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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

ALERT -- Russia successfully tests nuclear missile; "More planned"...

(Reuters) - Russia carried out a successful test of its new Bulava intercontinental nuclear missile on Wednesday and will perform two more test launches in October and November, the head of its naval forces said.
The armed forces have boosted their military training and test drills since the start of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, which Russia considers in its traditional sphere of influence.
The 12-meter long Bulava, or mace, has undergone numerous tests, some successful, and can deliver an impact of up to 100 times the atomic blast that devastated Hiroshima in 1945.
Naval Commander-in-Chief Admiral Viktor Chirkov said the test launch had been carried out from the White Sea and that the test missile had hit its target in Russia's far east.
"In October and November of this year, the naval fleet will carry out two more launches with two rocket cruisers equipped with ballistic missiles," Interfax quoted Chirkov as saying.
A Bulava missile weighs 36.8 tonnes and can travel 8,000 km (5,000 miles) and hold 6-10 nuclear warheads.

(Reporting by Thomas Grove; Editing by Louise Ireland)

This Famous Ultra-Liberal Claims Obama’s Only Accomplishment is Being Black

September 10, 2014 By Greg Campbell

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Woah- I knew things had gotten rocky for President Obama, but for one of the nation’s most outspoken liberals to so publicly turn his back on Obama is a sure sign that Americans have lost that loving feeling for the once ultra-slick campaigner-in-chief.

In an interview to commemorate the 25^th anniversary of his first ultra-left piece of propaganda, Roger and Me, super-lefty Michael Moore sat and slammed the president as having accomplished nothing in his eight years as president other than simply “being black.”

“When the history is written of this era, this is how you’ll be remembered: he was the first black president,” Moore said during the interview.

“OK, not a bad accomplishment, but that’s it,” he continued. “That’s it, Mr. Obama. 100 years from now, ‘he was the first black American that got elected president’ and that’s it. Eight years of your life and that’s what people are going to remember. Boy, I got a feeling, knowing you, that — you’d probably wish you were remembered for a few other things, a few other things you could’ve done.”

“So, it is, on that level, a big disappointment,” Moore stated.

It’s amazing that I am about to write these words, but I fully agree with Michael Moore on this issue.

President Obama’s legacy will be taught in schools and, sadly, there will likely be few mentions of his disastrous policies that led America to a diminished standing on the world stage. There will be few mentions of his economic policies that condemned millions to poverty and indebtedness for generations. They will gloss-over the radical divisions he helped created between rich and poor, black and white, liberal and conservative; they will simply remember that phrase, “Yes, we can,” and recall to impressionable children that President Obama was simply the first biracial president.

What a disappointment…

Iran’s Supreme Leader: Prepare For The “New World Order” That Will Replace America And Capitalism…

Liberals intrigued.
Via Free Beacon:

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that the “new world order is emerging” and that “Iran will have a strong role in creating” it, according to a Farsi language transcript of Khamenei’s remarks late last week to the country’s Assembly of Experts.
Iran will lead this “new world order” that will replace American influence as capitalism and Western influence collapses, according to Khamenei, who underwent surprise prostate surgery on Monday.
“Iran will have a strong role in creating the new world order,” Khamenei said, explaining that Tehran will expand its already growing influence in Latin America and even Asia.
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ZIP | September 8, 2014 6:00 pm

Obama Rejected – Look Who Stood Up To The Player-in-Chief & Said ‘No’…Three Times!

Plans were unexpectedly thrown off course when...

Norvell Rose — September 10, 2014

Surprising as it may be, when the President of the United States asks to play golf, the result of that presidential request is not always a “fore-gone” conclusion.
It’s just been disclosed that President Obama’s Labor Day weekend plans were unexpectedly thrown off course when three different New York-area clubs denied his requests to play a round. Apparently, these elite and pricey golf courses weren’t interested in telling their regulars to “stand down” while Obama and his security detail took over the links.

Obama was in New York over the weekend to raise money and attend a wedding. And he had expected a little recreation while in Westchester. Calls were made, but….
One course that reportedly declined the presidential request bears the name of a frequent and vocal critic of Obama — that name is “Trump.” NBC4 New York tells us more about the turn-downs that very likely tee’d off the president:

The Trump National Golf Club, the Winged Foot and Willow Ridge were among some of the elite courses that rebuffed the president’s request to tee off there, according to several sources who were told about the president’s advance team’s calls to the club managers.
The sources said the White House advance team was giving the clubs just a day or two notice to fill the president’s open Saturday morning in New York. Of several courses contacted in New York and Connecticut, a spokesman for Fairview Country Club in Greenwich said it would have accommodated the president if he had asked. That was the only club that said it would.

You can see the entire report on the golf flap by clicking on the video above.

Read more at http://www.westernjournalism.com/obama-rejected-look-stood-player-chief-said-three-times/#SYoJiQ7A5McLlVPb.99

BREAKING: 76 Passengers on Delta Flight from Austin to LA in Peril

in News / by Shae Weatherall / on September 10, 2014 at 8:10 pm /

Breaking news from a local station is reporting a Delta passenger flight leaving Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA), bound for Los Angeles, California, has reported a loss of cabin pressure, only 20 minutes into the journey.
The flight is carrying 76 people as well as over 14,000 gallons of fuel.
At the time of this report, there is no sign of the status of the plane and its occupants, except that it is expected to make an emergency landing.
Updates to follow as soon as they are available.
It appears today is not a day for flying the friendly skies. Earlier, another smaller, privately owned aircraft was reported to have crashed near ABIA after leaving from Dallas Executive Airport resulting in one death.
UPDATE:

The Delta flight 5733 operated by Compass Airlines has landed safely! After spending 1 hour and 14 minutes in the air, circling the Austin area in order to burn fuel in case of a crash landing, the aircraft and her 76 passengers are safe on the ground.
BREAKING: 76 Passengers on Delta Flight from Austin to LA in Peril

I’m sure there are some very shaken up people who are grateful that their prayers were answered and that the pilots had the skill to deal with a crisis such as this with level heads and steady hands.
BREAKING: 76 Passengers on Delta Flight from Austin to LA in Peril

Considering that there was also a fatal private aircraft crash of a flight coming in to Austin from Dallas just hours before this incident, I predict many vacant seats for flights arriving and departing from Austin-Bergstrom and most other major airports tomorrow, on the anniversary of 9/11.
At this point there is no indication of what may have caused the malfunction on the Delta flight leaving Austin today. We will report any updates as we receive them.

Islamist Terrorist Blows Self Up With Mortar Round

Stupid Muslim Blows Himself Up Firing Mortar

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Obama Plans to ‘Fight ISIS’ by Arming ISIS

So-called "moderate" Syrian rebels are openly aligned with Islamic State militants

by Paul Joseph Watson | September 10, 2014

President Barack Obama is set to announce his plan to combat ISIS terrorists in Iraq and Syria by arming so-called “moderate” Syrian rebels despite the fact that such militants have openly aligned themselves with Islamic State fighters.

“Obama has told congressional lawmakers that he has the authority to proceed with much of his plan without their formal approval,” reports the Associated Press. “However, he is seeking authorization from Congress for the train-and-equip operation for Syrian rebels, a request he first made earlier this summer.”

Obama is expected to unveil the plan to send weapons to FSA fighters during a prime time speech later tonight.

The lunacy of such a policy is illustrated by the fact that Bassel Idriss, commander of an FSA-run rebel brigade, recently admitted that Washington-backed “moderate” rebels are still collaborating with ISIS.

“We are collaborating with the Islamic State and the Nusra Front by attacking the Syrian Army’s gatherings in … Qalamoun,” Idriss told Lebanon’s Daily Star. “Let’s face it: The Nusra Front is the biggest power present right now in Qalamoun and we as FSA would collaborate on any mission they launch as long as it coincides with our values.”

A July report in Stars and Stripes also documented how the 1,000 strong Dawud Brigade, which had previously fought alongside the FSA against the Assad regime, defected in its entirety to join ISIS.

Also in July it emerged that “several factions within the FSA, including Ahl Al Athar, Ibin al-Qa’im” had “handed over its weapons to the Islamic State in large numbers” and pledged allegiance to ISIS.

Islamic State fighter Abu Atheer also told Al-Jazeera, “We are buying weapons from the FSA. we bought 200 anti-aircraft missiles and Koncourse anti tank weapons. We have good relations with our brothers in the FSA. For us, the infidels are those who cooperate with the West to fight Islam.”

Three leading Syrian rebel commanders also announced back in December that they had relinquished ties with the Free Syrian Army’s Supreme Military Council, the military wing of the western-backed Syrian National Coalition, in order to join ISIS.

In addition, a recent study by Conflict Armament Research revealed that Islamic State militants obtained U.S. supplied weapons, including M16 assault rifles, which were originally smuggled out of Jordan and provided to so-called “moderate” FSA rebels.

ISIS terrorists also acquired M79 rockets which were initially given to FSA rebels by Saudi Arabia. The rockets, “were part of the arms shipments from Croatia that were meant for the Free Syrian Army. The weapons were either captured, or acquired by former FSA fighters as they joined ISIS,” reports LJR Review.

As further evidence of FSA rebels collaborating with ISIS, it recently emerged that murdered American journalist Steven Sotloff was sold to ISIS by FSA militants.

FSA rebels and ISIS militants also fought together to seize control of the Menagh airbase in August last year.

Obama spoke today with Saudi King Abdullah as part of his efforts to build an international coalition against ISIS. What was probably absent from the conversation was any discussion about the fact that the Saudis, along with U.S. allies Qatar, Turkey and Jordan, armed and funded ISIS from the beginning.

The Obama administration is clearly using the threat posed by ISIS as an excuse to get done what it has thus far failed to accomplish – the overthrow of the Assad government – by embarking on a huge transfer of weapons to FSA rebels, despite the fact that FSA fighters are openly collaborating with, defecting to, and fighting alongside ISIS militants.

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To Defeat IS, Impeach Obama and Release 28

A PDF of this statement is available here.
One day before his scheduled 9 PM address to the nation, President Obama already made clear that he has no intention of seeking Congressional authorization for his war plan against the Islamic State—despite the fact that Administration officials have said that the war will last for years. And coming out of the NATO summit in Wales last week, Obama aligned with British Prime Minister David Cameron in rejecting the idea of collaboration with the Assad government in Syria to defeat IS.
Lyndon LaRouche emphasized again today that if the President refuses to go to Congress for full authorization for the use of force, he should be immediately impeached. In a recent webcast, LaRouche fully endorsed General Martin Dempsey's call for a comprehensive campaign to wipe out the Islamic State, including simultaneous operations in both Iraq and Syria. The U.S. must join with both of those governments in the effort.
While Obama met with Congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday, and the legislators came out of the meeting with no clear demand that the President get formal Congressional approval, the President is also coming under intense pressure once again to release the 28 pages from the original 9/11 Joint Congressional Inquiry detailing the role of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in sponsoring the hijackers of Sept. 11, 2001. After a strong CNN spot on the 28 pages aired on Monday night, the White House contacted CNN to report that the matter had been referred to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for review and recommendation. This flies in the face of Obama's two face-to-face promises to 9/11 family members that he would release the 28 pages.
See also: New Yorker Features Fight Over 28 Pages, Smokes Out Opposition to Declassification
The IS plague cannot be defeated without a concerted and coordinated effort from governments in the region, taking the lead. Without releasing the 28 pages, there is no reason to believe that the Saudis will genuinely end their sponsorship of Sunni jihadist terrorism. Preliminary efforts to reach a Saudi-Iranian rapprochement against the Islamic State have gone forward in recent weeks with the visit of the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister to Riyadh. A Sept. 7 Arab League foreign ministers meeting raised the prospect of a "comprehensive treaty of collective security" that would allow the Arab League states to "confront together the threat faced by Arab countries." Russia has signaled support for this Arab League initiative, and the Russians have provided urgently needed military hardware to the Iraqi armed forces, including fighter jets and combat helicopters on a rush basis.

California high school officially changes its school mascot to "the Mighty Arabs"...

(The Desert Sun) -- Coachella Valley High School officially changed its school mascot to "the Mighty Arabs," Tuesday, after the school board unanimously adopted a new logo that has been approved by an anti-discrimination group.
The new mascot and the name change was unveiled during Tuesday night's Coachella Valley Unified school board meeting in Thermal. It was approved during closed session.
Because the vote was held in closed session, all discussion occurred behind closed doors. The mascot vote was not on the meeting agenda, so despite it being a hotly debated topic, Tuesday night's meeting was sparsely attended.
Superintendent Darryl Adams said the district will hold a news conference Sept. 19 to further discuss the switch to the new mascot.
"Dealing with the mascot issue has gone worldwide. I'm glad to see that coming to an end," Adams said Tuesday night. He also thanked parents, students and school staff for being patient while the district addressed this controversial issue.
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Major X1.6 Solar Flare! Sunspot 2158 Releases Strong 'Earth Facing' CME

Dramatic Video Captures Rebirth of the River Zin in Israel’s Negev Desert‏

god is give in israel back they land Dramatic Video Captures Rebirth of the River Zin in Israel’s Negev Desert‏

While the Hollywood version of the biblical Noah’s Ark story recently hit movie theaters, some lucky Israeli residents of the Negev Desert’s Wadi Zim region got to see a real flood in the Holy Land as a dramatic video posted to YouTube captured the rebirth of the River Zin. Within seconds, the dry riverbed, also known as nahal in Hebrew and wadi in Arabic, is overwhelmed by gushing water as the dozens of spectators and one excited dog watch in awe.

Flash floods have been common in the region since biblical times, and the modern flooding was a result of heavy rain in mountainous regions several miles away from the arid land. Lack of sufficient rainfall due to drought meant that this was the first time in years that water flowed through the River Zin, which starts in the Ramon Crater, located around 52 miles (85 kilometers) south of the city of Beersheba and winds it way through the Plain of Sodom before ending 75 miles (120 km) to the northeast at the Dead Sea. The Ramon Crater is ancient geological formation that is the world’s largest makhtesh—a geological landform unique to the Negev region that is created not by meteor impact or volcanic eruption, but by erosion.

The River Zin marked the border of ancient Israel in biblical times. Beersheba is where Abraham arrived 3,700 years ago and dug a well, planted a tamarisk tree and made a covenant of peace with the Philistine king Abimelech. The occasional flooding of the Negev Desert is mentioned in the Hebrew Testament.

Inspector General Testifies That Eric Holder Blocking Investigations

by Voice of Reason

HOLDER'S NOT IN PRISON YET?

Obama and Holder have a nice racket going. They have surrounded themselves with, or filled the most important positions in government with people that have the highest levels of corruption. They break our laws at will, and there are absolutely ZERO repercussions for it.

Under what other organization on EARTH can you imagine needing evidence of SEVEN PEOPLE’S EQUIPMENT in the largest company on the planet, and EXACTLY what you are looking for is “damaged” or “gone?” It’s almost hysterical, but at the same time, someone should be doing life for it.

IN A CORRUPT SYSTEM, A PERSON HAS MANY FREEDOMS IF THEY KNOW THEY CANNOT BE PROSECUTED!

IN A CORRUPT SYSTEM A PESON ALSO DOESN'T HAVE TO ANSWER ANYTHING THEY DON’T WANT TO!

[Audio/Video below cannot be seen in Newsletter - have to go to Blog]

OH YEAH, YOU CAN LIE AT WILL TOO!

OBAMA AND HOLDER ARE PROFESSIONALS AT THAT!

Department of Justice senior officials have barred or delayed the inspector general there from gaining access to documents crucial to high-visibility investigations.

"The FBI and some other department components … have refused our requests for various types of documents. As a result, a number of our reviews have been significantly impeded," IG Michael Horowitz told the House Committee on the Judiciary Tuesday.

Horowitz said DOJ officials caused "significant delays in gaining access to important documents" in the IG's review of Operation Fast and Furious.

Operation Fast and Furious was a DOJ program that allowed gun-running into Mexico in an effort to generate evidence to be used against drug cartels.

U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was killed in 2010 with one of an estimated 1,400 guns shipped to Mexico as a result of the program.

Horowitz also said FBI objections delayed an investigation of DOJ's use of the federal material witness statute in international terrorism, as well as an investigation of the FBI's use of national security letters.

The Inspector General Act of 1978 grants IGs "access to all records, reports, audits, reviews, documents, papers, recommendations or other material" within a federal department or agency.

Horowitz said he appreciated efforts by Attorney General Eric Holder and Deputy Attorney General James Cole to intervene on behalf of IG requests.

But Horowitz said having to rely upon DOJ's senior leaders to gain access to documents Congress clearly intends to be given to IGs on request is inconsistent with the law.

In addition, such dependence "compromises our independence. The IG Act expressly provides that an independent inspector general should decide whether documents are relevant to an IG's work; however, the current process at the department instead places that decision and authority in the leadership of the agency that is being subjected to our oversight."

Having to seek permission to gain access to documents also "results in delays to our audits and reviews, consumes an inordinate amount of OIG staff time and my time, as well as time from the attorney general's and deputy attorney general's busy schedules."

Horowitz' testimony came in a hearing by the committee concerning a recent letter to Congress signed by Horowitz and 46 other IGs describing multiple instances of obstruction by executive branch officials.

In an apparent allusion to the Justice Department's bungled prosecution of former Sen. Ted Stevens, Horowitz noted that Holder's policy also requires IG investigators to ask for documents concerning allegations of official misconduct by government lawyers.

No such limits are placed, however, on DOJ's Office of Professional Responsibility, which also investigates such allegations.

"This disparate treatment … is unjustifiable and results in the department being less willing to provide materials to the IG, presumably because the IG is statutorily independent, while OPR is not," Horowitz said.

Two prosecutors in the 2008 case against Stevens failed to turn over to defense lawyers exculpatory evidence concerning allegations that the then-Alaska senator benefitted personally from his relationship with an oil company.

The prosecutors were disciplined but not fired following an investigation by the OPR. Stevens, who lost his re-election effort because of the case, died in a plane crash two years later.

Horowitz called on Congress to grant specific authority to his office to investigate allegations of misconduct by government attorneys.

Legislation now pending — the Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2014 — would grant that authority, he noted.

The bill was endorsed earlier this year by the Project on Government Oversight, a non-partisan non-profit that investigates waste and fraud in government.

Read the article at Washington Examiner here:

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SICK & TWISTED: Obama Asks For Donations Before ISIS Speech…

(ZIP) -- Typical Obama move.

Via Weekly Standard:

President Obama is scheduled to address the nation this evening to discuss destroying the terrorist army of ISIS. But before hitting the airwaves, he’s asking Democratic donors to “chip in $10 or more right now to help elect Democrats.”
He made the ask in an email to supporters of the Democratic party.
“There are just 55 days left in this election, Daniel,” writes Obama in the email.
“That’s 55 days left for Democrats in tight races across the country to build the organization they need to win — and if we don’t step up right now, it’s going to be harder for our candidates and volunteers to do that. That’s just the truth.
“Daniel, I’m asking for your help — chip in $10 or more right now to help elect Democrats.”

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Obama On U.S. Fight Against ISIS: Jihadist-Infested Yemen And Somalia Are Models Of Success…

Talk about setting the bar low. Both countries have large swaths of land controlled by al-Qaeda.
Excerpt from Obama’s speech tonight via White House:

“But I want the American people to understand how this effort will be different from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It will not involve American combat troops fighting on foreign soil. This counter-terrorism campaign will be waged through a steady, relentless effort to take out ISIL wherever they exist using our air power and our support for partner forces on the ground. This strategy of taking out terrorists who threaten us, while supporting partners on the front lines, is one that we have successfully pursued in Yemen and Somalia for years.”

ZIP | September 10, 2014 8:02 pm

An Insane Gothic Castle In Connecticut Can Be Yours For $45 Million

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An Insane Gothic Castle In Connecticut Can Be Yours For $45 Million

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Chrismark Castle has stone walls, towers, a moat, and drawbridge.

It's straight out of a fairytale, or Harry Potter book: a mysterious castle in Woodstock, Connecticut just hit the market for $45 million . Known as Chrismark Castle, the home has eight bedrooms and comes with 75 acres of land, including its own lake (via Estately).
It's owned by Christopher Mark, the great-grandson of Chicago steel tycoon Clayton Mark Senior.
Mark caused a ruckus in the small town of Woodstock when he bought the parcel and began building the 20-room castle back in 2003. According to Connecticut Magazine, it took 7 years and $4.1 million to build, and people from the town would often stop by for a glimpse.
The house has also seen a fair amount of drama. Mark reportedly lived there with his now ex-wife and their two children, until Galt filed for divorce in 2010. Mark later moved his pregnant girlfriend into the castle with her older daughter, according to Connecticut Magazine.
That relationship also ended and that girlfriend took Mark to court in New York City to pay additional child support, according to The New York Post. Mark was rumored to have tried to start multiple business on the property, including a modeling business, a bed and breakfast, and a private zoo.
The home is currently listed on Coldwell Banker.
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AUSTIN BAY: Barack Obama’s Revived War On Terror. You know, we should have just elected Cheney in ’08. It would have saved a lot of wasted motion.

September 10, 2014

AUSTIN BAY: Barack Obama’s Revived War On Terror. You know, we should have just elected Cheney in ’08. It would have saved a lot of wasted motion.
Related: Two Administrations In One! “Huh — it was just a month and a half ago when the Obama administration begged Congress to prevent it from going to war in Iraq.”
UPDATE: For extra comic relief: Obama Will Fight ISIS With George W. Bush’s Legal Theories.
A haiku:
Frowning at Isis
Obama tries old tools
Dick Cheney smiles.
Okay, not a great haiku. But still . . .
ANOTHER UPDATE: From the comments:

New War on Terror,
I evolved on Gay Marriage,
I’m now Dick Cheney

Well, more like Dick Cheney’s slower little brother or something.

America: Obama Isn’t A Strong Leader

September 9, 2014 by Sam Rolley

UPIFILE

In light of widespread American perception that President Barack Obama has failed to adequately respond to national problems such as illegal immigration and the threat of Islamic State terrorists, the commander in chief’s rating for “strong leadership” has reached a new low.
According to an ABC News/Washington Post poll released Tuesday, a majority (56 percent) of Americans disprove of the president’s handling of international affairs. Fifty-two percent reported that Obama has been too cautious in responding to ISIS and 65 percent want more airstrikes on positions held by the terror group in the Middle East.
Obama’s approval has also suffered a slide with regard to immigration, as just 31 percent are satisfied with his efforts to deal with the flood of illegal aliens coming to the U.S. compared to 59 percent who disapprove.
The polling data also vindicates Americans who have held steadfast to the belief that Obama’s White House exacerbates division in the country, noting: “Americans by a 17-point margin say Obama has done more to divide than to unite the country, a rating worse than George W. Bush’s early in his poorly rated second term — and one that’s deteriorated among Obama’s supporters as well as among his critics.”
Failures to respond adequately to pressing national concerns combined with a penchant for the politics of division, public opinion contends in the poll, does not a strong leader make: “Just 43 percent call Obama a strong leader, down 11 points in the past year to the fewest of his presidency. And his overall job approval rating, at 42 percent, is a point from its all-time low this spring.”

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White House Admits That Obama’s ISIS Strategy Speech Is Just An Extension Of Non-Strategy

September 9, 2014 by Sam Rolley

FILE

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest

President Barack Obama suffered the wrath of political pundits, lawmakers and average Americans spanning the political divide when he announced last week that his administration didn’t have a concrete strategy for dealing with the Islamic State terror threat festering in the Middle East. The president now claims to have a plan. But as more details emerge about the strategy Obama will reveal Wednesday, it’s becoming increasingly likely that Americans who are hoping for a firm stance and a clear objective will be thoroughly disappointed.
The suggestion that Obama’s ISIS strategy will lack substance isn’t being — or, at least, wasn’t first — promulgated by conservative critics frothing at the mouth to attack the president at every turn. It was Josh Earnest, the president’s press secretary, who told reporters Tuesday that Americans shouldn’t listen to Obama’s Wednesday remarks with hopes of learning what exactly the president plans to do militarily, how much it will cost, how long it will take or whether he intends to consult Congress.
“In the context of the speech that the president is preparing for tomorrow, I wouldn’t expect something that’s quite that detailed,” Earnest said.
Earnest added that Obama “would certainly welcome support from members of Congress” and anticipates “intensive consultations” with lawmakers.
“I’m confident that the president and the congressional leaders will have the kind of meeting that reflects the seriousness of the situation,” Earnest said.
According to the official, lawmakers have been given access to classified information on the ISIS threat and are invited to attend a briefing on Thursday.
“That is an indication and just gives you a little snapshot of this administration’s commitment to robust consultation with Congress,” he said.
That commitment evidently doesn’t extend to answering further questions from lawmakers, as Earnest noted: “I assume that each of these members of Congress has a television … if they are unsatisfied with the consultations they have gotten, we strongly encourage them to tune into the president’s address.”
Earnest also suggested that the president won’t go so far as telling the public what he would like for Congress to authorize or providing a deadline for action.
So what does the White House want Americans to take away from Obama’s speech?
A little faith.
“I think the American people should be confident that their commander in chief and that their government is expending significant time and resources to ensure that we are using every tool at our disposal to protect the American people,” Earnest said.

Filed Under: Liberty News, Staff Reports