Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Why our enemies want Obama to win

Leaders and dictators around the globe are praying that Barack Obama wins the American Presidential election in November. People such as Vladimir Putin, Hugo Chavez, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Kim Jong Il, and leaders within Hamas are praying that Obama wins the election. These are people that at the very least don't like us very much and at the most would like to see the United States destroyed and it's people die horrific deaths. Vladimir Putin would like nothing more than to see a weak America, an America that is unable to stand up to Russia in their bid to reform the former Soviet Union. Putin wants to forcefully regain control of former Soviet states such as Georgia and he knows that Obama would be more likely to appease Russia than McCain would. Hugo Chavez is a socialist and would view Barack Obama and and his various social programs as an important ally. Ahmadinejad has repeatedly stated that he wants to "wipe Israel off the map" and Iran is blatantly trying to develop a nuclear weapon that would certainly be used to do just that. Ahmadinejad knows that Barack Obama wont put the necessary pressure on his regime to cease its nuclear ambitions. Kim Jong Il is probably the most ruthless dictator in the world today. Barack Obama would refuse to use tough talk and sanctions to stop Kim Jong Il from producing a nuclear weapon while starving millions of his own citizens. Hamas and other terror groups know that Barack Obama would be reluctant to act if another terrorist attack should happen during his administration.
There is a theme here. During the last 5 years, America has grown tired of war and rightfully so. War is terrible and ugly and sometimes we go to war unnecessarily. However, I am very afraid that if Barack Obama was elected president he will be reluctant to use military force, even if the American way of life is in jeopardy, because of the situation in Iraq. I think that even if another 9/11 were to happen and 3,000 people were killed in a single day, on American soil, Barack Obama still would not take military action. This is simply unacceptable. I know that plenty of people in this country and around the world do not like George Bush, however, our next president cannot be afraid to take action because of his predecessor's failings.

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