group and Mr. Obama is talking climate change. Terrorists > take control of more territory and resources than ever before in history, > and he goes golfing. He seems blithely unaware, or indifferent to the fact, > that a resurgent al Qaeda presents a clear and present danger to the United > States of America. > > When Mr. Obama and his team came into office in 2009, al Qaeda in Iraq had > been largely defeated, thanks primarily to the heroic efforts of U.S. armed > forces during the surge. Mr. Obama had only to negotiate an agreement to > leave behind some residual American forces, training and intelligence > capabilities to help secure the peace. Instead, he abandoned Iraq and we > are watching American defeat snatched from the jaws of victory. > > The tragedy unfolding in Iraq today is only part of the story. Al Qaeda > and its affiliates are resurgent across the globe. According to a recent > Rand study, between 2010 and 2013, there was a 58% increase in the number > of Salafi-jihadist terror groups around the world. During that same period, > the number of terrorists doubled. > > In the face of this threat, Mr. Obama is busy ushering America's > adversaries into positions of power in the Middle East. First it was the > Russians in Syria. Now, in a move that defies credulity, he toys with the > idea of ushering Iran into Iraq. Only a fool would believe American policy > in Iraq should be ceded to Iran, the world's largest state sponsor of > terror. > > This president is willfully blind to the impact of his policies. Despite > the threat to America unfolding across the Middle East, aided by his > abandonment of Iraq, he has announced he intends to follow the same policy > in Afghanistan. > > Despite clear evidence of the dire need for American leadership around the > world, the desperation of our allies and the glee of our enemies, President > Obama seems determined to leave office ensuring he has taken America down a > notch. Indeed, the speed of the terrorists' takeover of territory in Iraq > has been matched only by the speed of American decline on his watch. > > The president explained his view in his Sept. 23, 2009, speech before the > United Nations General Assembly. "Any world order," he said, "that elevates > one nation above others cannot long survive." Tragically, he is quickly > proving the opposite—through one dangerous policy after another—that > without American pre-eminence, there can be no world order. > > It is time the president and his allies faced some hard truths: America > remains at war, and withdrawing troops from the field of battle while our > enemies stay in the fight does not "end" wars. Weakness and retreat are > provocative. U.S. withdrawal from the world is disastrous and puts our own > security at risk. > > Al Qaeda and its affiliates are resurgent and they present a security > threat not seen since the Cold War. Defeating them will require a > strategy—not a fantasy. It will require sustained difficult military, > intelligence and diplomatic efforts—not empty misleading rhetoric. It will > require rebuilding America's military capacity—reversing the Obama policies > that have weakened our armed forces and reduced our ability to influence > events around the world. > > American freedom will not be secured by empty threats, meaningless red > lines, leading from behind, appeasing our enemies, abandoning our allies, > or apologizing for our great nation—all hallmarks to date of the Obama > doctrine. Our security, and the security of our friends around the world, > can only be guaranteed with a fundamental reversal of the policies of the > past six years. > > In 1983, President Ronald Reagan said, "If history teaches anything, it > teaches that simple-minded appeasement or wishful thinking about our > adversaries is folly. It means the betrayal of our past, the squandering of > our freedom." President Obama is on track to securing his legacy as the man > who betrayed our past and squandered our freedom. > > *Mr. Cheney was U.S. vice president from 2001-09. Ms. Cheney was the > deputy assistant secretary of state for near eastern affairs from 2002-04 > and 2005-06.* > > > > > __._,_.___ > ------------------------------ > Posted by: "Beowulf" <[email protected] <javascript:>> > ------------------------------ > > > Visit Your Group > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmZjl1NnZlBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0MDMxMDczMTg-> > > > > [image: Yahoo! Groups] > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJlYnA4b3JjBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTQwMzEwNzMxOA--> > > • 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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