President Obama: Folks wanna pop off about ISIS without specifics: President Obama: Folks wanna pop off about ISIS without specifics by Julie Pace, Associated Press

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President Obama: Folks wanna pop off about ISIS without specifics

by Julie Pace, Associated Press | November 16, 2015 at 11:25 AM

ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) President Barack Obama on Monday conceded that the Paris terror attacks were a terrible and sickening setback in the fight against the Islamic State, but forcefully dismissed critics who have called for the U.S. to change or expand its military campaign against the extremists.

The strategy that we are putting forward is the strategy that is ultimately is going to work, Obama said during a news conference at the close of two days of talks with world leaders. Its going to take time.

The president grew irritated amid repeated questions about whether he had underestimated the strength of the Islamic State. He said most of his critics are simply talking as if theyre tough and offering no real ideas. And he brushed aside those who call for sending U.S. ground troops into the region, saying that would be a mistake and wouldnt work unless the U.S. was committed to being a permanent occupying force in the region.

This is not an abstraction, Obama said. When we send troops in, those troops get injured. They get killed.

While Obama did not single out his critics by name, some Republican presidential candidates, including former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, have called for sending U.S. forces into Syria. Bush has also suggested that any U.S. assistance to refugees fleeing the Middle East should be primarily focused on Christians, another idea that rankled Obama.

Thats shameful, Obama declared. Thats not American. Thats not who we are.

Rather than casting about for a new strategy, Obama said U.S. would intensify its current campaign of airstrikes and arming and training moderate forces. And he called on other nations to step up their involvement in the fight against the extremists.

The president also announced a new effort to share intelligence with France following the coordinated terror spree across Paris that killed at least 129 people and injured hundreds. Officials said the U.S. was already using intelligence to help France identify targets in the flurry of airstrikes France launched against the Islamic States stronghold in Syria following the attacks.

While officials say the U.S. had been aware of the Islamic States desire to strike targets outside the Middle East, Obama said he had not been briefed on any intelligence that indicated an attack in Paris was likely.

Im not aware of anything that was specific, he said.

Obamas comments followed a two-day meeting with leaders from the Group of 20 rich and developing countries. The meeting in the seaside city of Antalya, just a few hundred miles from the Syrian border, was planned before the Paris attacks, but the carnage there ratcheted up the urgency in the talks.

The discussions about the Islamic State came amid a glimmer of progress in efforts to end the Syrian civil war, which created the chaos that allowed the extremist group to thrive. A foreign ministers meeting in Vienna over the weekend resulted in a new diplomatic plan that envisions negotiations between Syrian President Bashar Assads government and opposition groups starting by Jan. 1.

Still, sharp differences over Assads future and disagreements about what militant groups in Syria should be considered terrorists have dampened hopes for a breakthrough.

Obama voiced optimism about the plan, saying he had some degree of hope that the plan would provide a path forward. But he added, We are very clear eyed about the very, very difficult road ahead.

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Hemiman Loc: Communist California

KHH1 wrote:

President Obama: Folks wanna pop off about ISIS ... (show quote)

Finally a new strategy from Ovomit,do nothing,err....that's the old strategy,well I guess that's the new old strategy.I am glad he is doing something but that's doing nothing.I wish he would fire up that little girls bike of his and go play golf that at least would Be something.

Hemiman Loc: Communist California

KHH1 wrote:

Thanks for the in-depth discussion on possible strategies to address ISIS...you're a real academic...... :roll:

Kiss my ass convict.

boatbob2

I juse wish the Secret Service,would do THEIR DAMN JOB,AND EMPTY THE 5 BAGS OF TRASH FROM OUR WHITE HOUSE,You know the one I mean,The one with the Colors for the QUEERS....

RWNJ

KHH1 wrote:

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A quote comes to mind. Something about a certain Emperor fiddling while Rome burned. :hunf:

bmac32 Loc: West Florida

Thought that was a ladies bike!!!

Hemiman wrote:

Finally a new strategy from Ovomit,do nothing,err....that's the old strategy,well I guess that's the new old strategy.I am glad he is doing something but that's doing nothing.I wish he would fire up that little girls bike of his and go play golf that at least would Be something.

son of witless

KHH1 wrote:

Thanks for the in-depth discussion on possible strategies to address ISIS...you're a real academic...... :roll:

How about this, look at what the French are doing, and double it? Also why didn't Obama take out the targets the French are now bombing.

Maybe it is as reported. Obama has sold out the World to Iran. Iran needs ISIS to destabilize the Sunni regions of the Middle East. Obama gave Iran their money back and is allowing them the bomb. That is why Obama will not take out ISIS.

RWNJ

KHH1 wrote:

Hillary will be riding one at home........1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in 2017.

And you probably believe that would be a good thing for this country? A scene from Star Wars comes to mind. "So this is how freedom ends. With thunderous applause." Keep applauding, you clueless scum. You'll have to live in the world created by those you champion. You'll look back at conservatives values with a heartsick longing. Assuming you're still alive. After all, Communists have a habit of getting rid of worthless individuals once they assume totalitarian power. Where do you think welfare blacks will rank on their list of useful people?

RWNJ

KHH1 wrote:

You'll look back at conservatives values with a heartsick longing....hilarious

Welfare Blacks? Many more welfare whites....in numbers...because %s do not receive checks.....PEOPLE do........

Percentages do matter. Are you saying that blacks, at 12 percent of the population, being responsible for over half of all murders is irrelevant? You're an idiot.

Hemiman Loc: Communist California

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KHH1 wrote:

Only an idiot stupid azz dumb piece of dumb schit would switch from money to murders.....50% of 100.00 is less then 5% of 10,000.00

Some 61 percent of welfare recipients are White, while 33 percent are Black, according to 1990 Census Bureau statistics, the latest figures available.

The federal government defines welfare as all entitlement programs funded through taxes. These programs, listed as direct benefit payments for individuals by the Office of Management and Budget, make up $730 billion or 43 percent of the $1.47 trillion the government will spend this fiscal year.

Social Security is the nations largest welfare program, although many Whites prefer to call it a retirement plan. The government writes retirement and disability benefit checks to 35.4 million recipients of whom 88.7 percent are White and 9.6 percent are Black. The reason behind this shocking disparity is perhaps the most lamentable of all: The life expectancy rate for Blacks is six years shorter than that of Whites, meaning Black workers spend years paying into a retirement system only to have White retirees reap the benefits for a longer time.

Welfare critics rarely search the Social Security rolls for welfare cheats, but train their sights on people getting Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), Medicaid and food stamps, the relief programs with the most Black clients. Yet government figures show that Whites not Blacks make up the bulk of clients on these public aid programs; a fact that dispels the notion that Blacks are scheming for a free lunch courtesy of the American taxpayer.

Among the poorest of the poorsingle mothers, living below the poverty line with minor children to support 39.7 percent of AFDC clients are Black single mothers and 38.1 percent are White women with children. Food stamp recipients are 37.2 percent Black and 46.2 percent White. Medicaid benefits are paid to 27.5 percent Black recipients compared to 48.5 percent White clients.

Although the numbers show that Whites get the biggest chunk of public aid dollars, welfare critics still charge that Blacks shouldnt collect 33 percent of welfare benefits when they only make up 12 percent of the general population. They say the imbalance proves their case that Blacks are too busy complaining and blaming racism for their plight to look for a job.

Only an idiot stupid azz dumb piece of dumb schit ... (show quote)

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RWNJ

Hemiman wrote:

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Wolf counselor Loc: Heart of Texas

bmac32 wrote:

Thought that was a ladies bike!!!

That PUNK can't afford a bike.

If he knew anything about bikes he would never have posted that photo of a girly crotch rocket.

That spook might, and I say MIGHT have a bicycle.

And if he does, you know he stole it.

RWNJ

KHH1 wrote:

Disgruntled racists are hilarious......

Yes indeed. You are hilarious.

bmac32 Loc: West Florida

Play those numbers!

The following percentages are recipients of welfare based on race.

White 38.8%
Black 39.8%
Hispanic 15.7%
Asian 2.4%
Other 3.3%

Population, 2014 estimate 318,857,056

White alone, percent, 2014 (a) 77.4%
Black or African American alone, percent definition and source info Black or African American alone, percent, 2014 (a) 13.2%

There are roughly 6 times as many white as there are blacks yet blacks have a higher percentage on welfare than whites.

And SS is not welfare like you fucking liberals claim!

KHH1 wrote:

Only an idiot stupid azz dumb piece of dumb schit would switch from money to murders.....50% of 100.00 is less then 5% of 10,000.00

Some 61 percent of welfare recipients are White, while 33 percent are Black, according to 1990 Census Bureau statistics, the latest figures available.

The federal government defines welfare as all entitlement programs funded through taxes. These programs, listed as direct benefit payments for individuals by the Office of Management and Budget, make up $730 billion or 43 percent of the $1.47 trillion the government will spend this fiscal year.

Social Security is the nations largest welfare program, although many Whites prefer to call it a retirement plan. The government writes retirement and disability benefit checks to 35.4 million recipients of whom 88.7 percent are White and 9.6 percent are Black. The reason behind this shocking disparity is perhaps the most lamentable of all: The life expectancy rate for Blacks is six years shorter than that of Whites, meaning Black workers spend years paying into a retirement system only to have White retirees reap the benefits for a longer time.

Welfare critics rarely search the Social Security rolls for welfare cheats, but train their sights on people getting Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), Medicaid and food stamps, the relief programs with the most Black clients. Yet government figures show that Whites not Blacks make up the bulk of clients on these public aid programs; a fact that dispels the notion that Blacks are scheming for a free lunch courtesy of the American taxpayer.

Among the poorest of the poorsingle mothers, living below the poverty line with minor children to support 39.7 percent of AFDC clients are Black single mothers and 38.1 percent are White women with children. Food stamp recipients are 37.2 percent Black and 46.2 percent White. Medicaid benefits are paid to 27.5 percent Black recipients compared to 48.5 percent White clients.

Although the numbers show that Whites get the biggest chunk of public aid dollars, welfare critics still charge that Blacks shouldnt collect 33 percent of welfare benefits when they only make up 12 percent of the general population. They say the imbalance proves their case that Blacks are too busy complaining and blaming racism for their plight to look for a job.

Only an idiot stupid azz dumb piece of dumb schit ... (show quote)

Blade_Runner Loc: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

KHH1 wrote:

Hillary will be riding one at home........1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in 2017.

No, not a bicycle, dude, she'll be flying to Cuba on a broom.