Does the National Security Scare Put President Obama at Risk?

“Now I don’t think we know exactly yet what damage was done in those early days but you never get those moments back ”
Funny, that wasn’t the Republican position when President Bush spent twice as long continuing his vacation before addressing the shoe bomber incident (which was nearly identical). And the Democrats respected that such national security issues are a bipartisan concern and didn’t risk America by trying to score partisan points.
But then again, when Republicans went to the floors of Congress to protect Bin Laden in the 90′s, condemning Clinton’s “Monica Missile” attacks and demanding he cease his belated attempts to kill Bin Laden and focus on their impeachment charade, it worked out well. Republicans profit enormously from terrorist attacks on America, and by their actions I am starting to think they very definitely know it.
But all that is documented reality, so who wants to talk about that?

Yes it is just more fearmongering for the sake of warmongering. We need a seed change in foreign policy, and I was hoping to get it with Obama. Unfortunately he is not really that much different from Bush. These so-called terrorists kill us because we have been messing with them for decades, everything from sanctions to propping up corrupt regimes to outright bomb dropping. Americans should not be surprised with their hatred being directed at us. There will be a lot more of these attacks in the future because we are creating more enemies daily.

This president hasn’t fixed the banks, hasn’t paid attention to terrorism … because 100% of his attention has been devoted to taking over the health care system, over and against the will of the American people. He is a power-hungry, arrogant man.

This president hasn’t fixed the banks, hasn’t paid attention to terrorism … He is a power-hungry, arrogant man.
Gary | Jan 7, 2010 10:47:17 AM
So who TRIPLED the number of troops in Pakistan? Who approved the “shoot them in the head” negotiations with the Somali hostage takers? Who launched the first attacks on Al Qeada in Yemen a week BEFORE the underwear bomber set foot in an airport? Who has kept in place the successful elements of the military that have kept Iraq off the front page and staggering to its drawn out end? Who has escalated drone assassination attempts against terrorist leadership hiding in Pakistan?
Not Obama, no of course not. Maybe the Easter bunny? Or maybe Cheney is sneaking into the Oval office at night and taking care of these issues?

This administration can’t secure the front door to the White House.

President O’Babble has wasted no time willfully putting the Amercan people at-risk. The Bush administration had worked out a system to keep our country safe; Bab, as soon as he was immaculated, began taking that system apart. We are all at great and will remain so until Babble is voted out of office.

Most americans know incompetence starts at the top. When you place people in key positions based on their voting demographic or a favor owed rather than their competency, this is what you get. Fly at your own risk. There is no guarantee that even an obvious terrorist will be kept off your plane.

Regardless how you chalk it up, the GOP welcomes any adversity created regarding the Obama administration. The Obama administration is, at a minimum, as credible as the Bush administration regarding national security. Even the bulk of the Bush administration security officials are stating this on various media outlets. Cheney, Palin and the GOP are political opportunists whose true ambitions revolve around their gathering of power, not national security. Americans have become so tuned into to the selling of fear they buy it as quickly as it is made available.

“No one knows what this guy really intends to do. He has pretty well proven he has lied to everyone while a candidate and now as President, he is ignoring the people, claiming his actions are what people want.”
I disagree. Obama is implementing his main campaign promises: Beef up the war against Al Qaida; healthcare reform; energy indpendence; education priorities (yet to come).
Regarding ‘what the people want’, I am much more in favor of Obama’s agenda than the Bush (or McCain) agenda. No one lied more than GW Bush to the American people. He had experts to guide him (Cheney and Rove).

Nick Becker -Sanctions on Iraq during the 90s under Clinton are said to have taken out 1 million Iraqis. Albright even admitted that these deaths were worth it on 60 minutes years ago. I am not willing to stand by my government’s decisions to do these things without speaking out.
“violent feedback doesn’t have any relevance to whether the action was warranted or not.” Yes it does, because my family could be harmed. So to me it does have relevance. Quite frankly I am not too worried, but the chance is there. As a Christian I must speak up against the misguided policies of my government. To me throwing tax dollars after cruel insanity is very relevant, especially when the nation is so fiscally damaged.

Obama at Risk?
Risk of what?
He has not been in office for a year yet and you’re all writing him off for dead….wake up folks for when the repugs nominate Palin….Obama gets a second term!

>>Does the National Security Scare Put President Obama at Risk?<<
Yes, it puts Obama at risk. And rightly so because he's put America at risk. That 3am phone call has been ringing but nobody is answering. Amateur hour at the white house continues.

So, can anyone show me the part where Stephanopoulos immediately responded to Nicole Wallace’s assertion that Obama was “slow” (4 days) to repsond to the Christmas Day incident by pointing out that the vacationing George W. Bush took 6 days to respond to the virtually identical Richard Reid shoe bombing incident?
Oh wait – that would be from that novel about the intrepid Washington reporter with the courage to stand up to conservative misinformation… You know, fiction!

Its amazing you have to bring up Bush everytime Obama screws up. We are in the NOW! Quit going back to Bush everytime Obama screws it up. You arent giving any facts just, you are just trying to divert the issue to Bush and hope people will forget about Obama. Deal with the fact he is the President and Commander and Chief and has done a horrible job keeping our country safe. People are tired of hearing Bush’s name everytime that Obama fails at something. You all got what you wanted and you cant even defend him without bring up Bush!

We had a major terrorist incident under Obama the shooting at the Texas Military base. 13 dead 40plus injured, we lucked out that the bomb failed or else 230 people would be dead, recent news that some of Obama’s recent releasee from Gitmo are now lauching attacks on us seem emblematic of a failed policy.
Obama is a general failure at every policy intiative. Banks remain unregulated, corporate fate cats are still raking the bonuses, jobs efforts failed, healthcare is stillin limbo, and the country is utterally bankrupt.
I was under the impression that no one could be worse than Bush well I was wrong Obama is!! He needs to return to academia he is useless as a leader.

Just responding to the Bush perpetual war comment. Well what do you President O is doing. Pakistan, Yeman, Afghanistan, and we are still in Iraq.

Oh, George – how you have fallen. How hard is it to shut up the Republican talking points?
Hurt Obama? The only thing that hurts Obama is that he is too intelligent for the majority of voters, and obviously the majority of journalists in the media.
How easy it is to forget the last 8 years when the Republican policy basically drove this country into a ditch. But by all means – vote in Palin in 2012.
At least she’ll be able to say, “I can see that tall, pointy building from my porch.”
As for me? I’ll start looking for somewhere else to live.
Because it does not matter what the President says or does – it is always wrong.
Alan Grayson was correct when he said that if Barack Obama had a BLT sandwich for lunch, the Republicans and their tea party lemmings would outlaw bacon.
The comments from the Republicans, the idiotic behavior of the press, and the stupidity of the people who believe the lies and garbage from the Party of No proves one thing: Our education system in this country is a failure.
Many here have no idea of historic events, have no clue as to how government works.
There should be an IQ test given before people are allowed to vote.

3 attacks in 6 months enough said.