Obama the blowhard
POSTED BY: SIGNYM
UPDATED: Wednesday, May 11, 2022 17:34
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I used to get a flinch reaction every time GWB spoke, and quite frankly I've gotten to the same point with Obama. Here is the transcript of his speech at West Point.
http://foxnewsinsider.com/2014/05/28/transcript-video-obama-lays-out-f
oreign-policy-west-point-commencement-speech
I couldn't help but notice the wandering hypocrisy, like he had lost the thread of his own propaganda ...
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In fact, by most measures America has rarely been stronger relative to the rest of the world. Those who argue otherwise — who suggest that America is in decline or has seen its global leadership slip away — are either misreading history or engaged in partisan politics. Think about it. Our military has no peer.
Yep, we spend more on our military than the rest of the world COMBINED. Nobody else - not even Russia!- has bases ALL OVER the world!
Quote:Oh, that was STRIVING? I thought that was STARVING.
America continues to attract striving immigrants.
Quote:Yeah, because Russia has troops, bases, and missiles all over Europe. (not) And yet, somehow, Russia is the aggressor.
Russia’s aggression towards former Soviet states unnerves capitals in Europe
Quote:Yes, god help us if other governments have a greater say!
From Brazil to India, rising middle classes compete with us, and governments seek a greater say in global forums.
Quote:Because, yanno, whatever we decide is right for the world is right for the world.
The question we face, the question each of you will face, is not whether America will lead but how we will lead
Quote:HAHAHAHA! We've been blowing this smoke for 70 years or more. Replaced 50 governments. Somehow, we still haven't gotten this right!
not just to secure our peace and prosperity but also extend peace and prosperity around the globe.
Quote:In particular, they're not ours to start.
Today, according to self-described realists, conflicts in Syria or Ukraine or the Central African Republic are not ours to solve.
Quote:Again, we have the right to determine what's right for the rest of the world? And if they don't agree, we turn on the force?
Here’s my bottom line: America must always lead on the world stage. If we don’t, no one else will. The military ... is, and always will be, the backbone of that leadership.
Quote:The Ukrainians did that for us, thanks to pressure from that organ of American dominance- the IMF.
This weekend, Ukrainians voted by the millions. Yesterday, I spoke to their next president. We don’t know how the situation will play out, and there will remain grave challenges ahead, but standing with our allies on behalf of international order, working with international institutions, has given a chance for the Ukrainian people to choose their future — without us firing a shot.
Quote:In other words, these institutions have been the United States' tools of foreign and economic domination.
... a third aspect of American leadership, and that is our effort to strengthen and enforce international order. After World War II, America had the wisdom to shape institutions to keep the peace and support human progress, from NATO and the United Nations, to the World Bank and I.M.F. These institutions are not perfect, but they have been a force multiplier. They reducing the need for unilateral American action and increase restraint among other nations.
Quote:Yep, I kinda noticed that...
I believe in American exceptionalism with every fiber of my being.
Quote:If Snowden hadn't come forward, the WH would STILL be OK with the NSA collecting information on... well... everyone. In fa
we’re putting in place new restrictions on how America collects and uses intelligence, because we will have fewer partners and be less effective if a perception takes hold that we’re conducting surveillance against ordinary citizens.
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Barry's speech at West Point has been called the absolute worst received speech by the cadets and audience for a sitting President - ever.
The tepid applause showed us all just how little they admire the man.
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Calling for continued American "leadership" throughout the world- based on threat of military violence and economic ruin- such a downer.
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Quote:Pretty much an all time low for this idiot. He probably doesn't get enough sleep. Sleep deprivation can cause severe mental problems in the long term.
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Calling for continued American "leadership" throughout the world- based on threat of military violence and economic ruin- such a downer.
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Quote:Have you LOOKED AT the immigration laws of other countries??? Because I HAVE. So yeah - here I stay.
You see nothing good about this country but apparently would not like to live anywhere else either because here you stay.
AFA doom and gloom- as the LARGEST military in the world (as Obama pointed out repeatedly) and the LARGEST ECONOMY for 70 years, and the ONLY NATION with forward bases nearly everywhere, and a military devoted to forward power projection, we have not only the greatest authority but also the greatest responsibility for the way things are the way they are. Because of that, we also have the greatest potential to make things better for the world as a whole. It's a little hard to get around that fact.
Quote:Propaganda.
Do you hate yourself as much as you do the rest of the free world?
Yawn!
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Originally posted by chrisisall:Quote:Pretty much an all time low for this idiot. He probably doesn't get enough sleep. Sleep deprivation can cause severe mental problems in the long term.
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Calling for continued American "leadership" throughout the world- based on threat of military violence and economic ruin- such a downer.
I hear he sleeps until 11 a.m. then plays golf, then kills someone with a drone...and has big hears.
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Quote:Well, MIKER, come on, is this a "Things We Love About America" thread? We tend to focus on PROBLEMS with our leaders and our domestic & foreign policies here.
Originally posted by MIKER:
I don’t disagree with this statement except blaming America for all the worlds troubles. What I disagree with is all the time you spend posting what a terrible country America is.
Not ONE thing Signy is saying is untrue. And I share her anger & frustration that our country is seemingly endlessly being steered towards the simplistic solutions our mighty military avails to us, and AWAY from the non- "let's blow shit up" alternatives.
Power corrupts. That's nothing specifically against America, just simple Human Nature.
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