Sunday, October 18, 2015

It's a Wonderful World (?)

Americans have been given a gift. Recall George Bailey from the film "It's a Wonderful Life" who had the chance to see what the world would've been like had he not been born. For the last 7 years under Obama's tenure, Americans are getting the chance to see what the world would be like when America is NOT leading on the world's stage, (thereby leaving a vacuum for non-benevolent nations to fill). After decades of questioning, why America? Why do we have to be the world's policeman? Why do we have to be the world's superpower? Here's why:

We are seeing what happens when we pull out of countries too soon (Iraq and Afghanistan) and our enemies take over cities we had previously liberated from a ruthless dictator who was a threat to our own security.
We are seeing what happens when the largest sponsor of terror in the world, Iran, is given consent to develop nuclear weapons, much to the horror of Israel and its Arab neighbors in the region who see a a dismal future with Iran in control of that region. 
We are seeing what happens when our once closest ally in the Mideast, Israel, is left alone to deal with threats to their very existence.
We are seeing what happens when we draw lines in the sand that we don't adhere to (Syria), and tyrants like Assad are allowed to murder innocent civilians by the hundreds of thousands.
We are seeing what happens when the most savage barbarians in the form of ISIS are beheading, crucifying, torturing, burning alive, drowning, and raping Christians and other Muslims in the Middle East, men, women and children alike, in their quest to build their long awaited caliphate, and we do nothing to stop them. 
We are seeing what happens when we sit back and do nothing while Russia is emboldened to move in on Crimea and Ukraine, blatantly violating international law, and then intervenes with military aid to Assad's regime, while also partnering up with Iran. 
We are seeing what happens when millions of refugees in that region flee to Europe and the United States to escape the savages of extreme Muslim radicals and brutal dictators, and we can imagine how the influx will profoundly impact these cultures and societies. Included in the influx are countless young, single Arab men who are joining the refugees because they know they are not being carefully screened. 
We are seeing what happens when our own Secy of State is allowed to have a private email server with which to conduct official state business, only to have China and Russia able to hack into confidential messages and compromise our national security.
We are seeing what happens when our own President may be siding with the UN in its condemnation of laws passed by the U.S. congress when it comes to lifting the trade embargo with Cuba. While Cuba has not changed its abuses on human rights, Obama seeks to ignore that and normalize relations with the Castro regime anyway.

So, this is our gift. We get to see what the world would be like without America at its helm. Boy, we really did have a wonderful life before we relinquished our leadership position.

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