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'Obama gets an 'F' for handling of Syria crisis'
Attila Somfalvi
Published: 11.09.13, 10:26
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1. Obama failed
(09.11.13)
Obama was doomed to fail in Syria, but it is because he set himself up thanks to his stupidity in the past 5 years. None of this would have happened (no dead, no refugees) if Obama supported the Green Revolution. Instead, he supported Ahmadinejad because he wanted to get Israel. Later, Obama lost any future Russian and Chinese cooperation by lying about Libya. Worse, it now seems he murdered Gadaffi simply as a simple way to supply Sunni Jihad with weapons so they could attack Saudi enemies. Then came Syria. The Saudis want Obama to get rid of Iran and Syria for their own religious reasons. Obama ignored American interests and became a willing Saudi subcontractor in the Syrian civil war. No one is fooled by Obama's chemical weapon meme: his intervention in Syria is all about regime change at the bidding of his Saudi masters
2. Still waiting.
michael Pielet ,   israel   (09.11.13)
Do not expect obama to attack iran, it is not in his DNA. Obama's current policies of appeasement and isolation.strengthened Syria, Russia, and Iran. Before and during World War 2, six million European Jews expected the great powers would save them. They are still waiting.
3. "F" is a very generous grade to a silly kenyan schoolboy
Arthur ,   SF, CA   (09.11.13)
4. #1
Dror ,   Haifa, Israel   (09.11.13)
You have most of it right. The only thing you forgot to mention is the Natural gas and Oil. The Petrodollar is KEY.. Pipelines and obstructing pipelines is part of the equation. LIES UPON LIES Getting hundreds of thousands killed and wounded. Bibi, you idiot.. You better keep us out of it. We are watching you and those bastard trouble makers in AIPAC.
5. #4
Ram ,   London   (09.11.13)
Calm down Dror. Politics is not as simple a game as you make it out to be. Only time will tell if Bibi has been a great statesman or not. Only time will decide whether the coalition's restrictions that force him to duck and dive were cleverly played out by him or not. As for Obama's 5 year stage show, well, that speaks for itself. Lord help the US, and certainly those who count on it to protect them!
6. contrary to popular belief
holy warrior   (09.11.13)
Obama was not born to serve Israel...
7. 6
(09.11.13)
AND PERFECTLY, WITH POPULAR BELIEF, obama never served his own country at all. incompetent, naive fool, no experience in geopolitical skills, incompetent abroad as he is totally incompetent inside the usa. a blunderer, a moron and a coplete fool who the world, iran, syria and russia, are playing like a fiddle in the wind. shameful 5 years in office. a low level community organizer who is not and was never fit for high office. but he does write nice speeches, half the time, which he doesn't even mean. actions do not follow words. never. a basic low level fool, not ready for the big time at all.
8. #6
Madeleine ,   Israel   (09.11.13)
True. However, he's supposed to serve American interests. And please tell me how the following serve American interests: a) getting rid of Gadaffi and replacing with mayhem and more murder b) getting rid of Mubarak and allowing the MB to take control which in turn led to the situation we have today - almost civil war, more bloodshed and anarchy. Mubarak at least kept the radicals and jihadists at bay. c) bowing and kowtowing to the Saudis, extending his hand to Muslims who are no friends of America - or any of the West for that matter. What do the American people feel he has brought to their country? The worst president in history, as many would say.
9. #6
Ram ,   London   (09.11.13)
No, he was not. But you should worry how is serving the US!
10. #6 contrary to your belief
(09.11.13)
Despite having a Muslim father and being called Barack Hussein, Obama was not elected by the American people to give close air support to Jihad.
11. Obama flunked..
Walid ,   Spain   (09.11.13)
Obama flunked miserably and US credibility ditched to the lowest level in history. Putin got an A so did Assad. Obama is the biggest loser and can no longer be trusted.
12. World War 3 is now a given
rob ,   Hadera, Israel   (09.11.13)
What no one is saying or thinking about is the future. Because of what Obama is doing today, which is showing America's cowardice in the face of oppression, he has guaranteed that in the near future, World War 3 will happen. Without a credible deterrent, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan and others will become emboldened to create an alliance and seek additional territory and power. Chamberlain tried what Obama is doing today and it was Churchill who had to clean up the mess, along with many many others. He has signed the future death warrant of millions of people.
13. dror
aaron ,   toronto, canada   (09.11.13)
Now go and take your pills,you forgot to take them again. How many time must I tell you to take them as soon as you wake up.
14. #4: Right, but Bibi might not have a choice.
Dee Bee ,   The Galilee, Israel   (09.11.13)
The questions is not if our Bibi can keep us out of it, it is whether Syria and Hezbollah will attack Israel is the US does strike at at Syria. The we are in it, big time. Common sense would say they won't attack Israel but as we all know the Arabs have never been known for common sense! If they had any sense sense they would have stopped killing Israelis and let us kill one another!
15. False Flag terror
Dror ,   Haifa, Israel   (09.11.13)
Today is 9/11. Let's not forget how the world was tricked into beginning WWIII on this day. WWIII has already begun. We are waiting for the Finale...
16. USA left Israel out to dry
Dror ,   Haifa, Israel   (09.11.13)
All of those suicide attacks during the intifada, the clowns in America told us to restrain ourselves. Now you clowns are going to go bankrupt. The UN will be a meaningless defunct institution. GOD IS GREAT! GOD IS OUR ONLY PROTECTOR....
17. Weak Obama
Walid ,   Spain   (09.11.13)
This is the weakest US president ever who gambled and lost US credibility not only in the Middle East but also worldwide. Now that we all know that we cannot rely on the US to resolve our problems, Israel should immediately help establishing the Palestinian state, a thorn that needs to be removed after decades of conflict, make peace with the Arab World and form an alliance against Iran and its cronies. If Israel and the Arabs do not compromise now, they will be facing continuous instability in the Middle East that could lead to very vicious and dangerous wars in the near future.
18. Nr.6 contrary to You belief -
Arn. ,   Sweden.   (09.11.13)
the US was born to serve God ! You are no Holy Warrior !. Arn.Sweden.
19. OBAMA/ SYRIA
Cyndi ,   CALIFORNIA, USA   (09.11.13)
Really....ARE YOU IN SUCH A HURRY TO BE ATTACKED YOURSELFS WITH THOSE SAME CHEMICAL WEAPONS...YOU TOO SHOULD HAVE TO GIVE UP YOUR CHEMICAL WEAPONS....TURN YOUR SWORDS INTO PLOWSHARES TO HELP FILL THE WORLD WITH FRUIT...FUFILL THESCRIPTURES IN A POSITIVE WAY..INSYEAD OF BEING WARMONGERS...BUILD THE TABERNACLE...HE WILL COME...YOU A LL HAVE HOUSES...YET YOU NEGLECT THE LORDS HOUSE...BUILD THE TABERNACLE...THE ONE LIKE THE CHILDREN OF ISRSEL HAD AT THE TIME OF MOSES...STOP NEGLECTING YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO BE A CHOSEN SPIRITUAL PEOPLE...SPARKS OF LIGHT INTHIS WORLD...WAKE UP...FAST PRAY LEAD WITH LIGHT NOT HATRED...
20. Walid in Espana
Dror ,   Haifa, Israel   (09.11.13)
Sorry cousin, we are now in no need of anyone's help. Not the Americans, not the Eurotrash, not anyone. There will never be a "Palestinian" state. I repeat NEVER! This is our time, now and for the rest of Eternity. Having a hard time understanding? Don't believe me? Wait and see. God is now doing battle for Israel, anyone challenging us, harming us, annoying us, harrasing us, will be dealt with swiftly. This Divine Providence and Protection stands for Israel only, Jews in the galus, you are on your own, until you come back home.
21. Obama and his supporters
CJK   (09.11.13)
obama was selected by an early group of socialists and muslims to run for the presidency. these people are anti-american, anti-israeli, anti-colonialist, tiers mondist left overs from the past decades. obama is one of them and his entire being revolts at the idea of maintaining a strong america or being a strong leader of the free world. his pathological personality has only compounded his ideological stands.
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