The Obama weakness offensive

Ralph Peters:

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Since the new administration took office, our enemies have surged to challenge us, from northern Mexico through the Middle East to Asia. They sense weakness. And their instincts may be right.

Oh, we're huffing and puffing on North Korea -- which really isn't an immediate problem for the United States. (If China wants a nutty neighbor with nukes, hey, let's give General Tso's chickens a chance to come home to roost.) But we won't do anything hard.

The grave problems are elsewhere:

Mexico: Our southern border blazes with a narco-insurgency that's made major Mexican cities ungovernable. The response of our refocused Department of Homeland Security? A warning about the terrorist menace from our military veterans (the thanks of a grateful nation . . .). And more talk, in Mexico this time.

Iraq: Obama's crowd still can't accept the fact that Iraq matters deeply, while Afghanistan -- O's campaign darling -- doesn't. Inspired by the weakness our president projects, al Qaeda's local branch -- which had been crushed -- hopes to make a comeback.

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Pakistan: It's over. We can't fix Pakistan. The Pakistanis aren't interested in our interests. Islamabad's intelligence services belong to our enemies and the army's deeply infected with Islamism and anti-Americanism. Every additional weapon we hand over may be used against us.

Pakistan's president, "Mr. Benazir Bhutto," is feckless, corrupt and incompetent. Our response? Hand him billions more to pocket (hey, it kept AIG from attacking us . . . ). If the administration doesn't re-think our approach to Pakistan fast, this may be a generation's strategic train-wreck.

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Venezuela: As oil prices tank, Hugo Chavez rules through mobs and military force. Elected officials from the opposition have been jailed, beaten or forced into hiding. Democracy's in a coma. Chavez makes no secret of his desire to emulate Fidel Castro and become president-for-life. Obama's response? Embrace the Castro brothers.

Somalia: Pirates attack our ships. Obama's advisers suggest rebuilding Somalia, pouring in money our empty Treasury would have to borrow from China. When will we stop rewarding those who harm us? And we tried reforming Somalia once. Didn't work, won't work. It's time for a little therapeutic violence.

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The grand apology tour continues as if those Obama and Clinton are apologizing to were not responsible for the problems they are complaining about. Former President Bush continues to be the Democrat and the world's designated scape goat for everything that goes wrong. This may be a short term solution for these problems, but the real world will eventually rear its head and Bush can't be blamed for that.

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