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Posts Tagged ‘“war of necessity”’

  • Morning Bell: Does Obama Realize We Are at War Yet?

    Posted December 30th, 2009 at 9:30am in Protect America 46

    Refusing to interrupt his Hawaiian golf vacation for almost three full days after the Flight 253 attack, President Barack Obama finally emerged on December 28th to assure the American people that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was “an isolated extremist” and that he had already “been charged with attempting to destroy an aircraft.” Continuing to treat the [...] More

  • Reaction to the President’s Afghanistan Speech: A War to Be Won

    Posted December 1st, 2009 at 8:42pm in American Leadership, Protect America 6

    Tonight President Obama outlined his plans for operations in Afghanistan. The President was right to call the U.S. mission a “war of necessity” in March, and that America must “finish the job.” But even after the commitments from the White House tonight, grave concerns remain that this administration is willing to do all that is [...] More