{"id":57586,"date":"2015-01-11T08:01:36","date_gmt":"2015-01-11T13:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=57586"},"modified":"2015-01-10T15:38:01","modified_gmt":"2015-01-10T20:38:01","slug":"zinke-obamas-foreign-policy-fueled-the-paris-terrorist-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=57586","title":{"rendered":"Zinke: Obama\u2019s foreign policy fueled the Paris terrorist attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

Breitbart<\/a> reports that Freshman Congressman, former SEAL Ryan Zinke accused the Obama administration’s failed foreign policy for the attacks on the Paris offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo;<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen America doesn\u2019t lead\u2013and this administration is not leading\u2013then it fuels and it gives hope to Islamic fundamentalists,\u201d Former Navy Commander Rep. Zinke told Breitbart News.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, it is appropriate to say Islamic fundamentalist, Islamic radicals because that\u2019s what they are,\u201d he continued, adding that by denying to characterize Islamic terrorists for what they are, Obama is further fueling the jihadist movement.<\/p>\n

The Montana congressman accused Obama of leading from behind, saying that America needs to assume command and help France, the oldest U.S. ally.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I probably wouldn’t go that far to directly blame the Obama White House – the terrorists have to share the blame with the French government and all of the governments of the West that have allowed themselves and their citizens to be unprotected in this phase of the war against terror. The French, if you recall, wouldn’t support the war in Iraq in 2003 which the radical elements of Islam understood to be cowardice and weakness. The French, under the current president, were the first to unass Afghanistan, where a war continues to be fought against radical Islam.<\/p>\n

The West has largely tried to avoid calling terrorism terrorism. While I wouldn’t link the Obama Administration directly to the attack in Paris, I will say that he’s inviting an attack on US interests in this country or, more likely, OCONUS. The White House declares peace in wars that continue and they like to treat terrorism like a law enforcement issue, rather than take preemptive action. Releasing dozens of inmates at Guantanamo doesn’t project the image of strength either. They also think that radical Islam can be dealt with like rational actors. Negotiations with Iran to stop their nuclear program highlight this fallacy.<\/p>\n

We should probably remember that the Obama\/Clinton cabal ran interference for the jihadists when those jihadists murdered an ambassador and three veterans in Benghazi and the White House blamed the attack on a video in order to provide political cover for themselves in the next election.<\/p>\n

The piecemeal approach to the drone program in Yemen and the application of force to the war against ISIS only reinforce their view of the West’s weakness. While I wouldn’t agree with Zinke that Obama is directly responsible for the Paris attack, I would lay the next action against the US at the Obama White House’s door step. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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