Obama just doesn't get it!

Obama just doesn't get it!

A couple of things before I go on.  First, if I was American, I would probably be a Republican.  Second, I was happy to see Obama win the presidential election instead of the McCain/Palin ticket and was pleased when he was re-elected.

I thought it was time for America to be governed by someone with charisma and intelligence - someone who could attract good people to help in the back-rooms while he was the "face" of the nation.

It worked well for Ronald Reagan... one of the most beloved presidents in American history.  He was a people person who looked and sounded good on TV, and surrounded himself with top-notch advisors.

Unfortunately, Obama has proved that he is not an intelligent leader, but rather a member of the intelligencia.  He is a true liberal, naive in the ways of international politics, and only a couple of rungs higher that that pussy, Jimmy Carter, who nearly caused the U.S. to lose the trust and admiration of all its allies in his disgraceful turn in the White House.

Obama was shameful in his surrender to perceived lack of public support for a strong response to Syria's use of chemical weapons.  He was disingenuous and downright hurtful in his back-stabbing of staunch ally Israel during the recently scuttled peace talks with the Palestinians.  And now, he has committed the ultimate sin - trading the lives of five high-level Afghan terrorists for the release of one American serviceman, who, many say, was an outspoken opponent of the American involvement in Afghanistan and was in the process of deserting from the army when he went missing.

Does Obama think this trade will bring his party any positive press going into the mid-term election?  Does he believe this act of the "commander in chief" is on par with the mission he green lighted to kill Osama bin Laden?

I read that when Secretary of Defense Hagel made the announcement at a military base that the American serviceman, held for five years, had been freed in exchange for five Guantanamo detainees, there were no cheers from the audience.  My guess is that the audience knew the awful precedent that had been set.  Why Obama bowed to the pressure to rescue a serviceman who, on the one hand, was described as someone whose "health and safety appeared in jeopardy", and on the other hand, was described by National Security Advisor Susan Rice as being "in good physical condition" and was "said to be walking" is completely beyond me.

How can any of America's allies rely on the word of the American leader to provide military support when necessary after a string of botched foreign affairs decisions?  My main concerns are regarding the defense of Israel against the nuclear threat posed by Iran and the civil war in Syria.  I pray that Israel doesn't have to rely on the word of Obama to defend its own existence.