Storming Embassies, Killing Ambassadors and 'Smart' Diplomacy

NRO The Corner ^ | September 12, 2012 | Victor David Hanson

[Unam Sanctam]

The attacks on the U.S. embassy yesterday in Cairo and the storming of the American consulate in Libya, where the U.S. ambassador was murdered along with three staff members — and the initial official American reaction to the mayhem — are all reprehensible, each in their own way. Let us sort out this terrible chain of events.

Timing: The assaults came exactly on the eleventh anniversary of bin Laden’s and al-Qaeda’s attack on America. If there was any doubt about the intent of the timing, the appearance of black al-Qaedist flags among the mobs removed it. The chanting of Osama bin Laden’s name made it doubly clear who were the heroes of the Egyptian mob. Why should we be surprised by the lackluster response of the Egyptian and Libyan “authorities” to protect diplomatic sanctuaries, given the nature of the “governments” in both countries? One of the Egyptian demonstration’s organizers was Mohamed al-Zawahiri, the brother of the top deputy to Osama bin Laden, and a planner of the 9/11 attacks, which were led by Mohamed Atta, an Egyptian citizen. In Libya, the sick violence is reminding the world that the problem in the Middle East is not dictators propped up by the U.S. — Qaddafi was an archenemy of the U.S. — but the proverbial Arab Street that can blame everything and everyone, from a cartoon to a video, for the wages of its own self-induced pathologies. So far, all the Arab Spring is accomplishing is removing the dictatorial props and authoritarian excuses for grass roots Middle East madness.

[Travis McGee]

Here is the 12-minute video trailer that is driving the muslim world and our own libtards (more) insane.

http://youtu.be/qmodVun16Q4

[Individual Rights in NJ]

These stories and world events no longer provoke any feelings from me. It is not a tragedy or sad, or an outrage, or unfortunate. It is the norm, exactly what most rational people (very few of rational people actually reside in our government) would expect and did expect to happen. It is complete foolishness to surmise any other projection. Why would you have civilians in a country like this Why cooperate on any thing in a country like this with people like them (they don't hide in the least what they stand for and who they are). Why help them in a revolution of someone who easily prevented things like this? And finally, why not simply use the weapons we the people pay for to send messages in advance or at the very least in response to this behavior, both at the perpatrators and the power structure that cannot keep things like this from happening? We are the fools, it is our fault for making these dump decisions and when we do make the dumb decisions not following up with appropriate strength in our response. Words are Wind, Weapons are fire. In conclusion, I'll pray for the man's family, but it is really a big 'ol --- move along nothing to see here....truly. We either get a grasp on how to lead the world, or stop leading and withdraw to our fortress, either has strong benefits, and some minuses but they will prevent non-sense and fake news like this from happening. Day by day our govnerment, regardless of party, looses more and more legitimacy to the overwhelming portion of us citizen's who don't derive our income one way or another from the current government structure here (and that include pundits, yes, even conservative ones). YAWN YAWN YAWN.

[kabar]

One would have thought that the Obama administration had learned something from the Rushdie fatwa and prophet cartoon incidents. This initial official American diplomatic reaction — to condemn the supposed excess of free speech in the United States, as if the government is responsible for the constitutionally-protected expression of a few private American citizens, while the Egyptian government is not responsible for a mass demonstration and violence against an embassy of the United States — is not just shameful, but absurd. The author of this American diplomatic statement should be fired immediately — as well as any diplomatic personnel who approved it. Obviously our official representatives overseas do not understand, or have not read, the U.S. Constitution. And if the administration claims the embassy that issued the appeasing statement did so without authority, then we have a larger problem with freelancing diplomats who across the globe weigh in with statements that supposedly do not reflect official policy. Note, however, that the initial diplomatic communiqué is the logical extension of this administration’s rhetoric

[karnage]

Romney better get tough. This is not a time for caution in defending America.

[dalebert]

this all took place on 911..bet it was planned for a long time.

[Individual Rights in NJ]

Ugg, sorry for the poor formatting and typoes- the bain of my mobile posting is lack of proper HTML and auto-correct typoes (along with my own).

[Dick Bachert]

Obama’s Statement on the Muslim attacks on American missions

To all my Muslim friends. Peace be unto you in the name of Mohammed, blessed be his name.

If you MUST kill Americans, please try to refrain from hacking their bodies to pieces as it makes them difficult to identify.

Thank you.

Statement from Mitt Romney

American Embassies are AMERICAN SOIL. If you attack another American Embassy, unlike in Cairo where you morons violated our territory and destroyed property and where the Marine sentries were ordered by the Muslim friendly Obama administration to STAND DOWN, our security forces will FIRE FOR EFFECT. If necessary, I will dispatch carrier based air cover and additional ground forces to protect our people and remove them from your clutches.

The Marine Hymn contains the line “…to the shores of Tripoli.” If you wish to continue your insane tribal and sectarian madness, we will be back just long enough to bring out every American citizen then leave you to your national insanity until you’re all dead.

[detective]

If someone had said 4 years ago that U.S. embassies could be seized and the Obama Administration would do absolutely nothing the MSM would have gone crazy. If it was said that U.S. ambassadors and embassy personal could be killed and the Obama Administration would do absolutely nothing they would be ridiculed.

The Obama Administration considers it is to be acceptable to kill U.S. ambassadors and to take over U.S. embassies.

Can you imagine how bad it will be if Obama is reelected.

[MrB]

There has to be some way to go Reagan on 0bama.

Bammers is obviously a Muslim sympathizer, though stating that outright will get you the “extreme” label, this is just the reality of the society today.

[dfwgator]

I was told that if I voted for McCain we would have the entire Middle East against us....well I voted for McCain and darn if they weren’t right.

[cpdiii]

Obama destroyed a murderous tyrannical regime that posed no threat to the United States. It was replaced by a murderous tyrannical regime THAT IS A THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES.

Obama is 100% familiar with the Muslim World and he knows who and what the Muslim Brotherhood and Al Qaeda is. Actually about the only thing Obama is totally competent in is the understanding of the Muslim World.

This begs the question, WHY DID HE HAVE QADDAFI OVERTHROWN? WHY DID HE GIVE SUPPORT TO THOSE THAT OVER THREW MUBARAK IN EGYPT. WHY HAS EVER GROUP THAT HE HAS BACKED IN THE MIDDLE EAST HATE THE UNITED STATES. WHOSE SIDE IS OBAMA ON???????????

[crazydad]

That was cheezy but funny as shi-! Fu— the Mooslims and Fu— our government.

[SaraJohnson]

Depictions of this crazy “prophet” need to become so common and daily, that the outrage spreads itself thin and burns itself out. You react with more free speech when the islamists threaten and riot, mistaking themselves for the religious bosses of everyone.

Globalism does not work. We are not “the world” and the world is not the West. It is an elitist self serving, and murderous cultural and economic ideology.

If we did not have cowards and traitors leading the West, Muslims would know the risk of crossing lines with us. They would be careful around us rather than us being careful around them.