And so it begins. The lack of leadership experience of our new President has started to show, and it is showing in what I hope will not eventually turn out to be a most dramatic way.
This week, the new President issued an Executive Order in which he ordered the closing of the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. This closing is to take place within one year.
Only thing is, he ordered the closing before he decided what to do with the people incarcerated there.
Some of them have been released outright, and on tonight's news I saw video footage of these former prisoners back in their own country, draped with ammo and carrying AK-74s, swearing allegiance to Al Queda and praising Allah for a second chance to kill infidels.
Are we surprised? Hell, no, we're not surprised! At least, I'm not. And I will continue not to be surprised when these former prisoners, accompanied by the others who are surely to be released within the next year, stage another attack on the United States and kill dozens more innocent Americans.
And when - not if, mind you, but when - that happens, the blood will be on YOUR hands, Mr. President. Sure hope you can live with that.
On the other hand, I fully agree with the CIA's role in interrogations of terrorist prisoners being shut down. Too much "spooky" stuff - pun kinda intended, but kinda not - going on when those guys get involved. Yeah, I know you can't just play nice with the bad guys, give them something cool to drink and then expect them to answer your questions, but I also don't agree with torture under ANY circumstances. Period. So I'm glad to see those guys getting the boot from that part of our military operations.
Still, the thought of the message that President Obama has sent our Muslim enemies chills me right down to the bone. If this man had one ounce of leadership experience, he would know that with an enemy as ruthless and dedicated as Al Queda, you can't show one ounce of anything that would be considered a weakness, because they will capitalize on it tenfold. It will make us appear to be weak, and if you've read the Qu'aran as I have, you know that Islam considers weakness of heart a sin punishable by death, which means that the terrorists absolutely will stage another attack on our soil.
And that hasn't happened since 9/11/01, thanks to former President Bush.
And hidden inside all this was the Executive Order effectively suspending all pending changes to governmental operating policies issued by the Bush administration until the Obama administration can "review them for legality." Which is, of course, bullshit.
This includes, by the way, the new policy which would allow holders of Concealed Weapons Permits to carry concealed weapons in National Parks. Seems that the first shot in Obama's war against gun owners and the Second Amendment has been fired.
As I've said before, it's gonna be a long four years. I just hope too many innocent Americans don't die because of our new President's lack of leadership.
IHC
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