Tuesday - January 27, 2009

Off to a great start

President Obama told Arab television viewers that “Americans are not your enemy” in an interview aimed at repairing relations with the Muslim world that were damaged under the Bush administration.

Obama’s choice to give his first formal sit-down television interview as president to Al-Arabiya signaled a new American approach in the region. In the interview, broadcast Tuesday, Obama said the U.S. had made mistakes in the past but “that the same respect and partnership that America had with the Muslim world as recently as 20 or 30 years ago, there’s no reason why we can’t restore that.”

The new president also condemned Iran’s threats against Israel, pursuit of nuclear weapons and support of terrorist organizations, but said “it is important for us to be willing to talk to Iran, to express very clearly where our differences are, but where there are potential avenues for progress.”

Oh brother. But threatening Israel, going for nukes in Tehran, and supporting terrorists is what they’re all about. That’s what they do. So what’s the point of offering the hand of friendship if at the same time you castigate their behavior? That sends a mixed message, from which only two conclusions emerge: this guy is weak, and this guy is a fool. Way to go O.

And this was his FIRST interview. He didn’t do a sit down with our good neighbors to the north in Canada, or meet with the folks down in Mexico, or sit down with our allies in the UK, Israel, or anywhere else. No, he went on A Rab TV. First. Because he wants to “repair the damage” Bush did by telling our enemies that they are our enemies. Even though Bush was ultra specific in telling our enemies that they were only our enemies when they bought into the jihadi crap.

You noticed, right, during his inauguration speech, that he said that America was made up of Christians and Muslims, Jews, and Hindus. In that order, even though the 1st and 3rd groups mentioned outnumber the 2nd and 4th groups by at least 100 to 1. And we went through the whole campaign season with the “Obama is not a muslim, don’t you dare even think that!” meme, and now suddenly he’s playing up his muslim roots. What, to sing out to these people that he’s an apostate, the son of an apostate? Smart move, Mr. Whizbang, when apostasy carries a death sentence in their minds. Real smart.

Obama’s predecessor, former President Bush, launched wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that prompted a massive backlash against the United States in the Muslim world. During his eight years in office, relations between the U.S. and Iran also grew increasingly tense — with the Bush administration often singling out Iran as the most dangerous in the region.

Yes, except that those wars were a reaction to the “massive backlash” that began in Munich in 1972 and continued unabated until September 11, 2001. And relations with Iran? Maybe if they weren’t such aggressive bastards, supporting all kinds of terrorism, lying through their broken teeth, and working as fast as they could to build nuke-u-lur weapons to execute their openly announced plan of wiping Israel off the map, then maybe Bush wouldn’t have to point out the obvious truth that they’re a bunch of dangerous rat bastards. And Obrotha wants to repair that error? What error?
The muzzies are still pissed off about the Crusades, m’kay? From 800 years ago. And they want revenge. How is it that the US is supposed to forget the 444 Days, not even 30 years ago? Surely we owe them a few nukes? That’s only fair, right?

Holy shiite. We are effin doomed. 

Posted by Drew458     on 01/27/2009 at 03:20 PM   
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