Gallup and Rasmussen both have Obama's approval numbers back down to 48%. Maybe it has something to do with Obama and Biden revealing classified information about the Osama attack. Defense Secretary Gates complained about the revelations, publicly stating that everyone in the room, watching the killing on Sunday, May 1, had agreed to keeping classified information about the attack, secret.
Obama and Biden decided (the very next day, Monday, May 2) to capitalize on the killing by revealing this information. In doing so, SEALs say release of tactical info jeopardizes safety, future raids.... In the week that followed, Obama made appearances each and every day, all in the pretense of honoring those who won this victory. During that week, Obama and Biden issued statements that had to be corrected 18 different times (according to the WSJ). In the end, these two morons revealed the identity of the Special Forces division as well as the actual unit responsible for the killing of bin Laden.
These are the same two idiots who wanted civilian trials for KSM and his 4 accomplices. These are the same two clowns who have drawn out the trial of the Muslim Murderer at Fort Hood and his killing spree on NOVEMBER 6 OF 2009. Since that sad day a year and half ago, Major Hasan, the Muslim Murderer, has made just one court room appearance and his trial has yet to be scheduled. Understand that Major Hasan was shot and paralyzed while in the act of carrying out his assassination plot. 13 were killed but 45 were actaully shot. There are 32 surviving eye witnesses. If there was ever a prosecutory "slam dunk," this is it, yet, the Obama administration continues to hide emails of Hasan and is the only political force standing in the way of the prosecution. You tell me what is going on. I do not know -- just don't tell me it is about prosecutorial "fairness."
The Obama/Biden team is that which is responsible for our troops in Afghanistan being forced to read Miranda Rights on the battle field and suffer under a "do not shoot first" policy.
And, it is Obama/Biden who have taken down our CIA interrogation units (the Spring of 2009) without having anything in place (that means "up and running") as an interrogation alternative. In fact, we have not interrogated a single important terrorist leader since our two elected morons took office. Did you know that? What I am saying is this: until the Osama killing, we had no new, actionable information as to the "ins and outs" of international terrorism for more than two stinking years. None.
Point of post: to drive home the point that Obama does not suddenly "own" the national security debate because of the killing of Osama bin Laden.
"I worked for a lot of these guys [8 Presidents]. And this is one of the most courageous calls, decisions that I think I've ever seen a president make. For all of the concerns that I've just been talking about. The uncertainty of the intelligence. The consequences of it going bad. The risk to the lives of the Americans involved. It was a very gutsy call"
ReplyDelete-- Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on Obama's decision to get Bin Laden
Did you happen to see Gates complaint of the White House as relates to its decision to broadcast classified after agreeing to keep this information off record?
ReplyDeleteWhat Gates calls courage, I call political pandering. But, hey, go ahead, William, and ignore the points of my post. That is the only way you win an argument.