Iraqis Think Obama Is Weak
Posted by TheJOTUS on October 31, 2008
Unfortunately, Iraqis can’t vote here in the states. However, it is interesting to see how the country Barack Obama would have left for dead responds to the idea of him leading the nation that liberated their country. Not surprisingly, most worried that Obama won’t be able to stand up to the nut job over in Iran, or frankly anybody for that matter:
For five years Ali and Mohammed have lived alongside US soldiers in their Baghdad neighbourhood near Rasheed Street, a prominent commercial artery running through the heart of the Iraqi capital.
During that time American culture and politics have become familiar to them, and they say that if they could, they would vote for Republican candidate John McCain in next week’s US presidential election. …
“The Iranians believe that if Obama is elected he will not take action against them despite their nuclear ambitions. That worries me,” said Ali, sitting on an old bench in Al-Zahawi coffee shop.
“If the Iranians get the bomb they will become the Tarzan of the region,” said the former teacher and lecturer at the University of Baghdad, referring to the vine-swinging strongman of the jungle in old Hollywood movies.
Mohammed, also a professor at the university, said he too preferred McCain “because Obama supports a rapid withdrawal of US troops.”
“Our army is still too weak and Turkey and Iran are threats. Iran’s President (Mahmoud) Ahmadinejad has warned Iran would fill the void left when US troops depart,” he said.
Clearly, these people understand world and regional politics much better than Barack Obama. They also comprehend military strategy and tactics better than Obama. But most importantly, they understand what would have happened if Bush–America– had followed Obama’s advice rather than fighting the terrorists and securing Iraq.
But let not the heart be sorrow. Obama has his middle east fans–al Qaeda:
An al Qaeda leader has called for President George W. Bush and the Republicans to be “humiliated,” without endorsing a party in the upcoming U.S. presidential election, according to an Internet video posting.
“O God, humiliate Bush and his party, O Lord of the Worlds, degrade and defy him,” Abu Yahya al-Libi said at the end of sermon marking the Muslim feast of Eid al-Fitr, in a video posted on the Internet.
So……he has that going for him.
