Hanson seems to believe that Obama is incompetent and trying to avoid confrontation because he weak. He says the White House made a mess. But he does not consider that the mess was made intentionally. In that case Obama is not incompetent but quite successful. If it was his intention to weaken the United States image, and to create strength in American enemies and to weaken its allies, and the economy by bringing more and more illegal aliens to drain taxpayer funds, he is wildly successful. Hanson assumes Obama acts in good faith. There is no evidence for that.
[From article]
Over the last five and a half years, America has had lots of clear choices, but the administration usually took the path of least short-term trouble, which has ensured long-term hardship.
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Any time Israel’s enemies have glimpsed growing distance in the U.S.–Israeli friendship, they seek only to pry it still wider. We see just that with terrorists in Gaza who launch hundreds of missiles into Israel on the expectation that the U.S. will broker a favorable deal that finds both sides equally at fault.
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the U.S. participated in a multi-nation bombing campaign and all but guaranteed that a failed state would be left on Europe’s doorstep. Now we have just closed our embassy in Tripoli and fled the country entirely.
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/384163/cost-american-indifference-victor-davis-hanson
JULY 31, 2014 12:00 AM
The Cost of American Indifference
By continually taking the path of least short-term trouble, the U.S. ensures long-term hardship.
By Victor Davis Hanson
By continually taking the path of least short-term trouble, the U.S. ensures long-term hardship.
By Victor Davis Hanson
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