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| 2009-09-30 |
| At the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh, a reporter asked Obama whether sanctions would impact Iran. Noting that this wasn't "a football game," the president declared he was "not interested in victory but solving the problem." It wasn't the first time that Obama had shied away from the word "victory." He did it in July when, during an interview with ABC News, he said about Afghanistan: "I'm always worried about using the word 'victory,' because, you know, it invokes this notion of Emperor Hirohito coming down and signing a surrender to MacArthur." Can you imagine an American president being afraid to use a word like victory? Does that mean that he is prepared to tolerate defeat? Well, not in some things. If you want to see Obama get passionate in pursuit of an international cause, you'll have to go to Copenhagen, where the president and first lady this week will lobby the International Olympic Committee to pick their home city of Chicago to host the 2016 Olympics. It's easy to see what's important to him: whatever matters to Daley. |
| Posted by:Spot |
| #5 D *** Ng IT, we want to make it absolutely positively categorically undeniably unequivocally ..........@FTLG-DON'T FORCE-ME-TO-TELL-BILL-TO-POINT-HIS-FINGER-CLEAR to the American = Amerikan People, ITS A VICTOFEAT = DEFEATORY, AND DON'T YOU EVER FERGIT WHAT WE NEVER TOLD YOU! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-09-30 19:25 |
| #4 Every day that passes by makes it more and more obvious that this guy is in WAY over his head. It would be funny if it weren't so incredibly dangerous (and scary). His supporters love to talk about how smart and intelligent he is but they never think to mention his common sense or fortitude. That's because he has none, at least outside of campaigning for elective office. While Bush was criticized for his lack of intellectual horsepower-- and I'm not going to challenge that here-- I would argue that the man rivaled any President of the last half century in common sense and fortitude. So as leaders go, Bush was 2 out of 3. While on the other hand we have Obama, who is 1 out of 3-- and that's assuming you believe he is as intelligent as they say he is. I have my doubts. |
| Posted by: eltoroverde 2009-09-30 13:46 |
| #3 Zero's only real motivation -- not the fake ones he lets people believe he has -- is his own power. Nothing else matters to him. Nothing. If millions die in an Iranian nuclear attack, no big deal, as long as he clings to power. |
| Posted by: Maggie Ebbuter2991 2009-09-30 13:07 |
| #2 The real world requires real decisions be made, not arguing theory in front of a judge while unaware of the real-world consequences. Nobama isn't even comfortable in his own skin, let alone sitting in the president's chair. He doesn't need to be there yet. |
| Posted by: gorb 2009-09-30 12:07 |
| #1 not suprising he avoids the word 'victory'. kind of hard to achieve 'victory' and 'surrender' at same time. ironic that the word Islam means 'surrender' isn't it? seems BO really is embracing Islam.... at least in foreign policy |
| Posted by: abu do you love 2009-09-30 09:45 |