The Telegraph:
George W. Bush was widely mocked by the Left during the Iraq War, with liberals jeering at the “coalition of the willing,” which included in its ranks some minnows such as Moldova and Kazkhstan. Michael Moore, in his rather silly documentary Fahrenheit 9/11, went to great lengths to lampoon the Iraq War alliance. But the coalition also contained, as I pointed out in Congressional testimony back in 2007, Great Britain, Australia, Spain, Italy, Poland, and 16 members of the NATO alliance, as well as Japan and South Korea. In Europe, France and Germany were the only large-scale countries that sat the war out, with 12 of the 25 members of the European Union represented. The coalition, swelled to roughly 40 countries, and was one of the largest military coalitions ever assembled.
As it stands, President Obama’s proposed military coalition on Syria has a grand total of two members – the US and France. And the French, as we know from Iraq, simply can’t be relied on, and have very limited military capability. It is a truly embarrassing state of affairs when Paris, at best a fair weather friend, is your only partner. John Kerry tried to put a brave face on it at his press conference today, by referring to France “as our oldest ally,” but the fact remains that his administration is looking painfully isolated.
There can be no doubt that David Cameron’s defeat in the House of Commons was a huge blow to President Obama, and has dominated the US news networks this morning. The absence of Britain in any American-led military action significantly weakens Obama’s position on the world stage, and dramatically undercuts the Obama administration. The vote reflected not only a lack of confidence in the Commons in the prime minister’s Syria strategy, it also demonstrated a striking lack of confidence in Barack Obama and US leadership.
In marked contrast to Obama, President Bush invested a great deal of time and effort in cultivating ties with key US allies, especially Britain. The Special Relationship actually mattered to George W. Bush. For Barack Obama it has been a mere blip on his teleprompter.
Lol, you wingnut loons forget so quickly! Yeah, Obama will start two wars based on lies and deceptions and will kill or displace millions, Get real, loon. He ended two wars, got Osama and re-gained the respect of the world.
@This one:
ROTFLMAO
@retire05 #2
Actually Retire05, I was thinking more along the lines of ROTFPMGO (Rolling On The Floor Puking My Guts Out”)
This guy, This one, after reading the post and how isolated Obama is diplomatically/internationally, has the audacity to boast how he has re-gained the respect of the world. Except in this case I guess because certainly the House Republicans are obfuscating and keeping him from his destiny.
Shouldn’t have sent that bust of Churchill back. Payback is hell.
@This one:
Riiiight. Obama has so much respect around the world that Assad’s son is taunting Obama on facebook.
And is was Seal Team 6 that got bin Laden, while Obama played cards with a friend.
Obama is a pathetic schmuck who has delusions of being king.
@This one:
So, if Obama stirs up that hornet’s nest and the Syrian Civil War turns into a World War, all to save Barry’s injured ego, are you; “This-One” and your fellow Democrat war-hawks going to sign up personally, or try to convince your children and grandchildren to join the military?
We knew Libya had WMDs.
What did Bush do?
He joined in a coalition to impose sanctions, embargoes and broke up a smuggling network to Libya led by Pakistani nuclear official Abdul Qadeer Khan.
His invasion hundreds of miles away in Iraq made an unspoken point to Libya.
He also did a manly thing: he offered a way to save face to Libya by re-establishing normal relations with Libya once the WMDs were renounced.
What has Obama done along these lines?
Nada.
@Nan G:
I am very curious if a forensics analysis of the evidence could identify when and where the chemical weapons used in the attacks were manufactured. Any bet’s on whether they were “made in Iraq”?
@This one:
And Biden, H. Clinton and John Kerry all voted FOR the Iraq war. Three people Obama picked for key posts.
@This one: @Dink Newcomb: This One is a automated spambot . . . er, trollbot. It’s not a real person, just a collection of jargon that oozes out nonsensical rants when it’s keywords are hit upon.
We all know, thanks to the media, that Bush wasn’t that bad and Obama is not that good.