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Friday, August 30, 2013

David Cameron listens to his people, Obama doesn't!

UK PM David Cameron
A day ago, the leader of the only US strongest ally in the world did the right thing for his people by bringing before the UK parliament (House of Commons) a motion on the alleged chemical attack on civilians in a neighborhood inside war-torn Damascus, Syria. Parliamentarians voted in favor of not going to war and prime minister David Cameroon obliged - the people had spoken, no war! But what becomes of the president of the United State of America, Barrack Hussein Obama? He still hasn't made up his mind whether to begin bombing - hitting Syrian forces, or whether he should bring a resolution to Congress for a debate. So far, what Obama did is dancing around the issues and making a complete fool out of himself.

First mistake
An amateur leader is one that doesn't know how to use diplomacy and direct communication with foreign leaders; a rookie in the art of negotiation. Sometimes, using the negotiation argument of the former US strongest leader Ronald Reagan, you just have to use "aggression" as a bargaining tool. President Obama made a huge blunder in his reaction to the slaughter of innocent Syrians by drawing a red-line for which the US could act. And now that he is forced to act or risk becoming a total ass, tail-tucker, he still showing confusion and sending mixed messages to US allies and the American people. In the world of diplomacy, words mattered, and often times words do returned to but the butts them who uttered them. On the anniversary of his (Obama) red-line, a chemical attack struck civilian people including children, and whether the attack was carried out by elements of the Syrian forces or by rebels, it doesn't matter. What matters is Obama's red-line and how he reacted, and his failure to act - either way - is amateurism at best.


Second mistake
One of the strengths of a military leader turned president is that he/she knows how to maneuver using acquired military strategies, experiences and tactics as advantages on the negotiation front. President Obama lacked that and the experience of dealing with insane leaders around the world. He and his administration somehow leaked specific information about the US intention toward the Syrian forces and essentially weakening the US efforts.
1. Telling the national and international media that US is going to attack Syria as a response to the Chemical attack. Which means, Syria have time to hide his stockpile or moving them to strategic locations around government area in Syria, which essentially destroys the element of surprise.
2. Then he said that attack is not to remove Bashar al-Assad but to force him to the negotiation table though the war had been going on since 2012 until now. This is nothing but a simple "nudge" against a regime that slaughtered tens of thousands of Syrian people, thus, one can only conclude with the words of US renowned Psychiatrist Dr. Krauthammer who said we might as well "do nothing!"
3. Looking to the United Nations for resolutions when no one in the UNSC wanna take control over international crisis. A few hours ago, Obama expressed his profound disagreement toward UN leaders - accusing them of "passivity" and "inactivity" in their dealing of Syria. The president wants the international community to take up the leading role in this proposed attack on Syria, which, at this point is simply impossible, perhaps to cover his own behind. France showing tremendous disagreement but also being silent about the saga until now.

The Similarity Between Clinton and Obama 
Clinton in 2000
October 12, 2000, Al Qeada sent a small boat packed with explosions and struck the US carrier, USS Cole killing 17 sailors and injured 39 more. President Clinton, a man with striking similarities to President Obama in everything including lack of military experience, ordered missiles in the Gulf aimed toward "Afghanistan". And before he fired them, he sent a US negotiating team to Pakistan to ask them permission for the missiles to travel over Pakistan. Whether Clinton knew, or not, that the Afghanistan and Pakistan were strong allies by then, that decision to approach Pakistan turned out to be a huge mistake.While missiles on their way to Afghanistan, Osama Bin Laden's network, had already been tipped off and vacated the sites hours before the missiles fell on them. What  happened later was a more robust and sophisticated Al Qeada, empowered by the US inability to hit them effectively, determined to attack the US where ever and whenever possible. September 11, 2001, they hit the heart of America, the World Trace Center in New York city.
Obama is poised to do the same; preparing to do the same mistake. He had already told the world and Syria that the US is going to attack but not going to be long, and not intending on toppling Assad. This is a complete recipe for a failed military campaign that will only build up international hatred of America. What will happen after these cruise missiles hit Syrian government strong holds will be dead bodies of women and children. The international media will eat it up!

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