Putin is bombing America's allies in Syria. Is Obama responding appropriately?
It is a disgrace how he is failing to respond. Putin knows he can easily get away with it because it is clear that Obama doesn't care about US national interests.
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BeckyRomero
I really don't think Syria is an important national interest. If Obama isn't willing to keep troops in Afghanistan to fight the Taliban, why should we get into a shooting war with Russia?
Putin respects strength. If we had a President who would demonstrate some, he would make the necessary adjustments because he knows his military is no match for ours.
Syria matters to the US because it is against our national interest for a radical Islamist caliphate to take root in the Middle East. The reason we see this upsurge in violence by Islamists all over the world, including the West, is because Obama's unwillingness to destroy Islamic State has caused the innumerable Islamic fanatics to believe that now is the time appointed by Allah for Muslims to slaughter the infidels.
Syria matters to the US because it is against our national interest for a radical Islamist caliphate to take root in the Middle East. The reason we see this upsurge in violence by Islamists all over the world, including the West, is because Obama's unwillingness to destroy Islamic State has caused the innumerable Islamic fanatics to believe that now is the time appointed by Allah for Muslims to slaughter the infidels.
BeckyRomero
"Putin respects strength. If we had a President who would demonstrate some, he would make the necessary adjustments because he knows his military is no match for ours."
First of all, we DON'T have a president who knows how to "demonstrate strength."
And second, please don't suggest Obama could learn how in the next 16 months. Because I don't trust him in charge of our nation's military, which he has gutted.
Yes, "Obama's unwillingness to destroy Islamic State" has emboldened "innumerable Islamic fanatics." Hopefully, Russian bombs and missiles will kill a good many of them.
Putin is trying to prop up Assad. In the end he will fail unless he takes out quite a number of those fanatics that Obama has failed to do.
First of all, we DON'T have a president who knows how to "demonstrate strength."
And second, please don't suggest Obama could learn how in the next 16 months. Because I don't trust him in charge of our nation's military, which he has gutted.
Yes, "Obama's unwillingness to destroy Islamic State" has emboldened "innumerable Islamic fanatics." Hopefully, Russian bombs and missiles will kill a good many of them.
Putin is trying to prop up Assad. In the end he will fail unless he takes out quite a number of those fanatics that Obama has failed to do.