January 20, 2009
The Testing Begins
One thing America's enemies expect in Barack Obama is weakness, and they aren't wasting any time testing him:
Right now, man, lately, we've been under some INSANE level of incoming… like compared to 2004, not so much, but considering that when I got here, it'd been over 9-10 months since any, mind you, ANY rounds hit, and for like 3 days/nights in a row we've had between 2 to 4 incoming rounds.
Expect an uptick in attacks on American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and perhaps elsewhere as terrorists and tyrants probe the incoming Obama Administration to see what the 44th President is made of.
America meet your new president Mr. Milqutoast
Posted by: Fearless at January 20, 2009 09:51 PMThe real test will be when Americans are killed on American soil. Please fogive for what I am about to say - but what will Obama and his extreme liberal koolaid drinkers do when the drive-by media report on a large mushroom shaped cloud forming over an American city. hmmmmmmmm
Posted by: mixitup at January 20, 2009 10:28 PMMr. Obama is made of indecision.
Posted by: Teleprompter Messiah at January 20, 2009 10:56 PMTalk about grasping at straws with a heads I win tails you lose argument. Who exactly was being tested from 2001-2008 by 9-11, Afghanistan and Iraq, and how is the fact that the testers are still alive, well and testing 8 years later laid at the feet of Obama on his first day in office?
For 8 years and 8000+ American lives, the testing proved Bush and Co were on the right path. Suddenly the testing proves Obama is weak. Get over yourselves.
Posted by: John at January 20, 2009 11:56 PM"Get over yourselves." That's really not fair, nor a very constructive thing to say. The difference is that we were promised that the whole world would instantly stop being terrorists when The One is sworn into office.
America has come through on our side of the deal.
The terrorists have not.
And I still want my unicorn.
Posted by: brando at January 21, 2009 12:07 AMBush certainly left Obama a safer world--but no one could leave a safe world. I expect Obama to be tested by our enemies. Some of the things Obama has said makes me hopeful that he will not leave us less secure.
otoh, if Americans on US soil dies of Islamic attack--leaving out the lone nutcases that we can never eliminate--then Obama and the left will be run out of town on rails.
But Obama knows that and has no intention of letting it happen. He wants a second term and a place in the history books. I trust in Obama's self-interest.
Posted by: iconoclast at January 21, 2009 12:09 AMJuggy is made up of equal parts of "hope", "change", and "Bravo Sierra"......
however, of those components, only one has any substance to it, which explains why he's risen so high.
gold sinks, schise floats......
we are *SO* screwed.
Posted by: redc1c4 at January 21, 2009 02:15 AMThe important crisis will be the second one. Obama will either overreact or under react to the first. He will do the opposite to the second, in an attempt to avoid the criticism of his previous action ( or inaction ).
The second crisis will either bring us to the brink of war or of surrender. It will be the real test for the country.
Posted by: Ken Hahn at January 21, 2009 03:57 AMUnless you have a death wish you should avoid international air travel and ocean cruises for a while, well for a long time if Hussein O is stupid enough to close Gitmo and/or release the terrorists. I remember pictures of Americans hitting the tarmac and the water after being shot in the back by members of the religion of pieces and marine bodies being dragged in the streets. They're still finding peices of bodies from blown up aircraft in Scotland and NYC. For 7 years it's been a no-no to screw with America. Now the door is wide open for several free hits. Even an uptick in deaths in Iraq will signal a major Hussein O failure. You think he's saved GWB's phone nunber on his blackberry toy.
Posted by: Scrapiron at January 21, 2009 08:57 PMDay Six and instead of waiting til tonight, we took some hits today in broad daylight... this shytte is getting old... (I just thought I'd throw that out there as I can't access my blog today.)
Posted by: Big Country at January 22, 2009 07:09 AM
