{"id":9163,"date":"2014-06-13T16:39:06","date_gmt":"2014-06-13T16:39:06","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2014-06-13T16:39:06","modified_gmt":"2014-06-13T16:39:06","slug":"obama_to_iraq_you_re_on_your_own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2014\/06\/13\/obama_to_iraq_you_re_on_your_own\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama to Iraq: You\u2019re On Your Own"},"content":{"rendered":"

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RUSH: President Barack Obama, shortly before the program began, made some remarks on Iraq before getting on a helicopter and going somewhere. I want to summarize for you, before playing the actual sound bites. I want to tell you what he said. It\u2019s real simple. (impression) “You Iraqis, you\u2019re on your own. We\u2019re not gonna help. Well, we might, but I\u2019m not gonna think about it \u2019til Monday, and you might not be here by Monday. It\u2019s up to you.” <\/p>\n

That\u2019s what he said. He said, “Look, it\u2019s up to them. We\u2019re not sending troops in there. We might do something, but I\u2019m not gonna figure out what it is. I\u2019m not gonna make a decision on what it is until Monday.” He\u2019s not even gonna consider a drone strike until Monday. “But, look, you Iraqis, it\u2019s your problem. It\u2019s up to you.” Here\u2019s the actual couple of sound bites. Here\u2019s the first one.<\/p>\n

\"original\"OBAMA: We will not be sending US troops back into combat in Iraq, but I have asked my national security team to prepare a range of other options that could help support Iraq security forces, and I\u2019ll be reviewing those options in the days ahead. Uh, I do want to be clear, though. This is not solely or even primarily a military challenge.<\/line><\/p>\n

RUSH: That\u2019s right. He\u2019s going to Palm Springs to play golf. That\u2019s what he\u2019s doing. I\u2019m sure there\u2019s a fundraiser out there, too. Who goes to Palm Springs in the middle of the June? Well, he is, and it\u2019s to play golf. But you heard him say there, “I\u2019ve asked my national security team,” which is totally incompetent, by the way, “to prepare a range of other options that could help Iraq, and I\u2019ll be reviewing those options in the days ahead.” <\/line><\/p>\n

That means: “Monday, when I got back from golf.” But he wants to assure everybody, “This is not solely or even primarily a military challenge.” No, of course not, not when Al-Qaeda is by virtue of the use of force — this is a world governed by it, don\u2019t forget. Ours is a world governed by the use of force, and Al-Qaeda is using force to conquer these cities, but our response is not gonna be military.<\/p>\n

None of this is a surprise, by the way. <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the next sound bite…<\/p>\n

OBAMA: Any action that we may take to provide assistance to Iraqi security forces has to be joined by a serious and sincere effort by Iraq\u2019s leaders to set aside sectarian differences to promote stability and account for the legitimate interests of all of Iraq\u2019s communities. We can\u2019t do it for them, so this should be a wake-up call. Iraq\u2019s leaders have to demonstrate a willingness to make hard decisions and compromises. The United States will do our part, but understand that ultimately it\u2019s up to the Iraqis as a sovereign nation to solve their problems.<\/p>\n

RUSH: Well, why isn\u2019t it up to us, then, to solve our own problems? Why do you insert yourself in every one of our problems? This is a thing that I love to point out. When it comes to Iraq, “Hey, we\u2019re not getting involved! Hey, you\u2019re on your own. Hey, bud, you fix it! Hey, you take care of it. Hey, you handle this. We\u2019re not getting anywhere near that. It\u2019s not our job. It\u2019s not our responsibility. We\u2019ll do our part — which more and more is nothing — but understand: You\u2019re a sovereign nation, and it\u2019s up to you.”<\/p>\n

Why doesn\u2019t he treat us this way? He presumes to solve every problem in this country. He presumes to create more problems so he can create then more government solutions for problems in this country. “A lot of sectarian differences, stability, got to account for legitimate interests of all of Iraq\u2019s communities. We can\u2019t do it for \u2019em.” Right. Well, why do you think you can do it here? But once again, here\u2019s the thing: Why does Iraq matter to us? <\/p>\n

Well, you\u2019re gonna get a bunch of different answers on that. There\u2019s a group of people that will say it matters because the consistency of American policy matters, that we went in there to attempt to liberate the place from Saddam Hussein and to establish a democratic outpost, as a beacon of hope for the people of the region, da-da-da-da-da-da. <\/line><\/p>\n

Therefore the United States, in order to be perceived as trustworthy and willing to honor commitments to allies, has a duty to make sure that Iraq doesn\u2019t fall. That\u2019s one answer. Another answer to why are we there, why is it important, is: We do not want Al-Qaeda establishing a state as a base of operations. That\u2019s what Afghanistan became. The Taliban took over the country of Afghanistan after a civil war.<\/p>\n

After we helped the Mujahideen beat back the Soviets, Afghanistan fell. It became a stateless place, ripe for Al-Qaeda to take over, and they did. It was from there that much of 9\/11 was planned and executed, money raised and so forth. Not solely, but that was quote\/unquote “headquarters.” We don\u2019t want that happening in Iraq. We don\u2019t want Iraq to become the next stateless nation, meaning nation without a government.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s just ripe for Al-Qaeda and affiliated partners to go in, take over, and conquer. So pick your reason why it matters, but it does, because we are the ultimate enemy of all these people making moves. Some don\u2019t want to admit it. Some think, “Well, we deserve it. We have made them the enemy.” Ideas run the gamut. But here\u2019s Obama talking about all the different Iraq communities. What he means is the different religions and populations. <\/p>\n

But the left loves the word “community.”<\/p>\n

So you got the Kurds in the north. You\u2019ve got Shi\u2019a, and you\u2019ve got Sunni, and they\u2019re all at war with one another, and there needs to be a Regime there, needs to be a government. That\u2019s what Al-Qaeda is attempting to obliterate, and it does matter because we\u2019re the ultimate target of all of this. But again, on the other side of this, I guarantee you that Obama\u2019s base is gonna be applauding him when they hear what he said today.<\/p>\n

“Oh, yeah! We got no business being there. We never had any business being there. We got the hell out of there and we now we\u2019re gonna go back? Yeah. Not our problem. It\u2019s not our business. Let \u2019em fix it. We can\u2019t be everywhere in the world,” and he\u2019s gonna be applauded by people on the left. Of course by Monday, who knows what\u2019s gonna be remaining when he gets through playing golf and making up his mind. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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