For those paying attention, an outstanding recent example of
Obama’s miserable foreign policy performance has been the September 11 bombing
of the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, killing American Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three
others, the storming of the American embassy in Egypt, and violent demonstrations
at other embassies, all on September 11.
Kirsten Powers talked with Megyn Kelly of Fox News about the
Administration’s lame response to the violence, and the media’s worse response:
The security lapse alone is inexcusable, and, if
intelligence had been received that violent demonstrations and/or terrorist
attacks had been planned for 9/11 at Benghazi,
it seems unforgivable. Given the low level of security at the consulate, why
was the ambassador there on September 11? Someone will have to answer for it,
starting at the top.
Beyond the security lapses, consider the Administration’s
response. No one in authority could have really believed that the offending
anti-Islam video caused all this – could they? Yet that was the initial story. Plus the Egyptian
embassy put on their website a virtual apology to the “demonstrators” for their
hurt feelings. Although the Administration distanced itself from this, while the
item was on the website it represented official U.S. policy and spoke for the
president. In extreme circumstances, some errors can occur, but these items
reveal a serious security issue as well as a bias against any expression of
outrage at the violation of American sovereign soil.
Now we have the Egyptian president “promising” to put an end
to “anti-Islamic slander,” supposedly including American free speech. Obama’s
speech at the U.N. was apologetic in tone. Who knows what he’ll do to
accommodate the jihadists he helped put in power.
When Obama says, “The future must not belong to those who
slander Islam’s prophet.” Who does it belong to, rabid Islamic jihadists?
People slander the Lord Jesus Christ, which is a far greater sin in the eyes of
Christians, but it hardly sets off violent reactions. How much influence does
the threat of “provoking” people who are looking for an excuse for violence and
murder, have on exercising legitimate freedoms, or even government policy. Too
much, it seems. America
must resist being intimidated by these thugs.
I hope Congress will investigate these incidents and call those
responsible to account. And I hope they continue to pursue the evil
Fast-and-Furious debacle and cover-up. And while they’re at it, investigate the
numerous offenses of Obama against the authority of Congress through executive
orders. If no one in Congress can stop him, he won’t stop until he has
something like absolute government power.
November 6 must signal the January 2013 stopping point for Barack Obama’s
reign. Otherwise, well, we can’t say we haven’t been warned.
