☮ ☮ Obamas plan to stop ISIS - This speech is a record low in terms of moral and intellectual analysis: What it boils down to is war - i.e. killing every single ISIS person anywhere. The war on terror has always been about killing terrorists but you can not kill an ism - terrorism. Do something about the causes that compel people to become terrorists. This speech, when implemented, will in all likelihood lead to more terrorism and hatred of the West - I mean what will frustrated Sunnis in Iraq think about Obama? Not a word about international law - but a remarkable sentence that in two weeks Obama himself will chair a meeting of the UN Security Council! Whar? Can any head of state do that?? Further, not a word about Washingtons long-term vision for a better Middle East - indicative of the absence of any such vision. Finally, the last 2 minutes are the most interesting: A combination of unbearable self-praise, megalomania and denial of the changing U.S. role in the changing world. If this is American leadership at its best - and thats what the President says - the world as we know it may soon crumble. - Jan Oberg
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 12:20:06 +0000
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