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Originally Posted by Jim in CT
Obama is not responsible for the jihad.
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Whew, thank god you said that.
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But in my opinion, he needs to acquire a better appreciation for what kind of threat it really is, and a better appreciation of how fanatical and dangerous the jihadists are.
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I think Obama has a pretty sound understanding of the threat, in fact, under his leadership the military has killed a heck of a lot of terrorists.
The difference is I believe, that Obama has drawn a less divisive line in the sand in order to deal with massive changes to the Islamic world currently underway. The focus is to eliminate the real terrorist leadership and more to contain the mid-level violence that's got to play itself out as these nations learn how to not be dictatorships. The focus also has been to avoid getting the US entangled in more confrontations we simply can't afford.
It's not like the birth of the US was a straightforward event.
Too hard a line and the covered pot will boil over and make a mess, sometimes it's better to leave the lid cracked a little.
-spence