Firstly, if you've been reading recent blogs you might think I don't like America or Americans. You would be very mistaken. I do like them both and especially the spirit that they have shown and love of life and freedom that has epitomised the 'American way' for so long.
However that doesn't mean I can't be critical. The criticism comes from a good place though maybe a little bit of a selfish place. Selfish because right thinking people look to America for leadership and, I suppose, robust leadership, at that. As in, until recently, America and Americans could be relied upon to do the right thing and support the right thing, up to and including physical material support.. Now though we see different.
We see an America that is too weak to confront Russia over the Ukraine.
We see an America that, in spite of Obama's much vaunted 'pivot toward Asia', allows China to flex its very large military muscles against its neighbors, unchallenged. Maybe though, that is the price America must pay for being so much in China's debt?
We see America failing to wholeheartedly support Israel against the Hamas terrorist group. Israel's PrimeMinister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is bang on the money when he says that no nation can stand by and let rockets rain down on its people, day after day, without defending itself. Let's be clear, these rockets are not like the fireworks that are set-off on 4th of July or New Year. These pack a warhead of around 20 Kg of explosive material. That they have not killed thousands of Israeli civilians - Jews and Arabs - is down to the early warning systems, air raid shelters and the so called Iron Dome anti-missile defence system.
Incidentally one positive outcome of the recent campaign by Hamas, is that the main stream media seems to now be spending time and reporting on the effect of those rocket attacks on Israel and reporting on Hamas' use of civilian shields and civilian targets as launch sites! Previously, the MSM were solidly in the terrorists camp.
But I digress.
We see an America not even able to secure its own border. Don't worry, there isn't a flood of Canadians swooping down on the Northern states with all of their guns,better hockey players and maple leaf decals. No, it is the Southern border that is being flooded with illegal immigrants from Central America. By many accounts, these visitors are bringing serious communicable diseases with them alongside Latino gang members and drug syndicate criminals and, who knows, maybe the odd terrorist or twenty!
It doesn't take too many clicks, on a Twitter feed to find oneself in conspiracy lalaland but..... There are stories circulating that the Obama administration anticipated this 'invasion' as far back as January 2014 and certainly the availability of all of those Homeland Security buses, which are being used to transport the illegals around the country, suggests a prescience not usually apparent in the administration!
We see an America that allows a decorated US Marine (Andrew Tahmooressi) that made a mistake while driving (took the wrong road and couldn't U turn) and now languishes in a Mexican jail, to remain so, while swapping five very dangerous Taliban terrorists for a certainly damaged and likely a deserting US soldier (Bowe Bergdahl).
At the same time, on this military theme, the scandal at the Veterans Administration, continues. Indeed, President Obama wants Congress to approve $3.7Bn for aid for the illegal immigrants but isn't asking for an extra cent to provide decent care to those veterans who have loyally served the US.
Do you start to see what I am getting at? America has lost its way!
And that is before we look at the Administration's inability to manage its data! It must be incredibly worrying for Americans to know that the NSA and who knows how many other organisations are snooping upon them and to also know that agencies like the IRS are so incompetent that they can operate computers without damaging hard drives and losing e-mails etc.
Of course there are other scandals that are plaguing the USA, today. Benghazi, Fast and Furious, Bureau of Land Management, Common Core and ObamaCare, to name just a few.
I keep expecting the US Congress, the Senate and the House of Representatives to stand, almost as one (Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid and some of the other drinkers from Obama's Kool Aid stand excepted) and start impeachment proceedings against Obama but it isn't happening. I can only come to one conclusion.
The Congress is scared.
They are scared that there would be such a groundswell of opinion (not that they pay too much attention to that) and Obama would be removed from office. Their fear? When Obama goes, he is replaced by Joe Biden! On the 'right' the fear is that if Biden was also impeached, then the succession would fall to John Boehner, who many see as a 'RINO'.
Surely though, Biden has to be better than Obama? Biden would have to see Obama's impeachment as a chastening experience and a sign that the leftward lurch of America and its abandonment of its superpower role and responsibilities needs to stop. Don't you think? I just think that America has to take a chance on Biden. I am apprehensive but look at it this way. Biden is a Beltway politician. he understands that he needs to work both sides of the aisle to accomplish anything. He knows that America has been pulled in an un-natural direction by Obama, Jarret and the Alinsky followers that populate the White House. Joe also knows that politics isn't just about getting elected because of your skin colour, playing golf and taking vacations. He understands what America needs far better than Obama ever could. Can you imagine Biden going to a fund raiser, when a passenger plane containing US citizens is shot down over Eastern Ukraine?
Go on America, be bold (can't believe I am saying this!) - impeach Obama and get Biden - it has to be better than continuing downwards.
However that doesn't mean I can't be critical. The criticism comes from a good place though maybe a little bit of a selfish place. Selfish because right thinking people look to America for leadership and, I suppose, robust leadership, at that. As in, until recently, America and Americans could be relied upon to do the right thing and support the right thing, up to and including physical material support.. Now though we see different.
We see an America that is too weak to confront Russia over the Ukraine.
We see an America that, in spite of Obama's much vaunted 'pivot toward Asia', allows China to flex its very large military muscles against its neighbors, unchallenged. Maybe though, that is the price America must pay for being so much in China's debt?
We see America failing to wholeheartedly support Israel against the Hamas terrorist group. Israel's PrimeMinister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is bang on the money when he says that no nation can stand by and let rockets rain down on its people, day after day, without defending itself. Let's be clear, these rockets are not like the fireworks that are set-off on 4th of July or New Year. These pack a warhead of around 20 Kg of explosive material. That they have not killed thousands of Israeli civilians - Jews and Arabs - is down to the early warning systems, air raid shelters and the so called Iron Dome anti-missile defence system.
Incidentally one positive outcome of the recent campaign by Hamas, is that the main stream media seems to now be spending time and reporting on the effect of those rocket attacks on Israel and reporting on Hamas' use of civilian shields and civilian targets as launch sites! Previously, the MSM were solidly in the terrorists camp.
But I digress.
We see an America not even able to secure its own border. Don't worry, there isn't a flood of Canadians swooping down on the Northern states with all of their guns,better hockey players and maple leaf decals. No, it is the Southern border that is being flooded with illegal immigrants from Central America. By many accounts, these visitors are bringing serious communicable diseases with them alongside Latino gang members and drug syndicate criminals and, who knows, maybe the odd terrorist or twenty!
It doesn't take too many clicks, on a Twitter feed to find oneself in conspiracy lalaland but..... There are stories circulating that the Obama administration anticipated this 'invasion' as far back as January 2014 and certainly the availability of all of those Homeland Security buses, which are being used to transport the illegals around the country, suggests a prescience not usually apparent in the administration!
We see an America that allows a decorated US Marine (Andrew Tahmooressi) that made a mistake while driving (took the wrong road and couldn't U turn) and now languishes in a Mexican jail, to remain so, while swapping five very dangerous Taliban terrorists for a certainly damaged and likely a deserting US soldier (Bowe Bergdahl).
At the same time, on this military theme, the scandal at the Veterans Administration, continues. Indeed, President Obama wants Congress to approve $3.7Bn for aid for the illegal immigrants but isn't asking for an extra cent to provide decent care to those veterans who have loyally served the US.
Do you start to see what I am getting at? America has lost its way!
And that is before we look at the Administration's inability to manage its data! It must be incredibly worrying for Americans to know that the NSA and who knows how many other organisations are snooping upon them and to also know that agencies like the IRS are so incompetent that they can operate computers without damaging hard drives and losing e-mails etc.
Of course there are other scandals that are plaguing the USA, today. Benghazi, Fast and Furious, Bureau of Land Management, Common Core and ObamaCare, to name just a few.
I keep expecting the US Congress, the Senate and the House of Representatives to stand, almost as one (Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid and some of the other drinkers from Obama's Kool Aid stand excepted) and start impeachment proceedings against Obama but it isn't happening. I can only come to one conclusion.
The Congress is scared.
They are scared that there would be such a groundswell of opinion (not that they pay too much attention to that) and Obama would be removed from office. Their fear? When Obama goes, he is replaced by Joe Biden! On the 'right' the fear is that if Biden was also impeached, then the succession would fall to John Boehner, who many see as a 'RINO'.
Surely though, Biden has to be better than Obama? Biden would have to see Obama's impeachment as a chastening experience and a sign that the leftward lurch of America and its abandonment of its superpower role and responsibilities needs to stop. Don't you think? I just think that America has to take a chance on Biden. I am apprehensive but look at it this way. Biden is a Beltway politician. he understands that he needs to work both sides of the aisle to accomplish anything. He knows that America has been pulled in an un-natural direction by Obama, Jarret and the Alinsky followers that populate the White House. Joe also knows that politics isn't just about getting elected because of your skin colour, playing golf and taking vacations. He understands what America needs far better than Obama ever could. Can you imagine Biden going to a fund raiser, when a passenger plane containing US citizens is shot down over Eastern Ukraine?
Go on America, be bold (can't believe I am saying this!) - impeach Obama and get Biden - it has to be better than continuing downwards.
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