September 4, 2013 SnyderTalk is up SnyderTalk Lead Headline: Michael Dorstewitz—Brits miss Bush; Obama an ‘embarrassing amateur’ in comparison: Offering a Brit’s view of President Barack Obama and his immediate predecessor, the much-maligned George W. Bush, a Daily Telegraph blog post found Obama an embarrassing, rank amateur on the world stage by comparison. Published the day before Obama’s confusing “I don’t need Congress’ authorization to invade Syria, but I’m going to wait for it anyway” speech, the Telegraph’s Nile Gardiner noted that prior to the Iraq invasion, Bush amassed one of the largest military coalitions in world history—“roughly 40 countries.” And what of Obama’s on-again/off-again excursion into Syria? Gardiner wrote: “As it stands, President Obama’s proposed military coalition on Syria has a grand total of two members – the US and France. And the French, as we know from Iraq, simply can’t be relied on, and have very limited military capability.” Gardiner then noted that any coalition between France and the United States is more than likely based on socialist political ideology than military objective. “It is a truly embarrassing state of affairs when Paris, at best a fair weather friend, is your only partner,” Gardiner noted. “John Kerry tried to put a brave face on it at his press conference [Friday], by referring to France ‘as our oldest ally,’ but the fact remains that his administration is looking painfully isolated.” […] To continue reading, go to snydertalk/?p=28275 SnyderTalk should be your “Go To” place for news.
Posted on: Tue, 03 Sep 2013 09:32:01 +0000
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