We won wars; then he lost gains

So we’ve turned the page. Really? Same day as the State of the Union address, U.S. Obama-backed Yemen government was toppled by al-Qaida. Just months ago he told us that ISIL is a JV team. How’s that working out? They now control most of Syria and over 3/4 of the towns in Iraq where he and Biden personally claimed they had won the war there.

Thousands since slaughtered, ethnic cleansing, beheadings. By leaving no troops behind he caused that personally. Everything my sons and others sons and daughters fought for is gone. They were right, we had won the war and they gave it away, shameful. How we doing in Iran? Soften the sanctions, delay hard deadlines (make us look weak to Iran) where his own Democrat foreign affairs committee chair warns us it’s an insane move to lift any sanctions.

Pictures from Israel showing new missile launch pads for ICBMs. Treating Israel with disdain and rudeness. Leaving Afghanistan completely, left to slaughter innocents and regain everything we fought for, just like Iraq. Just so this egotist president can say he has a legacy of stopping wars no matter the severe consequences. Emptying Gitmo to put up to 30 percent of the detainees back on the battlefield. Obama fights with drones quietly so he can say he’s doing something Hear anything on Bowe Bergdahl yet? He’s been found a deserter, all sources say. The air war in Iraq and Syria is a farce. The so-called coalition is a distorted truth. What, they have five planes in the air total from Arab countries. ISIL stronger today than yesterday. Can’t say Islamic terrorist. Yeah, turn the page. The economy has recovered. Millions more still out of work since he became president. Don’t let the unemployment numbers fool you. Millions quit looking. How are your wages, skyrocketing? Lots of part-time jobs for $9 an hour. You people that still cling to this guy actually scare me. Really!

Michael Mitchell

Stanwood

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