Justin Case

"Clown Prince" West Point Photo-Op

At the outset, I have to mention an experience I had while in the US Air Force. I was stationed in the Pacific area during the Viet Nam war when some desk jockey from the Pentagon came to "brief" us. All the unit commanders were instructed to have some percentage [like 60-70%] of assigned troops at the base theater for the presentation. It didn't matter that those troops were on down-time; that this photo-op interrupted their time off. We were instructed to applaud in "all the right places." That, like this, is just more blather from inside the beltway!! I'm sure most had to be ordered to appear at the photo-op!!

Check out these German reactions as published in Der Spiegel [Translation: "The Mirror;" a weekly news magazine, similar to Time or Newsweek.]:

• Never before has a speech by President barack INSANE obama [Mm...Mm...Mm...!!] felt as false as his Tuesday address announcing America's new strategy for Afghanistan. It seemed like a campaign speech combined with Bush rhetoric -- and left both dreamers and realists feeling distraught.
• One can hardly blame the West Point leadership. The academy commanders did their best to ensure that the Commander-in-Chief's message would be well-received. Just minutes before the president took the stage inside Eisenhower Hall, the gathered cadets were asked to respond "enthusiastically" to the speech. But it didn't help: The soldiers' reception was cool.
• One didn't have to be a cadet on Tuesday to feel a bit of nausea upon hearing obama's speech. It was the least truthful address that he has ever held. He spoke of responsibility, but almost every sentence smelled of party tactics. He demanded sacrifice, but he was unable to say what it was for exactly.
• An additional 30,000 US soldiers are to march into Afghanistan--and then they will march right back out again. America is going to war--and from there it will continue ahead to peace. It was the speech of a Nobel War Prize laureate.

Just in Time for the Campaign

• For each troop movement, obama had a number to match. US strength in Afghanistan will be tripled relative to the Bush years, a fact that is sure to impress hawks in America. But just 18 months later, just in time for obama's re-election campaign, the horror of war is to end and the draw down will begin. The doves of peace will be let free.
• The speech continued in that vein. It was as though obama had taken one of his old campaign speeches and merged it with a text from the library of President George W. Bush. Extremists kill in the name of Islam, he said, before adding that it is one of the "world's great religions." He promised that responsibility for the country's security would soon be transferred to the government of President Hamid Karzai -- a government which he said was "corrupt." The Taliban is dangerous and growing stronger. But "America will have to show our strength in the way that we end wars," he added.
• It was a dizzying combination of surge and withdrawal, of marching to and fro. The fast pace was reminiscent of plays about the French revolution: Troops enter from the right to loud cannon fire and then they exit to the left. And at the end, the dead are left on stage.

obama's Magic No Longer Works

• But in this case, the public was more disturbed than entertained. Indeed, one could see the phenomenon in a number of places in recent weeks: obama's magic no longer works. The allure of his words has grown weaker.
• It is not he himself who has changed, but rather the benchmark used to evaluate him. For a president, the unit of measurement is real life. A leader is seen by citizens through the prism of their lives -- their job, their household budget, where they live and suffer. And, in the case of the war on terror, where they sometimes die.
• Political dreams and yearnings for the future belong elsewhere. That was where the political charmer obama was able to successfully capture the imaginations of millions of voters. It is a place where campaigners -- particularly those with a talent for oration -- are fond of taking refuge. It is also where obama set up his campaign headquarters, in an enormous tent called "Hope."
• In his speech on America's new Afghanistan strategy, obama tried to speak to both places. It was two speeches in one. That is why it felt so false. Both dreamers and realists were left feeling distraught.

The American president doesn't need any opponents at the moment. He's already got himself.

W-O-W!! It's a good thing they didn't give Fluffy "both-barrels!!" I personally, have to agree with practically every word..... except I changed all the "Os" to "os;" I have not the smallest modicum of respect for the guy.

RESPECT IS EARNED--not awarded like his peace prize!!

One has to consider consequences of inexperience.....

What if........ the "Clown Prince" was born a couple of generations earlier and could be substituted for President Franklin Roosevelt [1933-1945]??

What if........ General Eisenhower--while planning the D-Day invasion of continental Europe--requested the 160,000 troops that were actually involved in the invasion??

The invasion as we know, kicked off on June 6th, 1944; Victory in Europe was achieved on May 8th, 1945-A FULL ELEVEN MONTHS AFTER D-DAY!!

Experience shows us that the "Clown Prince" would have responded thus:

• After a couple of weeks, Fluffy would have called Ike back...
• During the ensuing weeks, they'd talk of military strategies Fluffy didn't understand....
• During those talks they'd also negotiate troop strength numbers.....
• The optimum date for the invasion would have come and gone.....
• The General would have gotten about fifty-percent of the troops he requested...
• The designated troops would have been parcelled out over the next 24 months-Oh, say..... 3,400 a month.....
• The invasion date would have been put off until between Thanksgiving and Christmas...... HELLO......That's WINTERTIME!!!!

This guy is the greatest "waste-of-oxygen" on the planet!!

I Have A Possible Substitute....

Remember back in April [04/21] of this year I mentioned that I suspected a scam?? I spoke of The Stauer Company's "free pearls" offer-which, after I ordered them, was charged the catalogue price.

I've recently run across a new company with the same types of offers [NOT free pearls!!], seemingly of high quality. I haven't ordered anything from them, so I have no opinion on their service, quality, etc.

That company: www.timepiecesusa.com, [800-733-8463]

Til Nex'Time....