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September 2, 2010

Prime Time Obama: Self-Congratulatory and Self-Delusional

Jim Kouri, CPP

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On Fox News Channel's top-rated Fox & Friends, host Gretchen Carlson would not allow the White House press secretary to do what his ilk to do best: revise history . 
 
Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs, during what he obviously believed was  a Tuesday morning spin session, attempted to evade and avoid direct questions about President Barack Obama's and Vice President Joe Biden attempting to take political credit for the current "highly stable" situation in Iraq that is allowing tens of thousands of American warriors to return home.
 
Most Americans welcomed the announcement that US-led combat operations in Iraq were over, and that the last combat unit was to be sent home. Last night, when President Obama addressed the nation via live television, he obviously counted on the short memories of the American people in his attempt to garner credit. 
 
At the same time, officials at the public-interest group Move America Forward congratulated these brave troops and greeted them as heroes. They also also called on the Obama Administration to do the right thing, and give credit where it is due.
 
"He [Obama] should thank George W. Bush for enabling victory in Iraq, in addition to the troops who and won the war, despite Obama's opposition to the successful war strategy," stated a press release from the group.
 
"In 2007, the War on Terror was raging worse than ever in Iraq, the outlook for the American public was grim, and too many of our precious troops were hurt or being killed in battle.  Politicians on the left began piling on their attacks on both President Bush and the mission, putting their own political gain ahead of the lives of our troops," their statement said. 
 
In his re-election campaign, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is hoping Nevada voters forget that he personally surrendered to the terrorists and gave a huge morale boost and symbolic victory to the enemy when he said, "I believe this war is lost. The surge is not accomplishing anything."
 
Then-Senator Barack Obama himself predicted that the surge would not help in Iraq.  “In fact, I think it will do the opposite” he said, predicting that our troops would make matters worse! Later he would say "The surge is not working" and believed our efforts in Iraq would fail.
 
Officials at Move America Forward are doing what the lap-dancing news media won't do: Point to the politicians -- like Harry Reid -- who hope Americans forget their foolish statements, as they now join President Obama in taking credit for the victory that was made possible through the sheer determination of President George W. Bush, along with the courage and dedication of our brave troops who called him Commander-in-Chief.

What has become clear is that politicians stand ready to denounce the troops the moment things get tough, and then rush in to claim victory after the shooting stops and the battle is won. 
 
"I recall Senator Dick Durbin calling our troops 'stormtroopers' and terrorist detention centers 'gulags.' And Senator John Kerry accused our military of terrorizing women and children in the dark of night. But I'm not expecting Katie Couric and the rest of the Obama water-carriers to remind Americans of this outrageous duplicity," said former intelligence officer and police detective Mike Snopes. 
 
"Now our great Lecturer-in-Chief Obama is trying to claim victory for a mission he actively opposed, and many in his administration now have attempted to take credit for victory in Iraq," added officials from Move America Forward. 
 
What is angering many is Americans is Vice President Joe Biden calling the outcome of the Iraq war “one of the great achievements of this administration.” trying to argue that Obama and his administration deserve more credit than President Bush or even the troops who fought the war!
 
Yet when Bush was making the hard decisions to stay the course in Iraq, it was Biden who said "The whole notion that the surge is working is fantasy."

The truth is that if Obama and Biden had been in charge, America would have already lost the Iraq war, and suffered dearly the consequences. But history has proven Reid, Biden, and Obama to be dead wrong, as it was precisely the strategic surge that allowed American forces to regain momentum in Iraq, and continue their fight to liberate the Iraqi people from under the tyrannical rule of Saddam Hussein. 
 
Obama has done only one thing right, according to Move America Forward officials: He followed the plan of action laid out by Bush and his generals before Obama took office. By sticking to that blueprint, Obama has been fortunate to preside over a great military achievement rather than a defeat.
 
FamilySecurityMatters.org Contributing Editor Jim Kouri, CPP is currently fifth vice-president of the National Association of Chiefs of Police and he's a columnist for The Examiner (examiner.com) and New Media Alliance (thenma.org).  In addition, he's a blogger for the Cheyenne, Wyoming Fox News Radio affiliate KGAB (www.kgab.com). Jim Kouri also serves as political advisor for Emmy and Golden Globe winning actor Michael Moriarty. 
 

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I voted for Obama, he had hope and change. Now I realize I was wrong. Obama is a liar, he is a marxist, and he most likely was born in Kenya and there is no doubt he is a Muslim, with Ramadan dinner in the white house. I am embarrassed. The military needs to remove Obama and his marxist group, as they are breaking the constitution into pieces and spitting all over it. I will not vote my party democrat for years to come.

posted by: Gordon
Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 08:49 PM

I believe Obama is from Kenya and a devoted muslim, he has one agenda and thats to destroy America, I didn't vote for him and wouldn't have if he had been a Repbulican, he fooled a lot of voter's and hopefully those that voted for him the first time will open thier eye's and not make the same mistake twice, but some will vote for him just because their democratic...biggest mistake ever! Liberal's are blind when it comes to their God!

posted by: Nancy Brown
Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 11:03 PM

Anyone who expected that a politician that came from the gutter politics of the Chicago Democrats would be any better than his colleagues was delusional when he voted. The press need only have looked into this man's background to have saved us from this creature, but they needed a fantasy for the times and surrendered our country to him.

posted by: George
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 10:42 PM

obama told you what he was going to do to America, you didn't listen. You heard about obama's past, still you didn't listen. You learned that his father was muslim, his mother atheist, his "pastor" racist, again, you didn't listen.
Even when Hillary Clinton said that obama's past was nothing but a speech, guess what? You did not listen.
Listen now, obama hates commerce, America, Americans, White people, Christians, Jews, free thinking, small government,independence from government, and sadly, himself. Why else would a person ask for a job as badly as he did, only to vacate himself from it as many times as he has? Sixty rounds of golf? Six vacations? The first Moocher in Spain for six weeks on our dime? WTF?
If you voted for the Illegal alien-in-chief and are not having a voter remorse moment you are a zombie.
Sorry, an obamazombie.
" Change is sooooo cool, because it happens in the future!" Dumbass!

posted by: Illinois Minuteman
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 11:51 PM

GO MINUTMAN FROM ILLINOIS ,I AGREE WITH YOU A 100% ...I DID NOT VOTE FOR HiM AS SOON AS I SAW HIM .I SAID A PHAROE IN A 3 PIECE SUIT, WHO IS WEARIN TWO FACES .....JG

posted by: JG
Sunday, September 5, 2010 at 10:23 AM

Obama was likely born in Kenya which at that time was
still under British rule which is why no birth certificate.....GB will not share this info.....

posted by: Nancy
Thursday, September 9, 2010 at 01:09 PM