A couple of weeks ago I did a blog on our failing ISIS/ISIL policy. In that blog I brought up the fact that Rob Malley, a known Hamas sympathizer with a long history of association with Arab terrorist groups, has been appointed to a high advisory position in Obama's administration. It puzzles me that in this time of need for expertise on fighting ISIS/ISIL, our government appears to employ those who apparently "sympathize" with the Islamic fundamentalist movement! I know that, "keep your friends close and your enemies closer" is a wise saying, but this is ridiculous!
Rob Malley is not the only one holding a high and sensitive position in our government with questionable loyalties when it comes to Islamic terrorists! Did you know that until fairly recently (2014), one of Obama's chief advisors on terrorism, working for the Homeland Security Advisory Council on Terrorism, Mohamed Elibiary, is a an avowed member of Muslim Brotherhood? Elibiary, an Egyptian born radical Islamist, was appointed by Obama to that position! During his tenure as one of Obama's chief advisors on terrorism, he was constantly quoted in the press for his pro Islamic statements. Among some of the outlandish statements that he made prior to resigning from office in 2014, he declared that the United States was an Islamic nation! He constantly made disturbing, pro Islamic statements, culminating in a tweet that forced him to resign. He tweeted that, "As I've said before, it was inevitable that Caliphate returns," making reference to the rise of ISIS/ISIL! Fortunately, the uproar over that statement caused him to resign and he is no longer advising Obama, at least not officially!
I cannot comprehend how our government can appoint such people to sensitive, influential positions! Although Mohamed Elibiary is no longer associated with the government (I think!), Rob Malley is still very much around! These are people with known sympathies for radical Islam. How many more are there that we do not know about? How many more pro Islamists did Obama hire or appoint to sensitive offices? These are what I would call "questionable" leaders in Washington. It scares me to think how many "enemies" this government is keeping "closer!"
When it comes to incompetence, we don't have to dig very far, in fact, we don't have to dig at all! I know that most people simply lay the blame at Obama's feet and seem to ignore others that surround him. But there are people in Washington that absolutely astound me with their incompetence and stupidity! I have criticized and sniped at John Kerry, our Secretary of State before, especially during that disastrous "Iran Nuclear Deal." Kerry has been known to make stupid statements and commit some dumb acts going back decades. Do you remember when a young, long-haired, hippy-like Kerry threw his "medals" from Vietnam War over the fence in protest? Remember when he later admitted that those weren't "real" medals, that he just bought them at a surplus store for this particular event? Made me wonder then just what kind of a man he was! But now, he is holding one of the highest offices in our government!
Kerry can't seem to stay in step with his boss or even those who work for him! He made a horrible gaff in a statement about the Paris terrorists, saying something to the effect that it was poetic justice, or something. The liberal media was very quick to cover that up! He is constantly making statements that seem to be out of concert with his boss. About a week ago he stated emphatically that there would be no agreement for peace in Syria with al-Assad in place. Almost at the same time, his UN Ambassador (yes, the UN Ambassador reports to Secretary of State!) Samantha Powers stated that "something could be worked out" with Assad in place! Does Powers talk to Kerry? Does Kerry talk to Obama? Do they all speak the same language?
I have always maintained that Kerry was not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but recent events have shown that he is not the only dull knife in the drawer! Kerry is bad enough, but Kerry pales in comparison to Ashton Carter, our illustrious Secretary of Defense! In some of the earlier blogs I made several snide comments about Carter, about some of his statements like declaring that "we are at war," while his boss, the president made a statement to the effect that ISIS is contained and it is just a "regional" thing!
I've watched those boring Congressional hearings on the war against ISIS and was not impressed at all with Ashton Carter's responses or demeanor. He seemed hesitant, unsure, and at times tongue-tied. But this latest admission by him on the use of his private email account for official business is mind-numbing! Just how stupid can stupid be? With all of the uproar going on about Hillary Clinton's private email account, our illustrious Secretary of Defense blithely went on using his personal email for official business. Did he think he was bullet proof? His declaration that "it is all on me, I take full responsibility," is as dumb as the act itself! Who else is responsible? Give me a break!
With this kind of leadership, it is a small wonder that we are in such a mess today! I don't think that I have ever, not in my lifetime (and that's a long time!), seen such a collection of incompetent leaders in Washington. Our war against ISIS/ISIL is a joke, a tremendous waste of tax payers money, with no results! We are "delivering" via air drop or trucks, millions upon millions of dollars worth of arms and munitions. Is all this stuff going to the right places and being used by "moderate" rebels? Frankly, we don't know. If you are at all familiar with the small arms used in the Middle East, the bad guys are predominantly armed with AKMs or AK-47s which are distinctive in appearance, The good guys are armed with our M-16s, M-4s and captured AKs, in other words, a mixture. Lately, I've noted more and more ISIS appear in their videos armed with M-16s and M-4s! Now granted, some were no doubt captured from the "moderates," but I'll bet you that more and more are those that were "delivered" by air or trucks! Take a look next time, if you can tell the difference, it will surprise you to see now that about half of the terrorists are armed with M-16s and M-4s! Captured? May be.
Recently in a CNN interview, Martha McSally, the freshman Congresswoman from Arizona said that we are not fighting the war against ISIS to win. In her words, we are just "plinking" away at them, harassing them, nothing more. McSally was the first female combat pilot (First Gulf War) and the first female commander of a fighter squadron. She has seen war both as a direct participant and also as a staff officer, so she knows of what she speaks. She says we can win the war easily enough if we commit our forces to win, not to just "plink" away! We need to stop the reduction of the military, now at its lowest level since the end of World War Two. Technology is great, but it still cannot replace boots on the ground!
If I sound frustrated it is because I am frustrated with our government. We have the world's most powerful military and we are the richest country in the world. Yet, we are kow-towing to the Islamic Extremists group, not even a legitimate country. We are afraid to insult them, afraid to be politically incorrect! Our government appears to be rife with Islamic sympathizers and incompetent officials! I don't care if our government is run by a Republican or a Democrat, my personal political choice has nothing to do with it. I just want our government to be what it should be! We don't need to go to extremes and bar all Muslims from entering our country, we don't need to rattle our swords and confront Putin. What we do need to do is let everyone know that we mean what we say, and back those words with action, not some invisible "red lines" that are drawn for dramatic effect, and then promptly ignored! We don't need to be warmongers, but we do need to let the world know that we're not the "patsies" that we seem to be today!
Ever wonder why or how Putin is able to maintain his popularity among Russians? It is simple. Despite his heavy handedness and seeming bluster, he has gained the respect of his people as well as most of the world, except us, perhaps. We don't need a Putin, nor do we need some blustering individual who will alienate everyone. But we sure as hell need someone who can put us on the right course. Someone who can at least pick proper advisors and cabinet members!
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