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| Wretchard: Malice or Incompetence |
| 2015-04-11 |
| He's both right. But once this mediocre authoritarian was pitted against the real thing he would be overmatched by the pros. They would see through his amateurish plots in an instant. To his lies they would reply one better. Lawfare and the race card would bounce off Rouhani or Putin like peas off the frontal armor of a King Tiger Tank. Most of Obama's predecessors were smart enough to know that an American president fights asymmetrically against foreign despots. President do not out-despot or out-conspire them. To win they just let America do its thing. And America typically responds to challenges by smothering its foes in a burst of productivity and creativity. That's what happened to the USSR: Ronald Reagan was not smarter than the Soviet Politburo. He was only smart enough to let America be America. I am so stealing that. Of course, Reagan actually liked America. Barack Obama on the other hand is not smart enough to let America be America. But he is dumb enough to try and outwit Putin or the Iranians. While America will almost always beat Russia, Obama will almost always lose to Putin. Change the game from America versus Iran to Obama versus the Ayatollahs and the dynamic changes. Once you play the authoritarian game, you will lose. Consequently Obama is getting his ass handed to him on a platter. Obama's mistake was to doubt the greatness of his country and instead trust in the greatness of himself. |
| Posted by:Matt |
| #5 or both. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2015-04-11 23:38 |
| #4 Frozen Al ~ He exercises the same malice and punitive techniques against U.S. citizens. It's the thuggish, Chicago way. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-04-11 15:11 |
| #3 I'm afraid the evidence of malice is strong, but Obama can be very competent when he wants to be: When Obama objected to Netanyahu's attack on Gaza, the FAA banned flights to Ben Gurion airport. Then WH lawyers tied up a routine request by Israel for more ammunition. It was finally granted over a month after the Israelis pulled out. Then there was the declassifying of Israel's nuclear program... These are not incompetent mistakes. They are carefully thought out crimes against America and its allies. Al |
| Posted by: frozen al 2015-04-11 14:21 |
| #2 Does Obama actually want Or does he want Which proposition is more likely? |
| Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660 2015-04-11 12:53 |
| #1 Toxic narcissist meet religious fanatic/KGB trained Machiavellian... Too bad whatshisbutt didn't read Machiavelli instead of Chomsky. |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2015-04-11 12:03 |