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Heritage
Foundation
These
Words from Obama Are Frightening -- and Revealing
Steven
Bucci
January
21, 2014
It’s
less than comforting to hear the President make light of terrorist
threats.
In
a recent interview with The New Yorker, President Obama referred to
today’s al-Qaeda fighters as the “jayvee” team.
“The
analogy we use around here sometimes, and I think is accurate, is if
a jayvee team puts on Lakers uniforms that doesn’t make them Kobe
Bryant,” he said.
This
shows that the Administration’s wishful thinking about al-Qaeda
isn’t over. Obama and his fellow officials seem to think if you say
something enough times, it will become true.
Before
Benghazi, they claimed al-Qaeda was defeated and on the run. Four
dead Americans later, this was proven false.
Then
the President said we “cannot stay at war forever.” Again, a nice
sentiment, but in the real world, war doesn’t end until both sides
stop fighting.
Al-Qaeda
is different today than it was on 9/11; that is true. But the new,
decentralized version is not to be taken as lightly as Obama seems
to. We are still at war—only now with an enemy that is harder to
pin down. And the enemy has determination, numbers, resources, and
capabilities that we have to worry about. In fact, CNN reported
earlier this month that “al Qaeda appears to control more territory
in the Arab world than it has done at any time in its history.”
President
Obama needs to drop the cute (and misplaced) metaphors and recognize
these serious threats for what they are.
There
have been at least 60 Islamist-inspired terrorist plots against the
U.S. homeland since 9/11. Fifty-three of these were thwarted long
before the public was ever in danger, due in large part to the
concerted efforts of U.S. law enforcement and intelligence.
We
must stay serious about fighting terrorism and equip our dedicated
military, intelligence, and law enforcement organizations to do their
jobs. The safety of American lives and American interests depends on
it.
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