An Obama two-fer
Two news articles that show why I feel what I do about President Obama.
From the
UK Telegraph:
Barack Obama adviser says Sharia Law is misunderstood
Miss Mogahed, appointed to the President's Council on Faith-Based and Neighbourhood Partnerships, said the Western view of Sharia was "oversimplified" and the majority of women around the world associate it with "gender justice".
The White House adviser made the remarks on a London-based TV discussion programme hosted by Ibtihal Bsis, a member of the extremist Hizb ut Tahrir party.
The group believes in the non-violent destruction of Western democracy and the creation of an Islamic state under Sharia Law across the world.
Miss Mogahed appeared alongside Hizb ut Tahrir's national women's officer, Nazreen Nawaz.
During the 45-minute discussion, on the Islam Channel programme Muslimah Dilemma earlier this week, the two members of the group made repeated attacks on secular "man-made law" and the West's "lethal cocktail of liberty and capitalism".
They called for Sharia Law to be "the source of legislation" and said that women should not be "permitted to hold a position of leadership in government".
And also from the
Telegraph:
Barack Obama 'sees role for Taliban in Afghanistan's future'
As he assesses a request from his top commander in Afghanistan to dispatch another 40,000 troops to fight the Taliban, he is also "inclined" to send only as many as needed to keep al-Qaeda at bay.
The assessment was given to the Associated Press by a senior official involved in Mr Obama's discussions with his top national security and military advisors about Afghanistan strategy.
There is believed to be a growing favour in his war council for differentiating between native Afghan Taliban factions and the foreign extremists of al-Qaeda. Several of the president's advisors are arguing that the Taliban are predominantly fighting against what is perceived as Nato "occupation" while it is al Qaeda that poses a threat to US defence.
Aides have made clear that Mr Obama is unlikely to reach a final decision on strategy and troop numbers before the end of October.
But it seems increasingly unlikely that he will grant the request from Gen Stanley McChrystal, the commander he appointed only this summer, for an extra 40,000 US troops to join the 68,000 who will already be in Afghanistan by the end of the year.
Gen McChrystal's recommendations have not been made public, but he is widely reported to have warned that the US faces "failure" in Afghanistan without his requested troop surge.
This is not the person the United States needs as President at this time. Jimmy Carter must be feeling quite good as he is now no longer the worst President this Nation has ever had.
And furthermore, why do I have to read media from other Nations to get these stories -- why weren't these stories at the New York Times?
Posted by DaveH at October 9, 2009 12:16 PM