FLASHBACK: Obama Administration Says Islamic Caliphate is "Feckless Delusion" That is "Never Going to Happen

[Geee]

Town Hall:

The brutal terrorist organization known as ISIS or ISIL, made up of former al Qaeda fighters, has renamed itself the Islamic State. The name "Islamic State" is self-explanatory and was chosen based on the group's goal of establishing a caliphate by conquering as much land in the middle east and around the world as possible, beheading and killing anyone standing in their way.

 

Regardless of the terrorist group's own classification and stated goals to implement and maintain an Islamist caliphate going back years, the Obama administration wasn't worried about the "absurd" concept and had no plans to stop it from happening according to then White House Counter-Terrorism Advisor and current CIA Secretary John Brennen. From 2011:

 

"Our strategy is also shaped by deeper understanding of al Qaeda’s goals, strategy, and tactics over the past decade. I’m not talking about al Qaeda’s grandiose vision of global domination through a violent Islamic caliphate. That vision is absurd, and we are not going to organize our counter-terrorism policies against a feckless delusion that is never going to happen. We are not going to elevate these thugs and their murderous aspirations into something larger than they are," Brennen said.

 

Sounds a lot like the administration treated these guys like a junior varsity team...

[Valin]

@Geee

I think a lot of people (Left & Right) are looking for reasons to do nothing.

[Cyber_Liberty]

@Geee

I think a lot of people (Left & Right) are looking for reasons to do nothing.

Indeed. Inaction in the face of disaster is the default position of all bureaucrats, and politicians are essentially just bureaucrats. Left & Right.

[Valin]

 

@Geee

I think a lot of people (Left & Right) are looking for reasons to do nothing.

Indeed. Inaction in the face of disaster is the default position of all bureaucrats, and politicians are essentially just bureaucrats. Left & Right.

 

 

 

TOS Not just them

[Cyber_Liberty]

That's interesting, @Valin. I wonder how many legions the Pope commands these days? Just like with other peoples' money, Frankie seems pretty generous with other peoples' lives.

 

As an aside, RE the first sentence in the article, when did the UN move its headquarters to Geneva? I must say, I approve of the change, although I was rooting for Somalia.

[Valin]

That's interesting, @Valin. I wonder how many legions the Pope commands these days? Just like with other peoples' money, Frankie seems pretty generous with other peoples' lives.

So what do you do?

 

As an aside, RE the first sentence in the article, when did the UN move its headquarters to Geneva? I must say, I approve of the change, although I was rooting for Somalia.

Wikipeadia: List of international organizations based in Geneva

 

Two of the biggies

 

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR)

 

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

[Cyber_Liberty]

 

That's interesting, @Valin. I wonder how many legions the Pope commands these days? Just like with other peoples' money, Frankie seems pretty generous with other peoples' lives.

So what do you do?

Beats me. I'd lament for the lost souls, but I don't think I'd be asking for sacrifices of other people's children. The Vatican seems to be directly asking for other countries to act in very specific ways, and that might not be a good thing to do. A new Crusade might be in order, though. Plenty of Protestants would be willing to join in such a venture.

[Valin]

@Cyber_Liberty

 

This is the 1st time I recall a Pope saying anything like this....advocating war.

[Geee]

@Cyber_Liberty

 

This is the 1st time I recall a Pope saying anything like this....advocating war.

Exactly what I thought when I read his comments.

[Geee]

 

@Cyber_Liberty

 

This is the 1st time I recall a Pope saying anything like this....advocating war.

Exactly what I thought when I read his comments.

 

Well, I kind of take that back - there were the crusades.

[Valin]

 

 

@Cyber_Liberty

 

This is the 1st time I recall a Pope saying anything like this....advocating war.

Exactly what I thought when I read his comments.

 

Well, I kind of take that back - there were the crusades.

 

 

 

News flash...That was a couple of years ago...even before I was born

 

I would also point out the day after a Crusade was called, if you were a Jew things got very bad very fast very often.

 

People on our side throw that word out, and I'm not sure they know much about it.