President Obama changed the course of America’s foreign policy towards “The Religion of Peace” in a major address in Cairo, Egypt June 4, 2009. One year ago today he gave us a progress report—spiked the football—at the United Nations. Here, in part, is what he said:
Remarks by President Obama in Address to the United Nations General Assembly
September 21, 2011PRESIDENT OBAMA: Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen: It is a great honor for me to be here today. I would like to talk to you about a subject that is at the heart of the United Nations — the pursuit of peace in an imperfect world.
War and conflict have been with us since the beginning of civilizations. But in the first part of the 20th century, the advance of modern weaponry led to death on a staggering scale. It was this killing that compelled the founders of this body to build an institution that was focused not just on ending one war, but on averting others; a union of sovereign states that would seek to prevent conflict, while also addressing its causes.
No American did more to pursue this objective than President Franklin Roosevelt. He knew that a victory in war was not enough. As he said at one of the very first meetings on the founding of the United Nations, “We have got to make, not merely peace, but a peace that will last.” . . . .
. . . . I took office at a time of two wars for the United States. Moreover, the violent extremists who drew us into war in the first place — Osama bin Laden, and his al Qaeda organization — remained at large. Today, we’ve set a new direction.
At the end of this year, America’s military operation in Iraq will be over. We will have a normal relationship with a sovereign nation that is a member of the community of nations. That equal partnership will be strengthened by our support for Iraq — for its government and for its security forces, for its people and for their aspirations.
As we end the war in Iraq, the United States and our coalition partners have begun a transition in Afghanistan. Between now and 2014, an increasingly capable Afghan government and security forces will step forward to take responsibility for the future of their country. As they do, we are drawing down our own forces, while building an enduring partnership with the Afghan people. . . . .
. . . . Think about it: One year ago, when we met here in New York, the prospect of a successful referendum in South Sudan was in doubt. But the international community overcame old divisions to support the agreement that had been negotiated to give South Sudan self-determination. And last summer, as a new flag went up in Juba, former soldiers laid down their arms, men and women wept with joy, and children finally knew the promise of looking to a future that they will shape. . . . .
. . . . One year ago, the hopes of the people of Tunisia were suppressed. But they chose the dignity of peaceful protest over the rule of an iron fist. A vendor lit a spark that took his own life, but he ignited a movement. In a face of a crackdown, students spelled out the word, “freedom.” The balance of fear shifted from the ruler to those that he ruled. And now the people of Tunisia are preparing for elections that will move them one step closer to the democracy that they deserve.
One year ago, Egypt had known one President for nearly 30 years. But for 18 days, the eyes of the world were glued to Tahrir Square, where Egyptians from all walks of life — men and women, young and old, Muslim and Christian — demanded their universal rights. We saw in those protesters the moral force of non-violence that has lit the world from Delhi to Warsaw, from Selma to South Africa — and we knew that change had come to Egypt and to the Arab world.
One year ago, the people of Libya were ruled by the world’s longest-serving dictator. But faced with bullets and bombs and a dictator who threatened to hunt them down like rats, they showed relentless bravery. We will never forget the words of the Libyan who stood up in those early days of the revolution and said, “Our words are free now.” It’s a feeling you can’t explain. Day after day, in the face of bullets and bombs, the Libyan people refused to give back that freedom. And when they were threatened by the kind of mass atrocity that often went unchallenged in the last century, the United Nations lived up to its charter. The Security Council authorized all necessary measures to prevent a massacre. The Arab League called for this effort; Arab nations joined a NATO-led coalition that halted Qaddafi’s forces in their tracks.
In the months that followed, the will of the coalition proved unbreakable, and the will of the Libyan people could not be denied. Forty-two years of tyranny was ended in six months. From Tripoli to Misurata to Benghazi — today, Libya is free. Yesterday, the leaders of a new Libya took their rightful place beside us, and this week, the United States is reopening our embassy in Tripoli.
This is how the international community is supposed to work — nations standing together for the sake of peace and security, and individuals claiming their rights. Now, all of us have a responsibility to support the new Libya — the new Libyan government as they confront the challenge of turning this moment of promise into a just and lasting peace for all Libyans.
So this has been a remarkable year. The Qaddafi regime is over. Gbagbo, Ben Ali, Mubarak are no longer in power. Osama bin Laden is gone, and the idea that change could only come through violence has been buried with him. Something is happening in our world. The way things have been is not the way that they will be. The humiliating grip of corruption and tyranny is being pried open. Dictators are on notice. Technology is putting power into the hands of the people. The youth are delivering a powerful rebuke to dictatorship, and rejecting the lie that some races, some peoples, some religions, some ethnicities do not desire democracy. The promise written down on paper — “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights” — is closer at hand. . . .
. . . Thank you very much. (Read it all.)
Although it could be argued he campaigned throughout his Presidency, The UN speech seemed to be a launch of his reelection campaign. He has been spiking the bin Laden kill and dictator depose football regularly ever since. Other members of the Obama kill team got in the act. Dancing on Gaddafi’s grave, Secretary of State Clinton cackled, “We came, we saw, he died.” Just two weeks ago today Vice President Biden spiked the ball again at the DNC saying, “Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive.”
Four days later, the 11th anniversary of 911, it was clear President Obama and his team are only through the first minute of so of the game; they are being crushed by 1.5 billion Osamas:
They (the Obama regime) are the losers. Islam has them begging and pleading. Take a look:
September 20, 2012, headlines on Robert Spencer’s Jihad Watch:
State Department spending $70,000 on Pakistan ads denouncing Muhammad video
Germany postpones posters aimed at countering jihad for fear they will incite more jihad
France: Muslim arrested for plotting jihad attack on magazine that published Motoons
Pakistan: Muslims open fire on Catholic cathedral and shoot at nun
Pakistan: Stone-throwing Muslim protesters try to storm U.S. Embassy
(Didn’t they see the commercial?)
Egypt’s Interpol office seeks arrest warrant against Muhammad filmmakers
Jihad terror films are the real insult, not the Muhammad movie
Obama hands over Middle East to Islamic supremacists — on The Glazov Gang
High Noon for America: The Coming Showdown
Just a couple more:
Libya Friday sermon: “Oh Allah, destroy the rancorous Christians and the corrupting Jews”
You can vote for dhimmitude and defeat to a conquering Islamic jihad or vote for a different path remarkably well represented by Governor Romney upon hearing of the attacks, said, “Our embassy is attacked, our flag is ripped out, our Americans are getting killed. I want a leader who speaks out and says, ‘You’re not going to do this to our country.’”
The decision is November 6th. It is your vote. It is your character. It is your children’s future.
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