The Patriot Post Digest 9-11-2015

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The Patriot Post Digest 9-11-2015
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Daily Digest

Sep. 11, 2015

THE FOUNDATION

“To judge from the history of mankind, we shall be compelled to conclude that the fiery and destructive passions of war reign in the human breast with much more powerful sway than the mild and beneficent sentiments of peace; and that to model our political systems upon speculations of lasting tranquillity would be to calculate on the weaker springs of human character.” —Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 34, 1788

TOP RIGHT HOOKS

Obama Opens Jihadi Pipeline Into U.S.1

By Mark Alexander

In the wake of the catastrophic humanitarian crisis in the Middle East, the direct result of Barack Obama’s failed policies in the region2, he announced our nation would take in an additional 10,000 Syrian refugees next year. That sets the target number of incoming international refugees at 100,000 for 2016. Granted, that’s a drop in the bucket compared to the number of illegal immigrants Obama has invited to flood across our southern boarder3, but it’s a very deadly drop.

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper called Obama’s crisis a “disaster of biblical proportions.” He warned that terrorists would infiltrate the ranks of refugees: “Exactly what’s their background? We don’t obviously put it past the likes of ISIL to infiltrate operatives among these refugees.” The CIA and FBI have already indicated they have no failsafe method for vetting these refugees/immigrants. Furthermore, I note the absurd irony of Obama’s announcement on the eve of 9/114.

I say “refugees/migrants” because as many as half of the Muslims flooding into Europe do not fit the UN’s definition of “refugee5.” According to the UN’s own migration data6, many of those coming into Europe are migrants, not refugees. Consider that almost 70% of the incoming migrants are male, while only 15% are children. If they are refugees and not migrants seeking economic (or other) opportunities, where are the women and children?

Obama’s spokesman, Josh Earnest, said of the refugee invitation, “The fact is, these are human beings that are in a terrible, desperate, vulnerable situation. That’s why the president has directed his national security team to continue to play a leading role in our response to this situation.” That remark is tragically laughable, given that Obama’s “national security team” played a leading role in creating this situation.

Obama State Department spokesman John Kirby offered this explanation for the refugee exodus: “These people wouldn’t be fleeing that country if [Bashar al-Assad] hadn’t completely destroyed it the way he has.” Well yes, but…

All of Obama’s propagandists are attempting to deflect attention from the fact that it was Obama’s profoundly ill-advised withdrawal from Iraq, the centerpiece of his 2012 re-election bid, which seeded the current Middle East meltdown7. They are endeavoring to frame his foreign policy legacy with the equally ill-advised “Iran nuke deal8,” and the consequences will be far more devastating.

Obama’s Stunning Political Victory Comes With Unknown Cost9

Let’s put yesterday’s action in the Senate into perspective: Barack Obama circumvented the majority of senators to enact an agreement with a state sponsor of terrorism, a de facto treaty that could very well alter the course of Middle East politics. Roughly 20% of Americans support his deal. The political shrewdness needed to pull it off was breathtaking. All he needed was for Democrats to fall in lock step with his agenda to jam the legislative process. In the vote Thursday10, 42 Democrats filibustered against even bringing the Iran deal up for vote. The Senate came two votes shy of breaking the filibuster to actually consider voting down the Iran deal, per the law authored by Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) earlier in the year. Of course, that deal only amounts to putting the Democrats on record that they endorsed Obama’s actions, as he would have gotten the deal with or without congressional input. Now, Iran gets its sanctions relief and, if it keeps its word, we are assured no Iranian nuclear bomb for at least a few years. But at what cost? Obama once again alienated the Republican Party. He used the speed afforded to the executive to his full advantage and worked around the Senate. When it comes to the balance of power, Obama set a dangerous precedent, as The Wall Street Journal opines11.

Speaking of the nuclear deal, Fox News' Brit Hume offered this blistering assessment12: “If it were [a triumph for Obama], then why would Harry Reid and Senate Democrats be filibustering to block a Senate vote? The answer is simple: they don’t want Mr. Obama to suffer the indignity of having to salvage the agreement by vetoing a resolution disapproving it. Consider this: Back in May, the Senate voted 98-1 to have a debate and vote on any Iran nuclear deal. Every single Democrat present voted ‘aye.’ Now they’re trying to prevent the very vote they voted to hold. … So the deal will limp across the finish line, unpopular, opposed by a distinct majority in Congress, and, because it’s not a treaty, subject to cancellation by any future president. Some victory.”

Jindal: Trump’s a ‘Narcissist and an Egomaniac’13

Bobby Jindal, Louisiana governor and Republican presidential candidate, lowered the boom on Donald Trump. Here’s just a sampling of his bruising and very accurate remarks: “Donald Trump is a narcissist and an egomaniac. That may sound like a serious charge to make, but it is also something that everyone knows to be true, and he knows it too, and he celebrates it. … He may be an entertaining narcissist, but he is one nonetheless. Like all narcissists, Donald Trump is insecure and weak, and afraid of being exposed. And that’s why he is constantly telling us how big and how rich and how great he is, and how insignificant everyone else is. We’ve all met people like Trump, and we know that only a very weak and small person needs to constantly tell us how strong and powerful he is. Donald Trump believes that he is the answer to every question. … You may have recently seen that after Trump said the Bible is his favorite book, he couldn’t name a single Bible verse or passage14 that meant something to him. And we all know why, because it’s all just a show, and he hasn’t ever read the Bible. But you know why he hasn’t read the Bible? Because he’s not in it. … This is our moment. This is our time. We can win right now, or we can be the biggest fools of all time and put our faith not in our principles, but in one egomaniacal madman who has no principles.”

Jindal is absolutely right. And, while he isn’t the perfect candidate, we here in our humble shop find it a crying shame that Jindal is stuck in single digit polling while Trump leads the field.

FEATURED RIGHT ANALYSIS
9/11: The ‘Varsity Team’ Is Back15

By Michael Swartz

Each September16 since that fateful day in 2001, we’re reminded of the most terrible chapter in the Long War that arguably began with the 1979 takeover of the American embassy in Tehran: the 9/11 attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and possibly the U.S. Capitol Building. We annually mourn the loss of not just the unwitting victims of these attacks but also those who perished as first responders to the chaotic World Trade Center scene and the doomed heroes who wrested control of Flight 93 away from the terrorists, causing it to crash in a remote Pennsylvania field.

Even after 14 years and the loss of much blood and treasure, though, we got another al-Qaida calling card last week — the latest issue of a full-color propaganda rag17 they call Inspire. In it, they encourage would-be jihadists on tactics with “a step-by-step guide to carry[ing] out a terrorist attack without being detected by U.S. authorities.” Considering no one put the pieces of 9/11 together before it was too late, it’s obvious al-Qaida isn’t too cautious about revealing these procedures.

So if you thought al-Qaida was a thing of the past, think again. The House Homeland Security Committee says homegrown terror is becoming more of a threat18. Rather than elaborate operations, however, so-called “lone wolf” attacks — like the recent one in Chattanooga, or the one foiled in Kansas City today19 — keep that little bit of fear and hesitation alive.

On the other hand, if you believe the Obama administration line, you’d be under the impression that the Islamic State “JV team” is in the process of being routed by our superior air power. That’s simply not the case, according to those in the know20. In fact, just this week it was revealed that more than 50 intelligence analysts formally complained21 that their reports are being “inappropriately altered” by stateside leaders at CENTCOM.

“The cancer was within the senior level of the intelligence command,” said one defense official. We’d say it goes all the way to the Oval Office.

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It’s painfully obvious there’s an ongoing effort to burnish the Obama (and, eventually, Hillary Clinton) narrative of the Islamic State being defeated without American boots on the ground. Throughout his re-election campaign in 2012 (even in the wake of Benghazi) and ever since, Obama has repeatedly claimed he’s winning the fight.

Democrats and media who fell all over themselves to claim George W. Bush was lying about WMDs in Iraq, though, seem oddly incurious22 about the real success rate of the Obama regime against the Islamic State. Imagine that.

And if we can’t trust his intelligence on the Islamic State, why should we trust his deal with Iran?

As time passes from the 9/11 attack, we tend to forget that those who can best recall that horrific day as adults are becoming less and less a part of the prevailing culture. Those entering college this year were not yet in kindergarten at the time, and they were spared the awful shock we felt so deeply as adults.

That’s why it’s worth mentioning that the “blame America first” crowd is now hard at work attempting to rewrite the history of 9/11 as a deserved punishment23 for our “imperialism.” Because these college students aren’t learning about that which has made our nation right, good and unique, they can more easily fall prey to the idea that we had it coming.

It’s also why we keep this page around4 to detail the true tragedy and outrage of that awful day. Someday, we who remember 9/11 will pass on from this fight, but the struggle between the ideals of America and the darkness of radical Islam is a generational one. Our prayer is that right prevails without having to survive another 9/11, one which could be delivered in a nuclear or biological weapon.

MORE ORIGINAL PERSPECTIVE

ANALYSIS: Jeb’s Pro-Growth Tax Reform24
Marines Think Armed Recruiters Might Scare Recruits25
Trump Plays Veterans Against CNN26
California Backs Suicide During Prevention Week27

BEST OF RIGHT OPINION

Charles Krauthammer: The Iran Charade on Capitol Hill28
Jonah Goldberg: Putting an End to the ‘Refugee Crisis’29
Todd Starnes: ‘There Is No God but Allah’? School Accused of Islamic Indoctrination30

For more, visit Right Opinion31.

TOP HEADLINES

CNN Unveils GOP Lineup for Next Debate32
Colleges Brainwash Students Into Believing 9/11 Was Our Fault23
Study: All-Male Marine Units Outperform Squads With Women33

For more, visit Patriot Headline Report34

OPINION IN BRIEF

Charles Krauthammer: “As a matter of constitutional decency, the president should have submitted the [Iran nuclear] deal to Congress first. And submitted it as a treaty. Which it obviously is. No international agreement in a generation matches this one in strategic significance and geopolitical gravity. Obama did not submit it as a treaty because he knew he could never get the constitutionally required votes for ratification. He’s not close to getting two-thirds of the Senate. He’s not close to getting a simple majority. No wonder: in the latest Pew Research Center poll, the American people oppose the deal by a staggering 28-point margin. To get around the Constitution, Obama negotiated a swindle that requires him to garner a mere one-third of one house of Congress. Indeed, on Thursday, with just 42 Senate supporters — remember, a treaty requires 67 — the Democrats filibustered and prevented, at least for now, the Senate from voting on the deal at all. But Obama two months ago enshrined the deal as international law at the U.N. Why should we care about the congressional vote? In order to highlight the illegitimacy of Obama’s constitutional runaround and thus make it easier for a future president to overturn the deal, especially if Iran is found to be cheating.”

SHORT CUTS

Insight: “That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest.” —Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

Taunting: “Congress' role here is not to provide their approval for the [Iran nuclear] agreement, but they essentially had 60 days to play the spoiler. And if the votes go the way we think they will, and I think everyone expects that they will, the Congress' opportunity to play that role will expire next week. And that will be good news and it will mean that the international community can move forward with implementing the agreement.” —Obama spokesman Josh Earnest

Non Compos Mentis: “This [Iran deal] is historic. This is grand. This is visionary. This is about peace. Some of our members are saying this is the first time since I have been here that I have been able to vote for peace rather than just against war. So, I have confidence in it. The president has the authority to do this.” —Nancy Pelosi

For the record: “Political fealty to President Obama’s hoped-for legacy in foreign affairs means this dangerous deal will likely move forward, despite the overwhelming and bipartisan opposition to it in Congress and the clear will of the American people. … History will remember this stunning display of partisan loyalty and willful blindness. And it will remember this Senate as the one that — when given the chance to stop the world’s worst sponsor of terrorism from obtaining the world’s worst weapons — blinked when confronted with that evil.” —Sen. Tom Cotton

Political theater: “Biggest political mistake that [Obama] made is, after his brilliant campaign in 2008, he basically said to the millions of people who supported him, ‘Thanks for getting me elected, I will take it from here.’ I will not make that mistake.” —Bernie Sanders

Late-night humor: “According to a New York Times report, Hillary Clinton’s campaign is trying to put the whole email scandal behind her. They say they want to start bringing humor and spontaneity to her campaign. And nothing says spontaneity like announcing you’re about to be spontaneous. ‘Here comes the spontaneity in 3, 2, 1 … Boo!’” —Jimmy Fallon

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Managing Editor Nate Jackson

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Links

1 http://patriotpost.us/posts/37563
2 http://patriotpost.us/alexander/37512
3 http://patriotpost.us/alexander/31186
4 http://patriotpost.us/pages/277
5 http://www.unhcr.org/55df0e556.html
6 http://data.unhcr.org/mediterranean/regional.html
7 http://patriotpost.us/alexander/26746
8 http://patriotpost.us/posts/37538
9 http://patriotpost.us/posts/37567
10 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/11/us/politics/iran-nuclear-deal-senate.html
11 http://www.wsj.com/articles/iran-no-confidence-vote-1441930197
12 http://video.foxnews.com/v/4476567106001/hume-iran-deal-will-limp-across-the-finish-line/?playlist_id=938623735001#sp=show-clips/primetime
13 http://patriotpost.us/posts/37546
14 http://patriotpost.us/posts/37272
15 http://patriotpost.us/articles/37565
16 http://patriotpost.us/articles/29001
17 http://freebeacon.com/national-security/ahead-of-911-al-qaeda-trains-for-lone-wolf-attacks/
18 http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/090915-770319-homeland-security-us-faces-highest-terror-threat-since-911.htm
19 http://www.cbsnews.com/news/alleged-911-terror-plot-florida-man-joshua-goldberg-posed-as-muslim-in-australia/
20 http://patriotpost.us/articles/37270
21 http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/09/09/exclusive-50-spies-say-isis-intelligence-was-cooked.html
22 http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/423825/Obama-administration-ISIS-intelligence
23 http://nypost.com/2015/09/06/revisionist-history-of-911-being-taught-to-our-college-students/
24 http://patriotpost.us/articles/37562
25 http://patriotpost.us/posts/37542
26 http://patriotpost.us/posts/37547
27 http://patriotpost.us/posts/37544
28 http://patriotpost.us/opinion/37553
29 http://patriotpost.us/opinion/37552
30 http://patriotpost.us/opinion/37557
31 http://patriotpost.us/opinion
32 http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/cnn-unveils-gop-lineup-sept-16-debate-reagan-library-n425411
33 http://thehill.com/policy/defense/253296-study-all-male-marine-units-outperform-squads-with-women
34 http://patriotpost.us/headlines