tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post1783532290137509074..comments2023-10-03T07:01:41.144-05:00Comments on Always On Watch: Semper Vigilans: Obama Statesmanship: an oxymoronAlways On Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-45514946924862689262013-11-10T05:29:16.951-06:002013-11-10T05:29:16.951-06:00LD Jackson,
This, dated November 9, 2013, might in...LD Jackson,<br /><a href="http://en.trend.az/regions/iran/2209808.html" rel="nofollow">This</a>, dated November 9, 2013, might interest you:<br /><br /><i>Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined that any final deal should be agreed upon by all the seven sides (Iran, the US, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany) participating in Geneva talks, and said that Tehran under no condition will accept plans written by others, Fars News reported.<br /><br />"We do not accept anyone to write a plan for us (to obey)," Zarif said prior to attending a trilateral meeting with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva on Saturday....</i>Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-26421672220435890382013-11-10T05:19:38.752-06:002013-11-10T05:19:38.752-06:00Almost certainly, the fact that the Obama administ...Almost certainly, the fact that the Obama administration has secretly lifted the sanctions on Iran is a bad thing. Considering the fact that the Iranians are known to lie about their intentions, I can't decide if Obama's decision is one of a naive man or someone who is willfully trying to help Iran to the place of nuclear capability.LD Jacksonhttp://www.ldjackson.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-29745611133377805162013-11-08T13:07:39.035-06:002013-11-08T13:07:39.035-06:00It's probably bad. We should know within a fe...It's probably bad. We should know within a few months whether or not the change in leadership amounted to any difference.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-2519902945341245782013-11-08T12:59:06.225-06:002013-11-08T12:59:06.225-06:00Is that necessarily bad, AOW?
Quite possibly the ...Is that necessarily bad, AOW?<br /><br />Quite possibly the change in leadership in Iran presents an opportunity?Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-28476975815458068412013-11-08T12:00:33.798-06:002013-11-08T12:00:33.798-06:00Duck,
We are talking with Iran.
Apparently, it...Duck,<br /><i>We are talking with Iran.</i><br /><br />Apparently, it's more than talk. I read somewhere today that Obama lifted many of the sanctions on Iran shortly after he took office. Secretly lifted those sanctions.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-38871726241401558552013-11-08T11:39:09.737-06:002013-11-08T11:39:09.737-06:00I'm struck by how shortsighted the fringe righ...I'm struck by how shortsighted the fringe right on this board are.<br /><br />Lately we've seen a reduction in Syria's chemical weapon stockpile.<br /><br />We are talking with Iran.<br /><br />Rwanda was made to stand down in Congo (I doubt the low information fringe right is aware of that).<br /><br />There are clear successes and some setbacks. Frankly, it may be a more successful path to keeping the lid on in the Middle East than fellating Bandar Bush and Nuttyyahoo but that's just me. Surely the fringe right knows best (LOL). Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-18138909362079761502013-11-08T05:08:06.582-06:002013-11-08T05:08:06.582-06:00Well, Americans elected (twice) an Alinsky trained...Well, Americans elected (twice) an Alinsky trained community organizer for president. We shouldn't be surprised that he is inept at anything else.Jim at Asylum Watchhttp://conservativesonfire.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-63863432249353898342013-11-07T15:56:01.487-06:002013-11-07T15:56:01.487-06:00I only voted for a 3rd party once and it got me Cl...I only voted for a 3rd party once and it got me Clinton. I don't want another one! Maybe it's time for something even more radical. How about The Red States Of America?JonBerghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01718776762194333398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-42417628353735446442013-11-07T15:02:17.040-06:002013-11-07T15:02:17.040-06:00The head for this article would have worked if you...The head for this article would have worked if you had dropped the 'oxy' out of it, too, Sam.<br /><br />@ JB -- I never thought I'd say it, but it may be time for a 3rd Party. It ain't like the good ol' days, anymore -- I'm not seeing much difference between the GOP and the Socioneonazicrats.Marine4everhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08316425122927213322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-8611469161913008022013-11-07T14:37:33.473-06:002013-11-07T14:37:33.473-06:00Mustang,
You are sadly, quite right. The same ex...Mustang,<br /><br />You are sadly, quite right. The same expanding bunch of low information/ambition voters who put our present clown in office are poised to elect the hag. I wonder if "stay at home" and 3rd Party voters will help them complete the circuit? JonBerghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01718776762194333398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-43274342870045067242013-11-07T14:28:18.594-06:002013-11-07T14:28:18.594-06:00M. Mustang, the answer is weak people. But you kn...M. Mustang, the answer is weak people. But you know this already, I think.Louis H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18301694575991500936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-60706313843313189852013-11-07T13:10:54.565-06:002013-11-07T13:10:54.565-06:00Ah, Barack Obama, the first American president to ...Ah, Barack Obama, the first American president to lie to the people. I would have guessed Washington but that's just me.<br /><br />So here we are trying to gain some kind of rapprochement with Iran and as a result the Saudis get a little miffed.<br /><br />We come close to finally calling the settlements illegal and <i> Nuttyyahoo and the End Timers </i> start acting stupid (and talk about electing a moron).<br /><br />Just part of the Grand Game.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-53272998607234210652013-11-07T11:12:18.562-06:002013-11-07T11:12:18.562-06:00I think we must ask ourselves:
• What kind of peo...I think we must ask ourselves:<br /><br />• What kind of people elects someone who is under-qualified for arguably the most important job on the entire planet?<br /><br />• What kind of people elects someone to high office because of the color of his skin?<br /><br />• What kind of people happily send their sons and daughters off to die in a foreign land knowing that the men who send them to their deaths would never, ever, place their own miserable bodies in harm’s way?<br /><br />• What kind of people, having elected an utter moron to the presidency, expects anything substantial from them—other than more of the same old substandard performance?<br /><br />And now, of course, we hear everyone saying what a GREAT president Hillary Rodham Clinton will be. Ye gods …<br />Mustanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06388694472897425202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-25531772385079142482013-11-07T08:00:44.767-06:002013-11-07T08:00:44.767-06:00Obama has serious issues. A man who cannot even a...Obama has serious issues. A man who cannot even admit that he lied to the American people should enjoy no trust among heads of state. Obama foreign policy is exactly what we should expect. Obama policy at home is also what we should expect. What morons we are if this is the best and brightest leadership for our country.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01230399044647334018noreply@blogger.com