Posted on 11/15/2015 5:17:19 AM PST by jimbo123
On Thursday, President Barack Obama declared in an interview that ISIS had been "contained," asserting that the terror cell had been stalled in Iraq and Syria.
The next day, ISIS claimed responsibility for one of the worst terror attacks in European history, shattering what had been a growing sense of momentum in the global fight against extremists and driving home the frightening ability of ISIS to inspire and possibly coordinate attacks outside their power base in Iraq and in Syria.
"We, including the President, have said from beginning the fight against ISIL would be long and have both good and bad days," according to a senior administration official pressed to explain the disconnect between Obama's comments and the spectacular set of coordinated attacks that stunned Europe and killed more than 120 people out on a Paris Friday night.
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Only weak targeted drone attacks when he can no longer say "Stand Down".
You know the press is gone into full cover obummos butt mode when they need four reporters to spin the unspinnable
It’s uncanny - kind of like whenever Al Gore shows up for a globull warming confab, there is record breaking cold, ice and snow in the confab location. — randita
The timing was spectacular....like a lightning bolt sent from above — nuconvert
Obama was giving ISIS the go-signal.
Maybe we need a new thread for more examples? ha
ISIL? What the hell you talkin, Willis?
Check out this video by the
on posted their briefing on Middle East and North Africa on November 13, 2015 ===>ff 23:43 to pick up where Elliot Chodoff, http://tinyurl.com/oobbkeh an Israeli political and military analyst specializing in the Middle East conflict and the global war on terrorists discusses the complications of Syria's war(s).
Partial transcript:
Elliot Chodoff: "That was the good news, now we can talk about the bad news, right? In many ways, Syria is Libya on steroids ~ for a few reasons. Before I talk, let me go into the Syrian aspects of it. Syria, I think, is maybe the only place where ~ from an Israeli perspective ~ you can stand on a spot on the Golan Heights and the sweep of 120 degrees see Hizballah, al Qaeda, al Nusra, and some 50 jihadi organizations with the Syrian army in the mix in the middle. It's quite a menu. Frank (Gaffney) mentioned before, I think the Congressman (Pete Hoekstra) did as well, that there is no strategy. I think there is a good reason for that, & you touched on it.THERE'S NO STRATEGY BECAUSE THERE IS NO OBJECTIVE. THERE IS NO OBJECTIVE BECAUSE THERE IS NO DEFINITION OF WHO THE ADVERSARY IS OR WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
**************compare & contrast that video segment against a recent clip from the HBO's hit series
in a scene in which the character Peter Quin, a black ops officer (played by Rupert Friend) is asked if our strategy in Syria is working.
Primary characters in this scene are
At the very least he is getting some really bad intel.
He acts like an IS team member. Anyone who feels obligated to protect the American people would not actively bring in hundreds of thousands of islamic young men with unknown backgrounds. Nor would they accept an open border.
Good idea. I would like to see a list through history, including very recent history.
Because taqiyya
You mean like GW Bush?
He was referring to the 10k that were contained in NO.
He’s probably a top guy in ISIS and that was the code word for “unleash the attacks.”
Probably knew there was chatter about an impending attack and was trying to get ahead of the game by finally authorizing the drone strike on jihadi john to deflect any blame from himself if and when it happened.
“Obama was giving ISIS the go-signal.”
This is what I’ve been saying as well. He knew the significance of the dates....it’s orchestrated from the top. The New World Order crew....
I hate to be so cynical but that crossed my mind too - was “contained” a trigger word? He’s a muslim, so I can’t put anything past him. You know, it’s not like he thinks he should “punish his enemies” or anything - like those evil French colonialists.
If he says something similar, and something immediately happens, we’ll know....my guess is England is next.
Because Obama is the real JV team.
CNN doing its bit to provide Leftist with some rhetorical ground to stand on when they try to defend the defenseless — Obama’s (alleged) foreign policy.
Why did obama declare isis contained? Because the left sees the world the way they wish it was; the right sees the world the way it is.
Makes ya think the halfrican knew the plans!
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