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April 19, 2009
Read the following accurate account
The real story of Obama and the hostages. Much as I had suspected. RTWT.
1. BHO wouldn't authorize the DEVGRU/NSWC SEAL teams to the scene for 36 hours going against OSC (on scene commander) recommendation.
2. Once they arrived, BHO imposed restrictions on their ROE that they couldn't do anything unless the hostage's life was in "imminent" danger
3. The first time the hostage jumped, the SEALS had the raggies all sighted in, but could not fire due to ROE restriction
4. When the navy RIB came under fire as it approached with supplies, no fire was returned due to ROE restrictions. As the raggies were shooting at the RIB, they were exposed and the SEALS had them all dialed in.
5. BHO specifically denied two rescue plans developed by the Bainbridge CPN and SEAL teams
6. Bainbridge CPN and SEAL team CDR finally decide they have the OpArea and OSC authority to solely determine risk to hostage. 4 hours later, 3 dead raggies
7. BHO immediately claims credit for his "daring and decisive" behaviour. As usual with him, it's BS.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at April 19, 2009 08:17 AM
Comments
Hi, Flea!
The provenance of this story sounds like the provenance of some 9/11 conspiracy stories (i.e. "A [un-named] buddy of mine who knows some [un-named] guy who was involved [somehow] in the event says [something inflamatory]"). While what is claimed may be consistent with what WE believe we know(?) about President Obama, the fact is that NONE of US actually knows Barack Obama anymore than the any of the deluded-Left knew George Bush.
Another fact is this: President Obama (whom I voted against because I always saw him as an unqualified-but-ambitious Chicago politician) is wasting political goodwill by bad choices. He is crippling his own administration by his amatuerish decisions.
In light of these facts, much of the extreme anti-Obama feeling of many people is merely providing him with the excuse needed to rally marginal supporters from the political middle-ground by citing an O.D.S. (Obama Derrangement Syndrome) amoung his critics' claims.
We must NOT enable this because such over-the-top hysterical criticism will prolong his political power/popularity by dilluting the effects of TRUE stories about his quite-apparent incompetence.
True, if his naivette and foolish Soft-left bias (seemingly derived from his mother) and romanticization of foreign cultures (possibly derived from illusions about the father he barely knew) continue to guide his perceptions, then he will be a bad United States President and a VERY bad world leader. HOWEVER, long before he can really cause lasting harm, he will have reduced his credibility to that of a figurehead in America and a laughingstock elsewhere...
...Unless our O.D.S. prolongs his political radioactive half-life. Or unless he gets smart and abandons his delusions.
In the meantime, WE have to get smart and must not give in to the temptation (and yes, I mean that in a Biblical sense) to do evil to this man by bearing false witness against him...or allowing others to do so. Such was the fault that cost the Left (with its Bush Derrangement Syndrome) much of its credibility among actual voters.
That gave Bush his second term.
If we don't want to strengthen President Obama at a time when he is making bad decisions (and before facts compell him to abandon his "unRealPolitic"), WE MUST NOT ALLOW ANYTHING RESEMBLING FALSE ACCUSATIONS TO BE REPEATED AGAINST HIM NOR SURRENDER OURSELVES TO HYSTERIA ABOUT HIM OR HIS DECISIONS.
I reiterate: Such actions amount to bearing false witness...and wronging this man in the same manner in which Bush was wronged is ABSOLUTELY unnecessary. Indeed, it will ultimately hurt ALL of us more than it hurts him.
Besides, doing so will make US like the deluded-Left...and civilization can't stand any more such crap.
(And if, God forbid, anyone inspired by our derrangement, then takes a shot at him, his (undeserved) credibility will be maximized. Then (some) Government-repression/restrictions FALSELY claimed against Bush by the Left will become true under Obama...and, worse, acceptable as "needed" by the political middle.)
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