tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719362718346107647.post2980203256762063891..comments2024-03-16T09:11:27.097-04:00Comments on GrEaT sAtAn"S gIrLfRiEnD: The Outreach Year 3GrEaT sAtAn'S gIrLfRiEnDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760252542953109449noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719362718346107647.post-34235999827026386342012-06-26T13:07:56.734-04:002012-06-26T13:07:56.734-04:00Hi Rob, idk 44 really intended for anyone to think...Hi Rob, idk 44 really intended for anyone to think he would offer up Little Satan on a silver platter. Got a link for that?<br /><br />A case could be made tho that 44 <i>did think a lot about taming Little Satan"s power</i> (ala Dr Walt"s risible meme about <a href="http://greatsatansgirlfriend.blogspot.com/2009/10/taming-american-power.html" rel="nofollow">"Taming American Power")</a><br /><br />Elise is correct in her analysis. 44 has made a difference during the Arab Spring mostly by not making a difference. By failing to decisively use aid, diplomatic influence and military power to support the removal of dictators and the beginning of democratic transformation, he has helped tip the balance toward the old regimes — or chaos. No, the mess is not his fault. But he deserves a share of the blameGrEaT sAtAn'S gIrLfRiEnDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09760252542953109449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719362718346107647.post-9479314586953625312012-06-26T03:52:47.367-04:002012-06-26T03:52:47.367-04:00Obama is unpopular with the Muslim world for these...Obama is unpopular with the Muslim world for these reasons,IMO:<br /><br />1)After the Cairo speech, the Arabs expected Obama to deliver the Jews of Israel on a platter. He couldn't. They don't understand that even though Obama would have <i>loved</i> to, congress and more important the American people wouldn't go along with it. Nor did the Israelis, in spite of all the threats and bluster.<br /><br />2) The Saudis and others who have traditionally been US allies ( or at least, responsive to our interests) looked at how Obama treated the Israelis and Mubarak and realized he was weak and untrustworthy. His appeasement efforts and weakness RE: Iran underlined that. In that part of the world, people respect the strong horse.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332213651195340500noreply@blogger.com