Obama Denies Credibility Problem on Syria

CAN ANYTHING HE SAYS BE BELIEVED?

by Sharon Rondeau

(Sep. 7, 2013) — At the G20 conference in St. Petersburg, Russia, Barack Hussein Obama stood fast and nearly alone in insisting that a “strike” needs to be launched against the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad, who Obama claims used chemical weapons to kill his own people.

While denying a comparison to World War II, Obama nevertheless said that “when London was getting bombed, it was profoundly unpopular, both in Congress and around the country, to help the British.”

“My credibility is not on the line,” Obama said.

On Wednesday, Obama denied “drawing a red line” over the allegations of Assad’s use of chemical weapons by instead insisting that “the world” had set the “red line” standard, not him.  Obama said that the U.S. “cannot turn a blind eye” on the chemical weapons attack and that it endangers our “national security.”

Leaks of national security information made in June 2012 were never attributed to anyone other than “the White House,” after which Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who made the claim, quickly withdrew it.

On August 23, the “red line” as it might apply to the destruction of Coptic Christian churches in Egypt by pro-Mohamed Morsi supporters was the subject of a joke by White House Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest.

Judicial Watch reported on Friday that a group supportive of the Syrian rebels is advising the White House on its Syria policy.  Obama has been urging Congress to vote in favor of a resolution to use military force in Syria, but many congressmen say that they do not have the data they need to make an informed decision.  Senators Lindsey Graham and John McCain support aggressive U.S. action in Syria on the grounds that Assad must be “removed from power.”

Putative Secretary of State John Kerry, who was an avid Vietnam War protester during the 1970s, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday that Assad must be punished for the murders of 1,400 people allegedly with sarin gas on August 21. A critic called Kerry a “lapdog” for his position and advocating a “wrong-headed action” in regard to military intervention in Syria.

On Thursday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a resolution to take military action by a 10-7 vote.  Also on Thursday, a reporter stated at a State Department press conference, “I understand the President is the Commander-in-Chief and that everyone is going to get onboard with whatever he decides…”

Syria was one of several nations which did not sign a 1993 international treaty banning the use of chemical weapons.

Other alleged incidents of chemical weapons use in Syria date back to last year, before Obama claimed the “red line,” then claimed that “the world” asserted it.  However, the AP reported on August 29 that the intelligence which the Obama regime allegedly possesses showing that the Syrian government is responsible for the August 21 chemical attack “is no slam-dunk.”

The Obama regime has been supporting the Syrian rebels openly since the spring, but several reports say that indirect material U.S. support began late last year.  The rebel forces reportedly include members of Al Qaeda, The Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, and Hezbollah, all known terror-promoting organizations.  Last December, Obama officially stated that Syrian opposition groups were “the legitimate representatives of the Syrian people.”

Evidence that the rebels have used chemical weapons has been asserted in recent days.  The U.S. reportedly shipped arms to Libyan rebels after the fall of Muommar Gaddafi in 2011 as a result of the Arab Spring.  Libya is reportedly is disarray as “rebels” gain more traction and oil production within the country is virtually at a standstill.

Obama is saying that “limited action” should be taken by the U.S. in Syria.

In 2008, Obama promised “the most transparent administration in history.”  He promised to “open up” visitor logs to the public, but Judicial Watch was recently refused access to those logs, which in the past have included the names of individuals with ties to radical Islam.

Last November, a Middle East expert predicted that Obama would attack Syria in order to “advance Islam.”  On Monday, an Egyptian newspaper appeared to report that Obama and his half-brother, Malik, are members of The Muslim Brotherhood, which seeks to establish an Islamic worldwide caliphate with Sharia law as its basis.

Malik Obama has been noted to have been Obama’s guest in the White House on many occasions and is reportedly now on a terror “watch list” maintained by Egypt’s interim government.

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This post was updated on September 8, 2013.