September 30, 2011
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Kudos To Obama
I don't normally have very much good to say about Barack Obama, but on the occassion of the death of Anwar al-Awlaki I must tip my hat to the man. I'll have to say that he is certainly not afraid to pull the trigger -- meaning he's not afraid to order the killing of certain scumbags that deserve it.
I don't know how many al Qaeda leaders he has targeted, but he has done his part. And of course we can't forget the killing of three pirates on the high seas and the never to be sufficiently damned enough Osama bin Laden.
Hats of to you for this Mr. President!
Comments (2)
Much of your criticism of Obama seems to be based on his failure to bring America back to "normalcy". I think he did not understand the animosity of those republicans left in congress after 2008. They were pretty successful in stopping his efforts to move the economy forward - willing to let Wall Street be bailed out but unwilling to either pay for it or allow the needed massive federal infrastructure expenditures - which would unquestionably make a dent on the unemployment figure - but would require higher taxes unless we want to go further in debt.
Incidentally, apparently the World sees the US debt as the safest in the world - our government bonds are selling for the lowest rates in my lifetime - by several percentage points.
I am really concerned about congressmen and senators who apparently would rather hurt Obama than help the people they were supposedly elected to represent. This is apparently the major force driving the republican nomination races. I don't blame the GOP donors for being apprehensive about them - all they seem to promise is a return to Bush's failed policies or even more drastic economic attacks on the middle and working classes - to say nothing of us retired types.
Powerful countries have always dealt with their dangerous enemies in whatever way felt necessary. It has just become somewhat of a precedent to make manifest one's intentions. This age of unclear foes to some has just made such actions more apparent and publicly necessary.
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