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发帖数: 29846 | 1 by Rick aka Mr. Brutally Honest
An American diplomat is assassinated in what used to be called an act of war
against the United States and what is it that Obama will be doing?
He's going to Vegas baby:
On the day after the U.S. Ambassador to Libya and three other Americans
were killed in Benghazi, the White House on Wednesday morning released a
schedule showing that President Obama would continue with his planned
campaign trip to Las Vegas.
But before leaving on that trip, he did issue this statement:
I strongly condemn the outrageous attack on our diplomatic facility in
Benghazi, which took the lives of four Americans, including Ambassador Chris
Stevens. Right now, the American people have the families of those we lost
in our thoughts and prayers. They exemplified America's commitment to
freedom, justice, and partnership with nations and people around the globe,
and stand in stark contrast to those who callously took their lives.
I have directed my Administration to provide all necessary resources to
support the security of our personnel in Libya, and to increase security at
our diplomatic posts around the globe. While the United States rejects
efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others, we must all
unequivocally oppose the kind of senseless violence that took the lives of
these public servants.
On a personal note, Chris was a courageous and exemplary representative
of the United States. Throughout the Libyan revolution, he selflessly served
our country and the Libyan people at our mission in Benghazi. As Ambassador
in Tripoli, he has supported Libya's transition to democracy. His legacy
will endure wherever human beings reach for liberty and justice. I am
profoundly grateful for his service to my Administration, and deeply
saddened by this loss.
The brave Americans we lost represent the extraordinary service and
sacrifices that our civilians make every day around the globe. As we stand
united with their families, let us now redouble our own efforts to carry
their work forward.
Bookworm wonders if this isn't yet another attack on... Americans... by
Obama:
Doesn’t that sound as if Obama is saying that it’s official U.S.
policy to stifle religious criticism? I know of no such policy. Obama
should have been celebrating free speech and talking about the fact that, no
matter how unpleasant it is, it is the essence of freedom. Instead, he says
that the United States rejects free speech that speaks negatively of
religion.
Keep in mind as you think about Obama’s words that the Organization of
Islamic Cooperation has been trying for years to push through the U.N. a
resolution that would make denigrating a religion a criminal offense. Just
recently, the Obama Administration refused to state categorically that
America will never support such an initiative. And why should it? Just a
little while a, our President, speaking to an international audience, said
that the United States rejects denigrating religion.
No. No. No. The whole point of the First Amendment is that the
government stays out of controlling religion and that the American people
are free to speak about religion and all sorts of other things without fear
of their government.
In the mean-time, the psychophantic media are attempting to make this all
about Mitt Romney. Romney, to his credit, is standing his ground:
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Wednesday stood by his
criticism of the Obama administration for its initial response to attacks
against U.S. diplomatic missions in Libya and Egypt, calling the White House
's reaction disgraceful.
Romney has drawn criticism for a statement his campaign issued on
Tuesday night attacking the U.S. Embassy in Cairo for releasing a statement
that the Republican said was an apology for U.S. values.
The embassy had condemned a film about the Prophet Mohammad that angered
protesters in Libya and Egypt who stormed the U.S. missions there. The U.S.
ambassador to Libya and three embassy staff were killed in Benghazi.
Romney said his campaign was right to criticize the embassy statement,
which he said was evidence of the White House apologizing for American
values of free speech.
"We join together in the condemnation of the attacks on American
embassies and the loss of American life and join in the sympathy for these
people," he said. "But it's also important for me, just as it was for the
White house last night, by the way, to say that the statements were
inappropriate and in my view a disgraceful statement on the part of our
administration to apologize for American values."
Romney said an apology for American values was never the right course
and that "the first response of the United States must be outrage at the
breach of the sovereignty of our nation," Romney said. "An apology for
America's values is never the right course."
Romney held a hastily arranged news conference to comment on the killing
of the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other diplomatic personnel. He
called the attacks disgusting and outrageous "and breaks the heart of all of
us."
"America will not tolerate attacks against our citizens and against our
embassies. We will defend also our constitutional rights of speech, assembly
and religion," he said.
Unfortunately, Mr. Romney is wrong.
America, under Obama and with people like him in power, will indeed tolerate
attacks against our citizens... and in fact, indirectly, will join in those
attacks.
Let there be no mistake about it. |
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