First, let me show you what Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said today. Then I would like to ask Sec. Hagel a few questions.
Speaking of ISIS, Secretary Hagel said this:
“Theyare an imminent threat to every interest we have, whether it\’s inIraq or anywhere else. They are…assophisticated and well-funded as any group we have seen. Theyare beyond just a terrorist group. They marry ideology, asophistication of…military prowess. They are tremendouslywell-funded. This is beyond anything we\’ve seen.”
Now, here are my questions:
-Mr. Secretary, would you please ask your boss, President Barack Obama, why he ignored this “imminent threat to every interest we have”, that is “beyond just a terrorist group” until it got that way?
-Would you then ask him why, incredibly, he downplayed ISIS, as recently as THIS YEAR, by saying that “The analogy we use around here sometimes, and I thinkis accurate, is if a jayvee team puts on Lakers uniformsthat doesn\’t make them Kobe Bryant.”? Can he possibly be this dense?
-Can he possibly believe that thrilling his left wing base by doing nothing as terrorism grew and flourished around the world was more important than the oath he took – twice – to protect and defend the United States of America?
-Can he possibly believe the feeling of superiority he may have had by being able to say “See how much better I was than George Bush”, I didn\’t send troops anywhere” was worth allowing this truly horrific threat to us and the rest of the free world to grow to its current strength?
-And – most importantly, since the past cannot be undone – what is he prepared to do now? Shoot a few air strikes at selected targets and brag about what a stud he is, the way he took credit for other people nailing osama bin laden? Or actually lead the world, instead of being led by others like a little puppy dog?
Please, Mr. Secretary, ask those questions of your boss. And do let us know his answers, won\’t you? Thanks.
