Posted on 04/16/2010 7:09:06 AM PDT by Tulsa Ramjet
"It is a vital national security interest of the United States to reduce these conflicts because whether we like it or not, we remain a dominant military superpower, and when conflicts break out, one way or another we get pulled into them," Obama said. "And that ends up costing us significantly in terms of both blood and treasure."
"That's one of the more incredible statements I've ever heard a president of the United States make in modern times," McCain, a Vietnam veteran and former prisoner of war, told Fox News.
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Fox is losing my viewership. I can get unfiltered news here at FR, without the anxiety.
We have a traitorous Marxist president whether we like it or not (and we don't!).
“We have to prepare for the day when America is not the predominant super power.” - Madeline Halfbright
<< Obama: America a Superpower Whether We Like It or Not >>
Count me as one who likes it.
Can’t imagine why the President of the United States WOULDN’T like it. What is he saying, “Gee, I wish we were a second rate power?,” or, “I wish Iran was more powerful than us?”
What a pathetic president he is. He’s making Jimmy Carter look good.
More like Russia and the ChiComs.
Must be playing to the Ron Paul crowd here, who see us as a potential Switzerland.
BO & MO must constantly undermine their superiors in order to convince the community of illiterates that they have the upper hand when it comes to power and intelligence. Clearly, BO has always had a deep-seated hatred for his intellectual superiors, which means he hates the majority of people.
He acted stupidly
Yes, by revealing his inner thoughts. They try hard not to do so. It was reminiscent of his "we need to spread the wealth" comment to Joe the Plumber.
Barack gave under 6% of his $5.5million income in 2006 to charity. HE needs to spread HIS wealth around more.
Which brings to mind, what happened to his claim he was going to “gift” the $1,000,000 Nobel Peace Prize money?
And Michelle Obama needs to go on a diet and stop telling us that WE are eating poorly.
What an idiot. Obviously, he doesn’t like it. He ‘s a kid who doesn’t know how to handle power and is uncomfortable with it.
Obama keeps this up and he will join the long line of Dem presidents like Kennedy and Johnson who get us into wars they have no plan for winning.
His bowing to foreign dignataries says it all.Invites aggression. He is a treasonous POS. A laying down, cock the leg, piddle on your shoes dog, who happens to be in command of the greatest military in the world, ,and he intents to abuse and misuse it.
We will be at war if he is allowed to "rule" much longer.
Take your pick:Russia,, N. Korea, China, or Israel, or all of them. Obama will not wage war with any Muslim country , even if it kicked him in the face. There is too much tourism going on beteen US MUslims and Pakistan, and Yemen, for example.
Show pretender Obama to the door. Exit.
His loyalties are NOT to America and Capitalism.
I would love to have these America-hating SOBS live in a number of places overseas that I have visited. Where dictators and poverty rule. They would be crying like little babies in 48 hours.
He knows what to do with power. Destroy America and punish successful Americans.
In foreign policy, he’s always had a hard-on for invading Pakistan. They were mean to him when he visited there on his Indonesian passport as a kid or something.
Quite the leftist, he is. Butter and guns.
Must be a typo in there - it should say, "whether YOU like it or not, we remain a dominant military superpower,
I always enjoy nailing the "America is a bully" types by telling them that a giant asteroid has wiped out the entire US, clear up to the borders and oceans. "Now, just WHO do you want to fill the void?" and then go down the list as to how others acted when they were on top, asking each time, "How about them?". They either clam up or walk away muttering "right wing loon".
‘Whether We Like It or Not’
Guys like Barry have never liked it.
He and I grew up at the same time and I think I understand him. In the years between the fall of Saigon and the rise of Reagan we were all being taught that America was no longer going to be a superpower and we should all celebrate.
American Exceptionalism was over so we should all give thanks for our Government Cheese, go home, put on a sweater and learn to enjoy being Swedes. Obama clearly has bought into this line of thought hook, line and sinker.
When Reagan came along and blew their plan into little tiny bits the RAGE was highly palpable. They have been stewing and plotting since at least 1980 to get this country back to where they had us in the late 70’s.
Most Americans only care about US being a superpower insofar as it means we can protect ourselves from bad guys abroad. Most Americans just want to be free and left alone.
Otherwise, look what it’s brought us: debt, endless entanglements with backstabbing and freeloading “allies”, blowback, cleaning up other country’s messes (Russia’s in Afghanistan, UK’s in Iraq) and bloated government. It’s a bottomless pit.
Obama has a point.
Ron Paul has a point.
George Washington had a point, when he warned us against foreign entaglements in his farewell address. His perspective was that we should be more like Switzerland — trade with everyone and not get involved in everyone’s problems (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington’s_Farewell_Address):
“Washington goes on to urge the American people to take advantage of their isolated position in the world, and avoid attachments and entanglements in foreign affairs, especially those of Europe, which he argues have little or nothing to do with the interests of America. He argues that it makes no sense for the American people to wage war on European soil when their isolated position and unity will allow them to remain neutral and focus on their own affairs. As a result, Washington argues that the country should avoid permanent alliance with all foreign nations, although temporary alliances during times of extreme danger may be necessary, but does say that current treaties should be honored although not extended. (Despite his claim that current alliances should be honored, Washington had in fact through the Proclamation of Neutrality not honored the Treaty of Alliance, which promised aid in case the French were ever attacked by the British.)
Washington wraps up his foreign policy stance by advocating free trade with all nations arguing that trade links should be established naturally and the role of the government should be limited to insuring stable trade, defending the rights of American merchants, and any provisions necessary to insure that the government is able to insure the conventional rules of trade.”
Being a “superpower” has only sapped our strength economically and militarily, and as a country and weakened our Constitution and our founding principles. It’s allowed big government to get bigger at the expense of all of our freedoms.
uh...whatever.
Obama and Ron Paul has no point.
You get involved if you have national interest involved. That includes economic and security. However you decide that is up to you. The idea that we can just retreat to your shoreline and raise signs “no new taxes” and forget about what is happening around us is ludicrous at the least. No doubt we have gotten involved in some pretty stupid things, but come on. Stick our heads in the sand while Rome burns? We did that with our intelligence services in the nineties and look where that got us.
Are you in high school?
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