Thread: saber rattling

Our grand leader needs to have his mouth sewn shut IMO.
In the past two days he has told North Korea,we will use all our military might to defend south Korea,the north Koreans are neanderthals, do you think they actually care what Mr O says?
Is going to impose new Sanctions On Russia over the Ukraine debacle,do you think Putin gives a rats Azz?
Getting back into the issues in Syria again,why do we need this crap?
I WANT PEACE, The currant U.S regime is leading us into a hell hole. Rant over

It seems that Obama has to be seen to be doing something - although you might be right in suspecting that it may well be futile.

Staying in power is about confidence - Obama arguably can't just stand back. When you rise to what arguably constitutes an colonial empire as America has (in the Latin sense of a paternal obligation of a foreign land) then there are always threats to this. You may well lament that America finds itself in this position and not without cause but it seems that it is one that cannot be dispensed with quickly or easily. Obama arguably has to appear strong - a lot seems to ride on confidence of this, vis: protecting image on an international stage.

Yea, it is easier to assume the post of superpower/colonial empire either by default or willingly than to cast it off. That is the position Mr. O is in, he has to act the part and convincingly so. It goes with the territory. I wonder if Mr. Putin is suffering from withdrawal from the loss of the Soviet/Colonial Empire? Makes you wonder if he wants some or all of the former glory days back. Whatever they are playing at it is a risky business.

Bob

Well, at least he's only talking, to not respond in some manner, or at all, is in fact a response, so the Administration is taking a "position". Which in my opinion is much more reasoned than declaring yourself a, "War President", then doing your best to go and find one.

It’s all about the coming elections, the only reason he does anything. So they can spin it.

He could care less about world opinion…they can’t vote.

Our next president will have a job on their hands, hope they have a big shovel.

Extreamily risky Bussiness,American Military Might? we have downgraded it to bare bones,our navy and air force are making due with old tech,
We sold all our Humvees to pakastan,we are all show and no go at this point,JMO

Originally Posted by Euclid440

It’s all about the coming elections, the only reason he does anything. So they can spin it.

He could care less about world opinion…they can’t vote.

Our next president will have a job on their hands, hope they have a big shovel.

I don't know about that. I think he is doing what any US President would have to do to try and maintain the USA's preeminent world position in the current circumstances. That is regardless of political affiliation, looming elections or world opinion.

Bob

+1 to Bob

As I mentioned, the Administration has to take a position, and it is a position against an act of invasion against a sovereign country.

Canada has responded as well, sheesh, we've even sent, I think, all 7 of our fighter jets, and our Prime Minister has taken a very harsh position towards Putin as well.

“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.”
― Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Extreamily risky Bussiness,American Military Might? we have downgraded it to bare bones,our navy and air force are making due with old tech,
We sold all our Humvees to pakastan,we are all show and no go at this point,JMO

The US still spends as much on the military as the rest of the world combined.
And what he is doing is the same as every president before him. It's a job requirement. The US citizens want it that way.

Just hope it is not, on Putin's part, shades of taking back the Rhineland and then Sudetenland and you know the rest of the story. Saber rattling is all fun and games till somebody looses an eye then the crap really starts.

Bob