Comments on: Obama at Normandy: Mistakes Were Made http://blog.heritage.org/2009/06/08/obama-at-normandy-mistakes-were-made/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:38:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Obama at Normandy: Mistakes Were Made « Conservative Thoughts and Profundity http://blog.heritage.org/2009/06/08/obama-at-normandy-mistakes-were-made/#comment-36522 Obama at Normandy: Mistakes Were Made « Conservative Thoughts and Profundity Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:33:54 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=8087#comment-36522 [...] Obama at Normandy: Mistakes Were Made Posted in Heritage.com by nhiemstra on June 11, 2009 via: Heritage [...] [...] Obama at Normandy: Mistakes Were Made Posted in Heritage.com by nhiemstra on June 11, 2009 via: Heritage [...]

]]> By: Spiritof76, New Hamp http://blog.heritage.org/2009/06/08/obama-at-normandy-mistakes-were-made/#comment-36215 Spiritof76, New Hamp Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:32:30 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=8087#comment-36215 Obama is neither naive nor ignorant of the facts. He firmly believes that the US is fundamentally flawed and that he is there to re-make America. He is the most anti-American president ever. Obama is neither naive nor ignorant of the facts. He firmly believes that the US is fundamentally flawed and that he is there to re-make America. He is the most anti-American president ever.

]]> By: Obama skepticism « The Tiger in DC http://blog.heritage.org/2009/06/08/obama-at-normandy-mistakes-were-made/#comment-36110 Obama skepticism « The Tiger in DC Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:31:27 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=8087#comment-36110 [...] Heritage: Not even D-Day, June 6th, went by without an international apology from President Obama, despite it being one of the most heroic days in American history and ultimately one of the most successful. If Mr. Obama cannot celebrate the sacrifices of American G.I. in the hellish environment of the Normandy Invasion 65 years without diminishing it, there is little hope he will ever find anything American to be 100 percent in favor of. After visiting the Buchenwald concentration camp and Dresden (presumably for a so-called balanced perspective), Mr. Obama arrived to pay tribute to the heroes of D-Day. [...] [...] Heritage: Not even D-Day, June 6th, went by without an international apology from President Obama, despite it being one of the most heroic days in American history and ultimately one of the most successful. If Mr. Obama cannot celebrate the sacrifices of American G.I. in the hellish environment of the Normandy Invasion 65 years without diminishing it, there is little hope he will ever find anything American to be 100 percent in favor of. After visiting the Buchenwald concentration camp and Dresden (presumably for a so-called balanced perspective), Mr. Obama arrived to pay tribute to the heroes of D-Day. [...]

]]> By: Binden Shovel http://blog.heritage.org/2009/06/08/obama-at-normandy-mistakes-were-made/#comment-36155 Binden Shovel Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:29:46 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=8087#comment-36155 I have recently published a book on Amazon.com called Churchill's Secret Skills. I read Churchill's WW2 memoirs twice as part of the research all 8000 pages. It is interesting to look back at a raid like Dresden from a modern perspective, it is understandably why German's would see it as a war crime and equally understandable why the former Allies would have seen it as a necessary part of War. Churchill always promised that the Nazi regime would be paid back for the indiscriminate bombing of London and there cities in the early part of the war. In addition you have to remember that at the time Britain was suffering indiscriminate bombing from the V1 rocket. Churchill didn't want any more Dresden type raids because he said there would be nothing left to liberate if the Allies continued with such attacks. It wasn't the people of Germany or Dresden that brought on the raid it was the Nazi regime, the same regime that murdered millions of Jews and who had no concern for the ordinary German people. The people of Dresden were victims of the Nazi's in the same way as the millions of people across Europe who died at their evil hand. It was the Nazi's who by their actions lead the allies to undertake the raid. it is just completely wrong to try and blame the Allies for prosecuting the war to the best of their advantage when they had the chance. If Hitler had been in the same position he would acted far worse. I have recently published a book on Amazon.com called Churchill's Secret Skills. I read Churchill's WW2 memoirs twice as part of the research all 8000 pages. It is interesting to look back at a raid like Dresden from a modern perspective, it is understandably why German's would see it as a war crime and equally understandable why the former Allies would have seen it as a necessary part of War.

Churchill always promised that the Nazi regime would be paid back for the indiscriminate bombing of London and there cities in the early part of the war. In addition you have to remember that at the time Britain was suffering indiscriminate bombing from the V1 rocket.

Churchill didn't want any more Dresden type raids because he said there would be nothing left to liberate if the Allies continued with such attacks.

It wasn't the people of Germany or Dresden that brought on the raid it was the Nazi regime, the same regime that murdered millions of Jews and who had no concern for the ordinary German people.

The people of Dresden were victims of the Nazi's in the same way as the millions of people across Europe who died at their evil hand. It was the Nazi's who by their actions lead the allies to undertake the raid.

it is just completely wrong to try and blame the Allies for prosecuting the war to the best of their advantage when they had the chance. If Hitler had been in the same position he would acted far worse.

]]> By: J.C. Hughes, Texas http://blog.heritage.org/2009/06/08/obama-at-normandy-mistakes-were-made/#comment-36082 J.C. Hughes, Texas Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:39:14 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=8087#comment-36082 The comments are appreciated. Obama is well intentioned as is possible by a narcissist. Ozzy6900's comment reinforced well George Santayana's statement about folks ignorant of history are "... condemned to repeat it." Obama is clearly out of his league as president. The comments are appreciated. Obama is well intentioned as is possible by a narcissist. Ozzy6900's comment reinforced well George Santayana's statement about folks ignorant of history are "… condemned to repeat it." Obama is clearly out of his league as president.

]]> By: Ozzy6900, CT http://blog.heritage.org/2009/06/08/obama-at-normandy-mistakes-were-made/#comment-36072 Ozzy6900, CT Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:20:53 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=8087#comment-36072 What President Obama neglected to mention was the only "mistakes" made by the Allies was in not stopping Adolf Hitler in the late 1930's. Instead, the Powers then, thought that "talking" to the dictator would secure a "peace". That "peace" turned into full scale war which proved back then that you cannot talk or deal with dictators or terrorists. President Obama and Capital Hill should take a lesson of the "mistakes" of the past before looking to the future! Iran needs to be watched closely. North Korea needs to be stopped NOW! Al-Qaeda needs to be obliterated! What President Obama neglected to mention was the only "mistakes" made by the Allies was in not stopping Adolf Hitler in the late 1930's. Instead, the Powers then, thought that "talking" to the dictator would secure a "peace". That "peace" turned into full scale war which proved back then that you cannot talk or deal with dictators or terrorists. President Obama and Capital Hill should take a lesson of the "mistakes" of the past before looking to the future!

Iran needs to be watched closely. North Korea needs to be stopped NOW! Al-Qaeda needs to be obliterated!

]]> By: John Ford http://blog.heritage.org/2009/06/08/obama-at-normandy-mistakes-were-made/#comment-36063 John Ford Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:43:43 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=8087#comment-36063 Mr. Hughes, Your message couldn't have been made more clear. However, my sense is that our president neither "forgot this basic lesson" nor "fell asleep during class." Statements in Obama's speeches may not edify, but they're always calculated. John Mr. Hughes,

Your message couldn't have been made more clear. However, my sense is that our president neither "forgot this basic lesson" nor "fell asleep during class."

Statements in Obama's speeches may not edify, but they're always calculated.

John

]]> By: D.L. Coleman, Wiscon http://blog.heritage.org/2009/06/08/obama-at-normandy-mistakes-were-made/#comment-36056 D.L. Coleman, Wiscon Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:46:03 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=8087#comment-36056 I can't believe that the president is that naive. Perhaps he really believes that America, in spite of electing him as POTUS (the one truly good act committed in the last twenty years), really needs to be culpable for all of its "sins." He's only perpetuating the populist/leftist rhetoric to a Europe that is gradually moving to the right. However, I think J.C. Hughes is right--our enemies are always looking to exploit any weakness we have. I can't believe that the president is that naive. Perhaps he really believes that America, in spite of electing him as POTUS (the one truly good act committed in the last twenty years), really needs to be culpable for all of its "sins." He's only perpetuating the populist/leftist rhetoric to a Europe that is gradually moving to the right. However, I think J.C. Hughes is right–our enemies are always looking to exploit any weakness we have.

]]> By: Barb -mn http://blog.heritage.org/2009/06/08/obama-at-normandy-mistakes-were-made/#comment-36051 Barb -mn Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:21:34 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=8087#comment-36051 J.C. with all due respect, the primary duty of the government is to protect us from foreign and domestic enemies. If anyone should know why apologies are dangerous, the government should. The president's apologies are intentional for the effect of encouraging a weak and vulnerable American people. Even before he was elected he was calling America racist? Racist = ignorance. If America was racist, it wouldn't have all human races of the world here. J.C. with all due respect, the primary duty of the government is to protect us from foreign and domestic enemies.

If anyone should know why apologies are dangerous, the government should.

The president's apologies are intentional for the effect of encouraging a weak and vulnerable American people. Even before he was elected he was calling America racist? Racist = ignorance. If America was racist, it wouldn't have all human races of the world here.

]]> By: W Jones, Austin, TX http://blog.heritage.org/2009/06/08/obama-at-normandy-mistakes-were-made/#comment-36037 W Jones, Austin, TX Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:57:34 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=8087#comment-36037 Profoundly disgraceful... I don't think Obama will ever be proud of his country (as his wife once said). As such, he will never defend his country (only himself) until we are a crippled communist state. Profoundly disgraceful…

I don't think Obama will ever be proud of his country (as his wife once said). As such, he will never defend his country (only himself) until we are a crippled communist state.

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