Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Hey ISIS...Knock Knock

Finally, after a much anticipated action, Mr. Obama has acted directly toward ISIS.  Yesterday, the US along with other opposition forces carried out multiple airstrikes in Syria, attacking ISIS compounds and hideouts.  I am so very glad that Obama decided to take care of business for a change.  Maybe since yesterday was the first day of fall, it was a little too chilly for him to hit the golf course.  I wonder though in the back of my mind, if his intentions are in the right spot?  Did he authorize these attacks to protect American citizens, or is it because the mid-term elections are just six weeks away and he needed to do something to make himself and his party look better?  Keep in mind, he issued the call to strike just after congress left town for recess.  Also, if he did issue this attack purely for political reasoning, that would be yet another violation of the constitution.  In any aspect, he finally did something that needed to be done.

I am amazed that a man who studied the constitution and constitutional law so in depth, seems to have no knowledge of it whatsoever.  Or just maybe, he has so much knowledge of it that he knows exactly how to do something and get by with it.  You choose the route you want to take on that, but I am going with the latter. 

My thoughts on Mr. Obama and his intentions have varied over the last several years.  First off, I didn't want the “change” he spoke of in 2008.  America is the greatest country on earth, why would we want change?  Also, I have teetered tottered back and forth on the intentions side of things.  I have stated before, that I did not believe Mr. Obama wanted to destroy America.  I thought he may just have surrounded himself with the wrong people, therefore making all these bad decisions.  However, his actions over the past several months have made me change my opinion.  I do believe that he wants to destroy America.  Why does he simply not care and anything or anyone?  It took months to act on ISIS, all policies enacted by him are failures, he ignores the border, he ignores Benghazi and the IRS scandal, and he has no respect for our military.  Just today, as he exited Marine one, he saluted our Marines with a latte in hand!!  Seriously?  You do not have enough gratitude to salute the men and women who protect YOU???
 
When we were at war in Iraq under George W. Bush, he flew on Air Force One, in the dead of the night, unseen by any radar, and had Thanksgiving dinner with the troops there.  He then flew back home to the White House by morning.  He did this, with no cameras, no media, nothing.  Even his closest cabinet members were wondering where he was.  Now, look what we have…

As I look around, I cannot help but to feel saddened by all of this.  I love my country as you all know, but I cannot stand watching it torn apart from within.  Just like a true blooded American though, I keep my head high and knee pads on hand, knowing that in the end, we will still reign supreme, but we MUST change the way we think.  We MUST get back to what our founding fathers believed.  Just tonight, I was speaking with a friend of mine about Benjamin Franklin.  Benjamin Franklin was considered the most non-religious of all the founding fathers, but was once documented saying:
“I have lived Sir a long time, but the longer I live, the more I realize that God deals in the affairs of man, and if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, how can a country rise without His aid?"

If this came from the most non-religious, just imagine how the others believed.

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