Will Rogers, the great American comedian of the 1920s and 1930s, famously said, “I never met a man I didn’t like.” The problem with the Obama Administration, at least so far, is that it has never met an enemy that it could identify as such.
Of course, the story isn’t over yet. Indeed, one does see signs of change. But we are still getting prologue. Consider for example the Statement by the President of November 4, 2009, on the thirtieth anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy by Iran and the holding of American diplomats and citizens as hostages, an unprecedented act of terrestrial piracy.
Yes, there is a good case for not making such a statement an opportunity for blustering against Tehran, but—like the similar announcement on the anniversary of the murder of 241 American servicemen in Beirut by Iran, Syria, and Hizballah—it doesn’t even mention who were the perpetrators.
After thanking the American victims—“unjustly held hostage”—the statement says in a rather neutral tone:
“This event helped set the United States and Iran on a path of sustained suspicion, mistrust, and confrontation.”
That’s f like saying the attack on Pearl Harbor created certain problems between the United States and Japan.
http://thelastcrusade.org/2009/11/05/obama-apologizes-to-terrorists-again/
