My Short, Obligatory Obama Speech Review

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My Short, Obligatory Obama Speech Review

Written By : John Hawkins

It was appropriate for Obama to give a speech to announce the end of combat operations in Iraq. It was also worth noting that he gave a kind word to President Bush, although of course, it was part of a backhanded compliment he was paying to himself,

As we do, I am mindful that the Iraq War has been a contentious issue at home. Here, too, it is time to turn the page. This afternoon, I spoke to former President George W. Bush. It’s well known that he and I disagreed about the war from its outset. Yet no one could doubt President Bush’s support for our troops, or his love of country and commitment to our security. As I have said, there were patriots who supported this war, and patriots who opposed it. And all of us are united in appreciation for our servicemen and women, and our hope for Iraq’s future.

So, Obama said a kind word about the President who was responsible for winning the war over Obama’s objections, but it was really just a backhanded way to claim to be a patriot. Usually, patriots don’t have to tell people that they’re patriots because it just shines through.

Also, why is it that this guy always sounds like a bloodless muppet when he’s discussing things that would move a normal human being? Obama’s supposed to be this great speaker, but here he was discussing what may very well be a pivotal moment of history, and he was plain old dull.

Moreover, Obama very much undersold the magnitude of what we HOPE has been accomplished in Iraq. Assuming Iraq hangs together, we will have destroyed one of the world’s most evil regimes, freed 25 million people from tyranny, and created a revolutionary democracy in the Middle East. Granted, Obama had very little to do with making that happen, but it’s still an incredible accomplishment, and one that Obama seems to care little about. Could that be because he doesn’t believe he’ll get credit for it? That’s my theory, but make your own call.

Speech Grade: D+

TheDickNixon

Nixon is unaware of any patriots that opposed the war during wartime.

Flame away. All of you leftists are less than Nixon, so your opinion won't matter. You opposed the war for whatever reason your feeble brain invented. But, most of all, because most of you don't like the US. The rest of you leftists just hated Bush.
libertyatstake

Once again, the primary sin was making it “All about Barry” -couldn't give Bush credit for being right on the Surge, couldn't resist the entirely inappropriate turn to his own domestic agenda. Narcissis in a poorly fitted Brooks Brothers suit …

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AF_Vet

“Usually, patriots don't have to tell people that they're patriots…“

To paraphrase Thatcher: “… if you have to tell people you are, you aren't.”

StanW

Thank you for that quote, AF_Vet. And thank you again for your service.

I will have to repost that quote the next time one of our resident Liberals hacks starts jumping around with “I WIN I WIN”, or “I kicked your ass!”

If you have to announce it like a three-year-old, it probably didn't happen!

Khyron

What an ingrate! As a military member I'm damn proud that Bush sent me to there three times. Better we fight tyranny and terrorism now than leave it to our children to fight another day. Barry better hope that Iraq can stand on its own soon otherwise he'll be “credited” for mucking it up.

StanW

First, thank you so much for your service, Khyron. Without those like you, none of what we have here in this country would be possible. We are humbled by your presence.

And second, Obama will not be credited for “mucking it up” if the situation in Iraq goes sour. All you need do is look at how he handled the oil spill in the Gulf. Whenever news came out that all was well, Obama trampled people to get in front of the cameras and claim credit for working on the problem night and day and for 'plugging the hole'. But when things went South? It was all BP's fault and the oil industry and Bush and ANYONE ELSE BESIDES HIM.

He'll do the same thing here if (God Forbid) Iraq falls again.

baoxian

“Yet no one could doubt President Bush’s support for our troops, or his love of country and commitment to our security.”

Yes, a great contrast to Obama, whose support and commitment is doubted by many.
http://www.wordaroundthenet.com Christopher Taylor

He did say some nice stuff about President Bush, but he missed a couple words: “right” and “wrong.” As in “President Bush was right all along and I was wrong.”
Martha

President Obama delivered a decisive,true and concise speech. I’ll even allow that Bush acted with patriotism in mind – and that it was not all for the oil. And, president Obama wisely did not proclaim victory. But it sure was a waste of One Trillion Dollars.
Martha

President Obama delivered a decisive. true and concise speech. I’ll even allow that Bush acted with patriotism in mind – and that it was not all for the oil. And, president Obama wisely did not proclaim victory. But it sure was a waste of One Trillion Dollars.
http://www.cavalierx.com CavalierX

“Yet no one could doubt President Bush’s support for our troops, or his love of country and commitment to our security.”

That's funny, Obama… since you and your dirtbag pals on the Left have spent the last NINE YEARS openly doubting those very things every time you open your pie-holes.

Low Hangers

Bush's fiasco:

Iraq had:
No link to 9/11
No link to Al Queda
No WMDs

Iraq was a threat contrived by the Bush administration, and you suckers fell for it, and you're still falling for it. Hard.

We could have health care for everyone at a cost proportional to what the rest of the world pays, but your side conned you into an unnecessary war, and you called anyone who opposed the war a traitor.

Your side was wrong, and your comments here prove it, since you work so hard to dispute the truth.

mightysamurai

Iraq had:
No link to 9/11
No link to Al Queda
No WMDs

Firstly, no one in the Bush administration EVER claimed Saddam Hussein was directly linked to 9/11. No one. None. Not one person. The fact that you continue to make this asinine argument proves you have no clue what you're talking about.

The link between Iraq and Al Qaeda and Iraq's possession of WMDs was confirmed by numerous American politicians, other national governments, and even by the United Nations itself, and all of this BEFORE George Bush was elected President. For this to have been a lie “contrived” by the Bush administration, you would have to believe President Bush used some kind of mind control device on all these people and organizations to make them all see evidence that wasn't really there.

Your side was wrong, and your comments here prove it, since you work so hard to dispute the truth.

We disagree with you, therefore we're wrong.

Isn't that, like, the original logical fallacy?

http://www.wordaroundthenet.com Christopher Taylor

Yeah even the 9/11 commission agreed there were links to al`Qaeda.

StanW

Iraq was a threat contrived by the Bush administration

And how exactly did Bush contrive all this evidence of an Iraqi threat while he was still Governor of Texas, LH?
TheDickNixon

http://www.husseinandterror.com

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http://www.cavalierx.com CavalierX

“Iraq had:
No link to 9/11
No link to Al Queda
No WMDs”

Are you Leftists still telling yourselves those same three lies to justify your anti-American sympathies? Thats sad. The first was never, ever, EVER given as a reason to remove Saddam from power. The second was easily disproved by the many links to al-Qaeda that were found, ignoring for the moment the fact that Saddam was removed for his support of TERRORISM, not just al-Qaeda. As for the third, are you actually calling every member of Congress, the CIA and the United Nations liars? Wow.
Travis

Iraq had WMDs, though not in the quantities expected. I deployed to Kuwait and we airlifted out pallets of artillery shells filled with mustard gas (WMD). There's also the 500 million tons of yellowcake uranium (WMD). And what about the truck convoys going into Syria just before the war kicked off? Any guesses what they were hauling?
AF_Vet

“No link to 9/11″

Czech HUMINT Sources would say differently…but never mind. By the way, all terrorism doesn't begin and end with 9/1 you know. There was that state sponsorship thing and suicide bomber payoffs in the West Bank. I'd sure call that a big ol' connection to terrorism. Strike 1!

“No link to Al Queda”

Except for that group called “Al Qaeda in Iraq” (or AQI) led by Abu Musab Al Zarqawi (who had lived in and found support in Iraq for years before we invaded). Strike two!

“No WMDs”

Except for all the crap we DID find, like the 500+ arty and mortar rounds of Sarin and Mustard gas. Oh, and the 500 TONS OF YELLOWCAKE URANIUM!!!

Strike 3…yer a dumbass!
Meekrob

The endless fascination with male genitals by leftist trolls is why I call them lefticles.

Lick m'Nuts, teabaggerz

Lefties are less than Nixon, the only president to resign his office due to illegal activities? You really have your head so far up your sphincter you can probably see Mr. EMT.

Bush is an idiot, but we really hated his idiotic policies. The war against Iraq was a perfect waste of money and created more enemies of the US. If politicians were expected to use public polls to guide policy, as you claim Obama should do, the world opinion was that an attack on Iraq was a stupid, unnecessary idea. Those people were right. Nixon, Bush, Mr. EMT, John “fatty” Hawkins, were wrong wrong wrong. Still are.

I'm in Morro bay with the westy for a pre-holiday road trip. Nothing beats the California coast.
Harry Balls

Bush was wrong. Get over it. The surge was really a pay off of your tax dollars to rival Iraqi factions to get them to stop fighting, yet idiots like you and fat right won bloggers don't see the forest for the trees.

Iraq war = the Bush fiasco
Huevo Sack

Listening to interviews with Iraqis today…they're saying what they really need is a benevolent despot, like they had before we launched the costly and unnecessary Bush fiasco.
TheDickNixon

Flagged for blatant trolling, weak user name, and a ton of lies.
TheDickNixon

flagged for multiple user names on the same thread.
TheDickNixon

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mightysamurai

Lefties are less than Nixon, the only president to resign his office due to illegal activities?

I'll take a Republican President who resigned because of his crime any day over a Democrat President who commits many more crimes but refuses to do the same.
mightysamurai

The surge was really a pay off of your tax dollars to rival Iraqi factions to get them to stop fighting

So the additional troops sent to Iraq were…what? Part of the payment?

Are the Iraqis accepting bribes in human slaves or something?
Thepussy Lover

The ol' double standards are typical of your side.
mightysamurai

I'm sorry, did you just say Saddam Hussein was a “benevolent despot”?

The same Saddam Hussein who had to be expelled from Kuwait after he invaded and conquered them to get their oil reserves?

The same Saddam Hussein who allowed his people to starve while he embezzled money from the Oil for Food program?

The same Saddam Hussein who perpetrated the Dujail Massacre?

The same Saddam Hussein who fed political dissidents feet-first into plastic shredders?

The same Saddam Hussein who allowed his sons to wage a campaign of terror against Iraqi citizens, including kidnapping Iraqi women off the streets to rape and murder them?

The same Saddam Hussein who lived in a luxurious palace while his people lived in abject poverty and squalor?

The same Saddam Hussein who was put on trial and executed by the Iraqis for, amongst other things, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide?

This is the “benevolent despot” you claim the Iraqis want in charge of their government right now?

Are you high?

Lee

Apparently “benevolent” doesn't mean what I think it means. Saddam was just plain evil.

mightysamurai

Right.

On our side, we have a President who committed crimes in office and resigned.

On your side, we have other Presidents who committed crimes in office and refused to resign, even in the face of overwhelming evidence, impeachment, and the knowledge that not stepping aside with grace would be a dishonor and an embarrassment to America.

Oh, there's a double standard all right. But I think you're a bit confused as to which side is using it.
Lee

You opposed the war in Iraq.

By definition, you are saying you want Saddam Hussein (and his sons) alive and in power.

Do tell, what kind of evil being are you that you would want such a thing?

Russ

I can answer that in three letters: JFK.

to be fair, I don't think we should have been in Iraq either; but not for the reasons that the Anti-War crowd does. I think we should have hammered two cities–and utterly leveled them–and been done with it: Tehran and Moscow.

And from there, warned everybody else if they tried anything, they'd get the A-Bomb that (would've been) dropped on the Kremlin.

Russ

oh, if you're wondering why I wanted those three letters, it's because putting Saddam in power, and sending our boys to Vietnam was his way to working around that abysmal failure of his known as the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Russ

I nearly forgot to mention: I'm under full belief that this war is little more than an extension of the Cold War, and I also believe Putin hired the terrorists to fly into the World Trade Center; hate me for it all you want but I think a lot more things add up than don't.

Lee

Iraq war = the Bush fiasco = Saddam alive and in power.

http://www.cavalierx.com CavalierX

“Iraq war = the Bush fiasco = Saddam alive and in power.”

Are you trying to tell us that Saddam is still alive and in power in Iraq because of the Iraq War? Are you some new kind of stupid or something?