WORTH REMEMBERING ON 9/11: Obama’s legacy was self-inflicted defeat everywhere we faced Islamist ter…

Instapundit Blog Archive-- WORTH REMEMBERING ON 9/11

"SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

WORTH REMEMBERING ON 9/11: Obama’s legacy was self-inflicted defeat everywhere we faced Islamist terror. 
Plus, some history, worth repeating again:

Obama whines he just didn’t ‘have the tools’ to act on Syria.
Related: Obama seems eager to massage his legacy as it’s being written. We, therefore, are obliged to get the record right.
Well, here’s some history for you:
Rachel Maddow Tries to Rewrite History of Obama ‘Ending the War’ in Iraq.
Flashback: No Doubt About It — We’re Back in a Ground War in Iraq.

Without much fanfare, Obama has dramatically reversed his Iraq policy — sending thousands of troops back in the country after he declared the war over, engaging in ground combat despite initially promising that his strategy “will not involve American combat troops fighting on foreign soil.” Well, they’re on foreign soil, and they’re fighting.

It would have been easier — and would have cost far fewer lives — if we had just stayed. 
But Obama had to have a campaign issue.
And I suppose I should repeat my Iraq War history lesson: Things were going so well as late as 2010 that the Obama Administration was bragging about Iraq as one of its big foreign policy successes.

In the interest of historical accuracy, I think I’ll repeat this post again:
BOB WOODWARD: Bush Didn’t Lie About WMD, And Obama Sure Screwed Up Iraq In 2011...
Plus: Maybe that Iraq withdrawal was a bad thing in hindsight. 
Obama’s actions, if not his words, suggest that even he may think so.---Posted by Glenn Reynolds"
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BREAKING: Covington Catholic Student Nick Sandmann Gets Settlement From CNN After $275 Million Lawsuit | The Daily Wire

BREAKING: Covington Catholic Student Nick Sandmann Gets Settlement From CNN After $275 Million Lawsuit | The Daily Wire:

Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann received reportedly has received a settlement from CNN after suing the far-left network for smearing him last year.
“CNN agreed Tuesday to settle a lawsuit with Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann,” Fox 19 reported. “The amount of the settlement was not made public during a hearing at the federal courthouse in Covington.”
Sandmann also filed lawsuits against The Washington Post and NBC Universal, each for $250 million or over, and is reportedly planning to “sue Gannett, owners of The Enquirer.”

Romancing the Suleimani: eulogies for revered terrorists

Romancing the Suleimani: eulogies for revered terrorists
"There must be some bitter rivalry in the prog-media's terrorist eulogy sector. 
"Austere scholar," "most revered," and now this.
This passionate Soleimani eulogy in the New Yorker reads like a romance novel. 
I looked it up and indeed, it was authored by someone who seems to be a vulnerable woman with the hots for brutal Islamic strongmen. 
Robin Wright is the New Yorker's eminent expert on Iran, obviously not without dark, erotic fantasies about sadistic tyrants in their rape rooms and dungeons filled with BDSM paraphernalia, all of which becomes subliminally encoded in her body of work.

The Killing of Qassem Suleimani Is Tantamount to an Act of War

Suleimani, a flamboyant former construction worker and bodybuilder with snowy white hair, a dapper beard, and arching salt-and-pepper eyebrows, gained notice during the eight-year war with Iraq, in the nineteen eighties..."

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Hypocrisy and treason of the left!-----Where’s the outrage over Kerry’s secret meetings on the Iran deal? - The Washington Post

Where’s the outrage over Kerry’s secret meetings on the Iran deal? - The Washington Post
"Democrats routinely express outrage over claims of collusion with a foreign power to undermine our democracy. 
So where is the outrage over revelations that former secretary of state John Kerry held not one but two secret meetings with Iran’s foreign minister to strategize over how to undermine President Trump’s plans to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal?
An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman confirmed the meetings after the Boston Globe broke the news, declaring , “We don’t see the U.S. just as Mr. Trump; the United States is not just the current ruling administration.” 
Think about what this means. 
Iran is a terrorist state responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Americans in Iraq, whose leaders hold rallies where thousands chant “Death to America!” 
Kerry was working with a sworn enemy of the United States to try to undermine the foreign policy of the elected president of the United States.
I thought we didn’t like Americans who colluded with our enemies..."

In case you missed it!-Lunch video-----Ricky Gervais' Monologue - 2020 Golden Globes

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Nikki Haley: The Only Ones Mourning For Soleimani Are Democrats | The Daily Caller

Nikki Haley: The Only Ones Mourning For Soleimani Are Democrats | The Daily Caller:

 Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley ripped Democrats on Monday night for opposing President Donald Trump’s order to kill Iranian General Qasem Soleimani.
Haley told Fox News host Sean Hannity that Democrats were the only people opposed to Soleimani’s killing. Soleimani was the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, and is estimated to be responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Americans.

Stopping Global Warming Will Cost $50 Trillion: Morgan Stanley Report

Stopping Global Warming Will Cost $50 Trillion: Morgan Stanley Report:
"Topline: While estimates vary on the cost of halting global warming and reducing net carbon emissions to zero, a new report from Morgan Stanley analysts finds that to do so by 2050 the world will need to spend $50 trillion in five key areas of zero-carbon technology..."
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Snowflakes!

"... they just lie."-----Climate Change Battle Royale

Climate Change Battle Royale--Eric Richardson
"Remember when they told you this is the most horrible year ever because climate change, they just lie."

#1 song this day 1960-----Marty Robbins - El Paso

5 minutes. Worth your time!-----Truth from an Iranian

Friends.

Biden In 2008: POTUS Has Authority To Strike Against ‘Imminent Attack’ On U.S. | The Daily Caller

Biden In 2008: POTUS Has Authority To Strike Against ‘Imminent Attack’ On U.S. | The Daily Caller:

However, Biden took a different approach while campaigning as Barack Obama’s running mate in 2008. On his campaign website in a section about Iran policy, Biden wrote, “It is precisely because the consequences of war – intended or otherwise – can be so profound and complicated that our Founding Fathers vested in Congress, not the President, the power to initiate war, except to repel an imminent attack on the United States or its citizens.”

Treason? Ilhan Omar Gives Military Advice Against Trump to Iran

Treason? Ilhan Omar Gives Military Advice Against Trump to Iran
"The inspiringly patriotic Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Tehran, no, check that, I’m hearing she’s from Minnesota) tweeted Monday offering some unsolicited military advice to the Islamic Republic of Iran:
Trump needs to immediately divest from his businesses and comply with the emoluments clause.
Iran could threaten Trump hotels *worldwide* and he could provoke war over the loss of revenue from skittish guests.
His business interests should not be driving military decisions.”..."
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AM Fruitcake

History for January 9

History for January 9 - On-This-Day.com
Simone de Beauvoir 1908, Richard Milhous Nixon (U.S.) 1913, Bob Denver 1935


Jimmy Page 1944 - Musician (Led Zeppelin), Crystal Gayle 1951, Catherine Elizabeth Middleton 1982 - Duchess of Cambridge, married to Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
  

1929 - The Seeing Eye was incorporated in Nashville, TN. The company's purpose was to train dogs to guide the blind.


1984 - Clara Peller was first seen by TV viewers in the "Where's the Beef?" commercial campaign for Wendy's.

Nancy Pelosi slammed for response to Iran's missile attacks - TheBlaze

Nancy Pelosi slammed for response to Iran's missile attacks - TheBlaze:

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) faced heavy criticism for her reaction to Iran's missile attacks on Iraqi airbases where American troops are stationed Tuesday night, when she took the opportunity to accuse the Trump administration of engaging in "needless provocations."

Pirro on Soleimani Kill: 'The Days of Appeasement Are Over' | Breitbart

Pirro on Soleimani Kill: 'The Days of Appeasement Are Over' | Breitbart:

During the “Opening Statement” segment of her Fox News Channel program on Saturday, Jeanine Pirro assessed the U.S. military successful drone strike that killed Qasem Soleimani, the leader of Iran’s elite Quds military force, as a statement of change in U.S. foreign policy regarding Iran.
The “Justice” host credited President Donald Trump and dismissed naysayers who claimed the Trump administration reacted in such a way as to distract from the impeachment saga.

The way we were-----You Bet Your Life - S5 E35 - Food (1955)