mercredi 4 mai 2011

Obama Administration Becoming a Bumbling Mess in Aftermath of Osama Bin Laden's Assassination with Constantly Changing Accounts of Raid & Catering to Muslim Extremists

The Obama Administration scored a major feat in capturing the world's No. 1 terrorist and mastermind of September 11, 2001, terror attacks on our country. To echo the controversial statement made by then-private citizen Michelle Obama, "this was the first time I was proud of my country" and it's resolve to find this man dead or alive. Well, this wasn't really the first time I was proud of my country, but it was one of the greatest moments I have seen. That's dissipating fast as we are now seeing the administration becoming a bumbling mess wracked with indecision about releasing the death photograph of Osama Bin Laden, recounting the details of the raid with accuracy and fending off criticism from leaders of other countries, Muslim clerics (some of whom can be considered terrorists), terrorists themselves and the deatherism movement that's taking root.

I have a series of questions to ask the Obama Administration: Why can't we have one story that doesn't change on the series of events during the raid that led to his assassination? Why can't we have a general consensus on releasing a photograph? Why do we even get a rat's ass about what the Muslim world thinks? Did these clerics care one iota about what one of their most devout Muslims did to our country by killing thousands of innocent Americans? Why do we have to cater to the opinions of others? Shouldn't we be seriously leaning towards cutting aid to Pakistan until we can ascertain what they knew about Bin Laden living in their midst, so close to a military academy? President Obama is coming across as his usual vacillating self, after such a defining moment in his presidency. Like someone who just had some good sex, he should have a glow and a pep in his step as he looks to tackle the issues confronting our nation -- massive unemployment, astronomical deficit, high gas prices, winding down the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the latest news that one in seven Americans are collecting food stamps, etc.

Let me refresh the memories of the vacillating in his midst, naming Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates -- they had no issue showing us a picture of Saddam Hussein as he was hung and his limp body hanging from the rope. They had no qualms about releasing the death photographs of his sons -- Uday and Qusay. I am not particularly desirous of seeing Osama Bin Laden's death photograph, but I can well understand why others would like to see at least one. It would bring closure to the worst terrorist attacks on our country and could disprove claims that Bin Laden wasn't killed. Yes, the pictures are distasteful, but I don't care one iota about the feelings of the Muslim extremists. How many times have they killed Americans without regard for basic humanity? They post videos online for the world to see our young men and women either killed or kidnapped. Remember Daniel Pearl? He's the journalist who was kidnapped and beheaded by al-Qaeda? The video of his beheading is all over the Internet. What gets me is the fact that we are, again, catering to the needs of the people who hate us the most -- Islamic extremists. It's either yes, we will release a photograph, however gruesome, or no, we won't for national security reasons or to avoid a backlash against the soldiers stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. What's the problem with that? The conspiracy theorists will still say the pictures are doctored no matter what. We should be focused on holding Pakistan accountable for harboring this criminal in their country for so long. Cut off their aid until we get answers. Since when do Muslim sensitivities trump transparency to the American people?

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