Friday, April 30, 2010

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Obama and Iran: The silence is deafening

Words that May Describe President Obama and his Administration On Foreign Policy and National Security Issues

When searching for synonyms to the word procrastinate, the title to this article appears. None of these words, however, are strong enough to describe the lack of any concerted effort on the part of the Obama administration to deal with what has the potential to be a world changing event; Iran attaining the ability to produce a nuclear weapon or enriched fuel for a nuclear weapon, and the capability to either use it themselves or to pass it along to a terrorist group.

Scenario 1: Naive

In one scenario, the words below that are synonyms for naive, describes the Obama administration and it's approach to foreign policy and dangerous and rogue regimes. It is the idea that negotiation with terrorists and fanatics whose mission is our destruction, or a slap on the wrist through sanctions, can somehow result in anything more than failure and lost time.

wide-eyed, round-eyed, dewy-eyed, simple
credulous
fleeceable, green, gullible
innocent
simple-minded
unsophisticated, unworldly

Scenario 2: Disloyal

In the next scenario, one that the country and world has to hope is not the case, are words describing a President who may intentionally be giving Iran...

Read the full story at the Homeland Security column at the Examiner by clicking here.

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