Michael Goodwin, NYPost, nails it again!
Instead of what the windbag said, here is how a real President might have handled it...
1. "My fellow Americans, I come to you today from the Oval Office with a heavy heart and sober *humility. Events around the world, including but not limited to the shocking terrorist surge in Iraq, lead me to make a painful admission.
2. I confess to making serious mistakes on foreign policy. My decisions, centered in the Mideast but also extending to Europe, Russia, Latin America and Asia, were based on flawed assumptions about how others would react to my being president...
3. .... my repeated apologies for Americas past and promises we would be more respectful have not had the desired result. I believed we could usher in an age of peace and cooperation that did not require the United States to be the worlds policeman.
4. .... I pulled our military from Iraq and moved toward an early exit from Afghanistan. I recal*ibrated our relationship with Israel and the Palestinians to force Israel to make concessions...
5. My reset with Russia reflected my view that we had needlessly *antagonized that great nation, and that a new flexibility would induce the Russians to become our ally...
6. I bent over backward to assure the Iranians they need no longer fear America. By giving perfunctory support to the popular uprising there in 2009, I made it clear we would not contest the governments suppression of its people. I offered to let the ruling mullahs continue their nuclear program,....
7. ...I slashed our military, and it will soon be smaller than it was before World War II.
8. There is no way to sugarcoat the results, so let me be clear: I was wrong. My policies have not yielded the benefits I promised.
On the contrary, they have proven to be major contributors to the chaos, violence and repression we see in the headlines.
9. .... the world is a more dangerous place now than before I took office. Additionally, our allies are nervous and interpret my presidency as meaning we will not help them in a crisis.....Your president failed you.
10. ....John McCain and Mitt Romney, were right to doubt the wisdom of my approach. As for President Bush, I now have far greater respect for his efforts to combat the scourge of Islamic terrorism."
The speech Obama should have given about Iraq | New York Post
Hopefully, followed by his resignation.
Now....for Obama voters: I will accept no less than penitential prostration.
Instead of what the windbag said, here is how a real President might have handled it...
1. "My fellow Americans, I come to you today from the Oval Office with a heavy heart and sober *humility. Events around the world, including but not limited to the shocking terrorist surge in Iraq, lead me to make a painful admission.
2. I confess to making serious mistakes on foreign policy. My decisions, centered in the Mideast but also extending to Europe, Russia, Latin America and Asia, were based on flawed assumptions about how others would react to my being president...
3. .... my repeated apologies for Americas past and promises we would be more respectful have not had the desired result. I believed we could usher in an age of peace and cooperation that did not require the United States to be the worlds policeman.
4. .... I pulled our military from Iraq and moved toward an early exit from Afghanistan. I recal*ibrated our relationship with Israel and the Palestinians to force Israel to make concessions...
5. My reset with Russia reflected my view that we had needlessly *antagonized that great nation, and that a new flexibility would induce the Russians to become our ally...
6. I bent over backward to assure the Iranians they need no longer fear America. By giving perfunctory support to the popular uprising there in 2009, I made it clear we would not contest the governments suppression of its people. I offered to let the ruling mullahs continue their nuclear program,....
7. ...I slashed our military, and it will soon be smaller than it was before World War II.
8. There is no way to sugarcoat the results, so let me be clear: I was wrong. My policies have not yielded the benefits I promised.
On the contrary, they have proven to be major contributors to the chaos, violence and repression we see in the headlines.
9. .... the world is a more dangerous place now than before I took office. Additionally, our allies are nervous and interpret my presidency as meaning we will not help them in a crisis.....Your president failed you.
10. ....John McCain and Mitt Romney, were right to doubt the wisdom of my approach. As for President Bush, I now have far greater respect for his efforts to combat the scourge of Islamic terrorism."
The speech Obama should have given about Iraq | New York Post
Hopefully, followed by his resignation.
Now....for Obama voters: I will accept no less than penitential prostration.
