dimanche 6 décembre 2015

Obama's speech, 6Dec15

Can't help myself, I'm going to live-blog it a bit. (My comments in parens.)

It's terrorism. Perverted form of Islam.

We've decimated AQ, but terrorists are turning to simpler means. References Ft Hood, Boston, San Bernardino, and others. Paris.

Success won't depend on tough talk or abandoning our values.

Military will hunt down plotters in any country necessary. (Pakistan???)

Training to Iraqi and Syrian forces. (Which has worked SO well.)

Working with allies to cut off financing and share intelligence.

Process to pursue cease-fires and political resolution to Syria. (You got Putin on board with that?)

Congress should make sure no one on no-fly list should be able to buy a gun.
Harder to by assault weapons. (That scream you hear is from the gun-nuts.)

Make sure immigrants haven't been to war zones.

Congress should authorize strikes.

Should NOT do:
Be drawn into a ground war. (Take that, L. Graham!)
Don't be drawn in. ISIL wants that.
Don't define as a war between America and Islam. That's what they want. (True, but...)

Muslims must confront extremism. And interpretations of Islam incompatible with something or other.

Reject discrimination & religious tests. Seems to be aiming at DTRump.

"My fellow Americans"....equality, or something.

"Freedom is more powerful than fear". (Are you running for something?)

"God bless the United States of America". (Of which he's not a citizen, according to some.)


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