The Morning After the State Before [turning the page]

Steyn Online ^ | January 21, 2015 | Mark Steyn

[Cincinatus' Wife]

If they ever put a bullet in your brain I'll complain.

Obama's strategy for the rest of the world is to "turn the page" on it. Libya, where he chose to go to war, is now a failed state. Syria, where he drew a red line, has some 200,000 dead. ISIS, which he dismissed as the junior varsity of jihad, controls half of Iraq and Syria and is executing US citizens live on camera and auctioning Japanese hostages for a fifth of a billion dollars. In West Africa, to whom his wife held up a pouty-faced cardboard hastag #BringBackOurGirls, the girls haven't been brought back and Boko Haram are setting up a local variant of an ISIS state. In Iran, where he claimed he'd halted their nuclear program, their stockpile of enriched uranium has increased since his so-called deal. Al-Qaeda, which he said for years was" on the run", has just pulled off a high-profile mass murder in Paris that struck at the heart of a core western value

[Slings and Arrows]

Steyn ping.

[Rennes Templar]

His foreign policy is a disaster, but to watch the MSM, you would think all these things happen in a vacuum, that Obama has nothing to do with any of it. He has media immunity.

[Rummyfan]

RBG was clearly enthralled....

[Rummyfan]

Obama's strategy for the rest of the world is to "turn the page" on it. Libya, where he chose to go to war, is now a failed state. Syria, where he drew a red line, has some 200,000 dead. ISIS, which he dismissed as the junior varsity of jihad, controls half of Iraq and Syria and is executing US citizens live on camera and auctioning Japanese hostages for a fifth of a billion dollars. In West Africa, to whom his wife held up a pouty-faced cardboard hastag #BringBackOurGirls, the girls haven't been brought back and Boko Haram are setting up a local variant of an ISIS state. In Iran, where he claimed he'd halted their nuclear program, their stockpile of enriched uranium has increased since his so-called deal. Al-Qaeda, which he said for years was" on the run", has just pulled off a high-profile mass murder in Paris that struck at the heart of a core western value – freedom of speech.

But so what? Obama's turned his page: This was the first State of the Union in 13 years not to mention al-Qaeda.

[Rummyfan]

More Mark Steyn:

The Penis Mightier Than the Sword"

[Senator_Blutarski]

His foreign policy is a disaster, but to watch the MSM, you would think all these things happen in a vacuum, that Obama has nothing to do with any of it. He has media immunity.

Being the first black President has its advantages: Results don't matter. He meant well...

[Senator_Blutarski]

Ruth is praying for the end of the speech.

[Tupelo]

As a huge Steyn fan, I tried to listen to the interview. But alas, they were speaking Canadian, which I don’t understand. Eh?

[bdog2995]

I’m not surprised one bit. Everything is going as planned for him and the DEMONRATS. Did you hear in “ The State of Illusion “ speech where he said “I swore an oath to do what I think is best for the USA” ? He never ceases to amaze me with his belligerence! Good Luck America. He’s going to get us all killed.

[JLS]

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Thanks for the pings Slings and Arrows.

[GOPJ]

Thanks JLS

[basil]

Steyn is one of my favorites! Thanks for the ping!