THE ASCENT OF THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD IS NOT A BUG OF OBAMA'S INEPT FOREIGN POLICY; IT'S A FEATURE OF HIS ANTI-ISRAEL FOREIGN POLICY

THE INSTAPUNDIT GLENN REYNOLDS TODAY:

WASHINGTON POST: Where Obama failed on forging peace in the Middle East. “The way Obama managed the Israeli-Palestinian issue exhibited many of the hallmarks that have defined his first term. It began with a bid for historic change. But it foundered ultimately on his political and tactical misjudgments, on a lack of trusted relationships and on an outdated view of a conflict that many of his closest advisers imparted to him. And those advisers — veterans of the Middle East peace issue — clashed among themselves over tactics and turf.”

Posted at 8:59 am by Glenn Reynolds   

POWER LINE ALSO POSTED ON THE ARTICLE ON OBAMA'S "FAILURE" IN THE MIDDLE EAST:

In fact, those who read the entire Post article will see Obama’s claim about the Bush years exposed as false. The Post points to the unilateral withdrawal from Gaza during Bush’s presidency. 

And Obama himself says that his policy regarding Israeli settlements is the same as the stated policy of the Bush administration. 

Given Obama’s willfully ignorant understanding of the Middle East, he was destined to make a fool of himself the minute he injected himself into this area of the world. Unfortunately, the same thing is true about many of his other foreign policy initiatives.

ALL THREE - THE WASH POST, INSTAPUNDIT AND POWER LINE MISS THE REAL POINT: 


OBAMA HASN'T FAILED AT ALL.

THE ASCENDANCY OF THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD WAS HIS GOAL AND HE SUCCEEDED!

IN FACT, HELPING THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD WAS JOB ONE.

OBAMA HASNT BEEN TO ISRAEL AS PRESDIENT BUT HE MADE HIS FIRST BIG FOREIGN SPEECH IN CAIRO AND IN TURKEY.

AND IN CAIRO, HE INCONTROVERTIBLY AIDED THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD. EXCERPT FROM THE ATLANTIC ARTICLE POSTED AT THE TIME:

A sign that the Obama administration is willing to publicly challenge Egypt's commitment to parliamentary democracy: various Middle Eastern news sources report that the administration insisted that at least 10 members of the Muslim Brotherhood, the country's chief opposition party, be allowed to attend his speech in Cairo on Thursday. 

The brotherhood is a Salafist/ Islamist party with branches in many countries, and it does not have a reputation for liberalism and has supported violent campaigns against Israel (and Egypt's own government). 

It has deep roots in the region and traces its intellectual lineage to Sayyid Qutb, a top American-educated Islamic intellectual who was executed -- or martyred -- by the Egyptian government in 1966. 

The Brotherhood has direct links with Sunni groups like Hamas in the Palestinian territories. 

IOW:

THE ASCENDANCY OF ISLAMISM IN NORTHERN AFRICA AND ALL AROUND ISRAEL - AS IRAQ (WHICH OBAMA HAS ABANDONED) LIVES UNDER INCREASING IF NOT CONSTANT AL QAEDA TERROR ATTACKS ONCE AGAIN AND AS AFGHANISTAN (WHICH OBAMA HAS PROMISED TO ABANDON) TEETERS - IS A DESIGN FEATURE, AND NOT A BUG.

REPEAT:

THE ASCENDANCY OF THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AND ISLAMISM IS NOT A BUG OF OBAMA'S FOREIGN POLICY; IT'S A FEATURE - ONE TAB PREDICTED BEFORE THE 2008 ELECTION - MORE THAN ONCE - IN FACT AT LEAST 3 TIMES.


VOTE ACCORDINGLY.


VOTE ROMNEY.