By Lauri B. Regan,American Thinker
Obama sides with Castro,Chavez and Ahmadinejad over oppressed citizens
“To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent,know that you are on the wrong side of history,but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.”–Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address,January 20,2009
The left in this country spent the Bush years wringing their hands,frustrated over efforts at nation building in the Mideast. Newsweek’s attempt at rewriting history with claims of success in Iraq due to Obama’s policies won’t change the fact that the Bush administration’s “war of choice”was a success. An entire population of repressed people now lives in freedom due to United States Mideast policy under President Bush. And the Iranian people desire a similar fate if only the American President were to seize the opportunity and support the populace demanding that their voices be heard.
Unfortunately,President Obama has traveled the globe handing out carrots to each and every one of America’s enemies,leaders who also happen to be repressive dictators. Yet,no matter which tyrant Obama approaches with his open hand,he has,as my kids like to say,been “dissed.”
With each fist bump from Hugo Chavez,Team Medvedev/Putin,Kim Jong-Il and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,one would expect that Obama would learn to close his open palm and offer up the tough policy that he promised would appear. Yet the only world leader who has seen Obama’s stick wielding,clenched fist is Israeli Prime Minister,Benyamin Netanyahu.