According to the Obama Administration, it is the YouTube video, "The Innocence of Muslims," that is responsible for the widespread, Muslim anger in Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa.
If this is truly what Obama and his people believe, then why hasn't the President shown leadership by personally asking the creator of that video to remove it from YouTube? Just think about it. If the President could succeed in having it voluntarily removed, he would appear to be defending Islam while, at the same time, protecting this country's belief in freedom of speech. Also, by resolving the issue, thousands of Americans, living throughout the Muslim world, would be protected from harm.
Instead the Administration chose to use "back door" diplomacy by asking Google to review the YouTube video in the hopes that they would remove it from YouTube. Now, the Administration has been embarrassed because Google has rejected the request. Once again this President has choosen to lead from behind; making him look consistently weak and ineffectual.
Further reading: New York Daily News: Google will not remove anti-Muslim YouTube video that sparked violent protests: It does not violate company's terms: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/google-remove-riot-spawning-anti-muslim-youtube-video-sparked-violent-protests-violate-company-terms-article-1.1160370
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Monday, September 17, 2012
Obama Hides Behind YouTube Video
Obama and his people desperately want you to think that the only reason that the Middle East and North Africa are in flames is because of a YouTube video that insults Mohammed.
However, the actions of the rioters belie this fact. There are no signs being carried around calling for the death of the people who made the film or expressed anger against YouTube. Instead, the chants are for death to the United States and death to Obama. Effigies and posters of Obama are being displayed in the streets. They are burning our flags and putting the black flag of Al Qaeda atop our Embassies that were stormed.
Even the timeline surrounding the release of the video doesn't match with what actually happened on 9/11 of this year. The full-length video was actually previewed twice in Hollywood in June. In July, the 13 minute trailer, translated into Arabic, was put up on YouTube. Yet, somehow, we are now supposed to believe that there was this delayed reaction to the video; all spontaneously culminating on 9/11. Then, there are reports that the Obama Administration had advance notice of the rioting; three days before the 9/11 attack on our Libyan compound and that Obama's State Department did nothing to protect our Ambassador and his staff. By the way. Advance notice hardly supports the spontaneity claim by Obama.
The last time a U.S. Ambassador was killed was when Jimmy Carter was President. The parallels with Carter's weaknesses in dealing with the Middle East and this President are just too strikingly similar. If you cater to violent extremists, you will be seen by them as being weak, and, the result is what we are seeing right now. We are seeing a reaction to a failed foreign policy and not some poorly produced video on YouTube. Just the opposite of what Obama is trying to sell us.
Reference: The (U.K.) Independent: Exclusive: America 'was warned of embassy attack but did nothing': http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/revealed-inside-story-of-us-envoys-assassination-8135797.html
CNN: More details emerge on U.S. ambassador's last moments: http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/15/world/meast/libya-diplomats-warning/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
However, the actions of the rioters belie this fact. There are no signs being carried around calling for the death of the people who made the film or expressed anger against YouTube. Instead, the chants are for death to the United States and death to Obama. Effigies and posters of Obama are being displayed in the streets. They are burning our flags and putting the black flag of Al Qaeda atop our Embassies that were stormed.
Even the timeline surrounding the release of the video doesn't match with what actually happened on 9/11 of this year. The full-length video was actually previewed twice in Hollywood in June. In July, the 13 minute trailer, translated into Arabic, was put up on YouTube. Yet, somehow, we are now supposed to believe that there was this delayed reaction to the video; all spontaneously culminating on 9/11. Then, there are reports that the Obama Administration had advance notice of the rioting; three days before the 9/11 attack on our Libyan compound and that Obama's State Department did nothing to protect our Ambassador and his staff. By the way. Advance notice hardly supports the spontaneity claim by Obama.
The last time a U.S. Ambassador was killed was when Jimmy Carter was President. The parallels with Carter's weaknesses in dealing with the Middle East and this President are just too strikingly similar. If you cater to violent extremists, you will be seen by them as being weak, and, the result is what we are seeing right now. We are seeing a reaction to a failed foreign policy and not some poorly produced video on YouTube. Just the opposite of what Obama is trying to sell us.
Reference: The (U.K.) Independent: Exclusive: America 'was warned of embassy attack but did nothing': http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/revealed-inside-story-of-us-envoys-assassination-8135797.html
CNN: More details emerge on U.S. ambassador's last moments: http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/15/world/meast/libya-diplomats-warning/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
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