February 25, 2009

Obama and Terror

President Obama had very little to say about terrorism in his speech to congress this week. Granted the issue most on people's minds is the economy and he spent his time addressing that, I still am disturbed terrorism didn't rank at all. It appears the reason for this is because Obama views the terror problem as being a law enforcement issue rather than a war. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano spoke before the house Homeland Security Committee and also failed to mention the War on Terror, Al Qaida, or terrorism at all until asked. A glaring absence considering her position was CREATED because of a failure to prevent a terror attack. The Obama Administration has taken a different approach to terrorism, it is now a matter of justice and no longer a matter of war. It is now a matter to be won in courts, and is no longer expected to be won in battle. If such is truly the case in today's world, if the War on Terror no longer exists, then either it never existed or the country and the president owe a tremendous, public debt of gratitude to George W. Bush for eliminating it.

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