Iraq - Another Obama Failure

This will be short and sweet today.  I don't feel really well.  But, I had to comment on the deteriorating status of the Iraqi government to Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS),  an offshoot of Al Qaeda.  ISIS is marching through Iraq like Sherman marched through Atlanta with terrifying results.  Unlike General Sherman, the murderous ISIS is taking no prisoners.  They are murdering Iraqi soldiers by the thousands.  ISIS controls a large part of Syria and now hope to, at the very least, control northern Iraq. 

Obama: A License to KIll?

The New York Times reported this week of a top secret "kill list" of which President Obama is the judge, jury and executioner.  According to the article, Obama signs off on every drone kill in Yeman, Somalia and Pakistan, a country that hates us right now.  In this list, there are a few people who are considered Americans.  As such, they are afforded "due process" under the law.  However, President Obama is ignoring this basic precept of U.S. law.  "Senator Obama" heavily criticized President George W. Bush for allowing "water boarding" to be utilized as a torture method to gain important information from captured terrorists.  The liberal media (including the New York Times) joined in with swift and unrelenting condemnation of President Bush.  Even with this report on the "kill list," most major newspapers have not criticized President Obama.  So, apparently, killing terrorists is considered moral and the right thing to do now.  But, torturing them with water boarding?  Oh, God forbid!  Can everyone see how hypocritical the liberals are now?  Can everyone see what a double-standard they have?  How can anyone have credibility if they cannot condemn Obama for his unilateral action on this purported "kill list?" 

President Obama does not have the experience or training to make the call on who to kill in this manner.  Sure, he gets advice from top military officials.  But, he is the one who makes the ultimate call.  Obama can and does overrule the military on selective targets.  Obama did not learn, during his time as a community organizer, which targets provided a target rich environment.  President Obama takes credit whenever highly ranked Taliban or al qaeda officials are taken out by drone attack.  However, I notice he shies away from the drone attack whenever innocent civilians are killed.  That is typical Obama.  Take all the credit, shrug off the mistakes as the fault of someone else.  It was reported, last month, if the military failed to take out Osama bin Laden last year, he was going to blame the military.   What a great leader we have.  With Harry Truman, the buck stops here.  With Barack Obama, the buck stops somewhere else, but not here.