Yet less than a decade ago the Bush administration was warning us of Syria’s Assad. Strangely though, there was no “Call to Action.”
The exact opposite, in fact. Many of the same “Hawks” of today were “doves” not too long ago. In 2005 then Senator Obama grilled Ambassador John Bolton regarding Syria. Bolton was trying to warn us of Syria’s progress in developing WMD and that they would pose a threat to the Middle East region and beyond. Obama accused Bolton of “pushing the envelope” and “seeking to have intelligence conform to your views and that is not good for America’s national security.” Really Senator? Sen. Obama then stated, “with respect to assessments of threats in Syria . . . we can’t afford to cry wolf. When we say there is a threat, people have to believe us.” If the situation were so serious, this would be comedy gold. He went on to compare it to the overstatement of Iraq’s WMD program. Lest we forget, every intelligence service in the world was convinced of Iraq’s WMD program, which resulted in Bush’s coalition. Where is Barry’s coalition? I’m just asking. During the Bush years, Obama, Biden, Kerry and the rest were all for diplomacy. That would win the day. In 2007, then Senator Joe Biden speaking of Syria was all for, “diplomacy, which is not about paying a price but finding a way to protect our interests without engaging in military conflict.”
Read more: http://politicaloutcast.com/2013/09/senator-obama-democrats-said-syria/#ixzz2eADZpaTM
The exact opposite, in fact. Many of the same “Hawks” of today were “doves” not too long ago. In 2005 then Senator Obama grilled Ambassador John Bolton regarding Syria. Bolton was trying to warn us of Syria’s progress in developing WMD and that they would pose a threat to the Middle East region and beyond. Obama accused Bolton of “pushing the envelope” and “seeking to have intelligence conform to your views and that is not good for America’s national security.” Really Senator? Sen. Obama then stated, “with respect to assessments of threats in Syria . . . we can’t afford to cry wolf. When we say there is a threat, people have to believe us.” If the situation were so serious, this would be comedy gold. He went on to compare it to the overstatement of Iraq’s WMD program. Lest we forget, every intelligence service in the world was convinced of Iraq’s WMD program, which resulted in Bush’s coalition. Where is Barry’s coalition? I’m just asking. During the Bush years, Obama, Biden, Kerry and the rest were all for diplomacy. That would win the day. In 2007, then Senator Joe Biden speaking of Syria was all for, “diplomacy, which is not about paying a price but finding a way to protect our interests without engaging in military conflict.”
Read more: http://politicaloutcast.com/2013/09/senator-obama-democrats-said-syria/#ixzz2eADZpaTM