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Thu, 13 Sep 2012|

President Barack Obama didn't intend to signal any change in the U.S.-Egypt relationship last night when he said Egypt is not an "ally," the White House said today. Howie pondered the question of whether this administration is destroying the reputation of the United States abroad and are they putting us in harm's way.

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The the mainstream -- repent and to what Mitt Romney for saying that he shouldn't you know we shouldn't have done this he shouldn't -- made his comments about the the the statement of apology from the Cairo embassy and you shouldn't be at the you know -- eat you know criticism ends at the at that at the seashore. And you can't that be criticizing for foreign policy. But of course you know that's that's only one Republicans criticize. Democrats foreign policy when Democrats. Criticize Republicans that speaking truth to power that's the -- highest form of patriotism in all the cliches they use. Fox on Neil Cavuto host. Show just had a on top mark montage of of up. Cots for Barack Obama ripping in to George Bush and John McCain. During the 2008. Election I mean just one right after another. But we have one right we have one right here we're gonna play for this is from CNN. You -- when Barack was on Larry King. And I. John McCain. Who support of the war from the start said we'd be greeted as liberators has really focused on. The tactical issues. In Iraq. And the search. Has no doubt reduced violence and I think all Americans are thrilled. By that but what George Bush and John McCain have missed consistently from the start of this process. Is the broader strategy. -- was that a wise thing to go in there and what are the costs. And benefits of staying there indefinitely. We're spending ten billion dollars a month there we've spent 200 billion dollars since the surge began. Meanwhile the situation. Where it it where the central front. Against terrorism should be taking place in Afghanistan the situation has deteriorated and we have this brazen attack. On. A US base where nine servicemen. Were killed. But I was OK I don't remember anybody criticizing Barack Obama for pull this -- American casualties. That it did big -- -- -- was there anything. In an ethics and by the way the the the Iraq were such a disaster when when the last American troops were withdrawn. Room didn't. Barack Obama pick out one claim victory. Believe he did leave he. Now we have by somebody wants to know has has a -- Warren come out anything -- on this on this matter. And yes she did they say yeah this is from The Herald -- website warned last on the Oprah Libyans not. Heart. -- now to the families who have lost loved ones and I understand. We've lost so much from here in Massachusetts. And it's a terrible tragedy. There is nothing justifies tax on American citizens abroad. And I am very glad that President Obama is leading. With help from technically. I have great confidence in them and I -- not wanna see them replaced by Mitt Romney I disagree with the governor strongly disagree with him strongly. And I think this is one more example. What we need Barack Obama as commander in chief -- wind yet. Mitt Romney is not right to challenge. Seoul. I guess it comes down to this you know. When there's good news Osama bin Laden is killed by Navy SEALs and Pakistan. Then the president that it. Win and there's bad news like the murder but lynching for Americans and Libya and been Ghazi at -- we saved form absolute destruction by. The forces of colonel Gadhafi. Or the war I guests in Egypt or the riots in Yemen. Then he had nothing to do that he would he would he its you know nothing to see here folks move a law. 187746943220. To a seventh sort Romney had waited to comment on events in Libya he wouldn't have been asked by the media so why he waited so long yes exactly. Exactly -- -- 413 not a tragedy of atrocity I agree I agree view that we should never -- spread the word tragedy in these. These these type of situations it's it's not a tragedy it's it's an atrocity science and it. It's a -- that pack. On on United States' sovereignty. 1877469432218774694322. This I can't believe these people are attacking Mitt Romney for for for making these for for for making a statement about but the apology that was issued by the the embassy in Cairo. And that he's he's politicizing empathy but again Kerry could say anything he wanted to 2004 about the war. Barack Obama concede anything he wanted to and 2008 about the war in and never was heard a discouraging word from the mainstream media Steve your next with our cargo ahead -- I -- I'm I'm not McCarty mark walking through Cambridge and I'm looking for that bumper sticker you know let's ask Osama -- lot better -- for your help. How about a bumper sticker that says how it's as ambassadors even be better off like four years ago. Right right I and LT you know posted better they're very confused in Cambridge about this you know I mean they they had to. You know they had the first he would appeal all their war there right in -- this wore stickers off the back of their car. In the in the candlelight vigils -- that not be more of them to go to. And dissent is no longer the highest form of patriotism Steve what do they do what are they go over there. -- another kind of walk surrounded date. I I know I did their very confused ever been this confused sense since Harvard -- wanna to set up its own Occupy Movement in in Harvard Yard. And they had two was they had the close all the gates so none of the 99% could get into war. Two while mug and the worst things to the heart took a little total borrowings. Oh we we couldn't allow that to me. No no we couldn't. Yet their -- this is. I don't I don't know how to Vega how they explained this you know this is or -- guess the well I guess we know how they explain me Andrea Mitchell Bennett last night on not. On. MSNBC on comrade Rachel show she said that the guy loosen up the the apology was a bush -- they saw -- -- or obviously George Bush Bennett writes they've. Right there as he can be blamed for any thanks for the call state one Nate says where is Anderson Cooper. There whereas Anderson Cooper where -- -- what the English accent speaking of CNN who were who was in it would be a square. In Cairo right afterwards and he kept he kept trying to do -- in the streets with sorrow over the egyptians. Asking them if they want to thank Barack Obama for liberating them. I think there's I think Thursday just -- during the break -- hadn't seen this before depicted that you gonna be absent this the there's this question is going to be important. A lot more. At least in in the non moon bat papers and on and on moon bat in my Internet sites. Question is who lost Egypt. Number though that was -- question all through the fifties who lost China. Who lost Egypt and gets a pretty. You know a lot of people got blamed for -- in China advocates. I don't think there's a two minute -- -- Possible answers for lost Egypt. About who lost Libya. We Libya under control given up there were weapons of mass destruction. Gaddafi was. Basically. And neuter. You know the only time you saw him on TV was when he was column in the CNN. You know who put his put his two cents and which he did sometimes. And done now now it's just totally now it's totally out of control. Next stop next -- Syria. Who -- Syria. Parents your next what how we cargo ahead Terrence. All right assist parents -- sort of you know. Anderson there are tightening o'clock in the consulate. Think you all the fixtures but. He's taught in reply he's not in the closet anymore -- -- come. I'm sorry I it's not your right. I wanted to say how would you feel about having gotten the Iraqi -- arms so maybe we could get a taste of what it's like to have terrorists -- on our -- because apparently. The embassy. That's. Everybody's just -- and over at the rag -- group Marat but it was an armed. -- -- -- Right it was a it was a planned attack on the on September 11 and they they feel they kill the guy who went dead devoted much of his career. Them to while making Libya better country -- talk about how much you loved that he was a he was a -- Arab speaker and you know this is the this is the thanks again. It's done well -- it really is that I wish people would just. Tickets step back and realize it could have been any unarmed American and that may do we should be a little more upset about the situation. Thanks thanks for the call parents 1877469432218774694322. And the president is not that upset -- -- he doesn't he doesn't seem to -- he denounces it in the strongest possible terms that's. That's diplomatic speak for a. -- -- -- In richt -- we are next with how we cargo ahead Enrico. Captain. A captain night I was patient and Libya that debate -- -- -- ninety. 61 we will debates and I'm going to I never came across more dangerous. Until the people on the Libyan. PS ago and it's we will not basis that we weren't back by me downtown Tripoli. He would always -- or groups so to reform. Because that the Libyans were just. Just -- dangerous and I've been to Egypt for parents in the same and -- It's very careful. To go walking around -- -- Cairo the -- that. We -- here's the thing you know they you know Qaddafi is gone he was a terrible dictator and all that Sosa was -- on what what does that what -- they start doing missile -- these these these are people who wanna go back to the early days of Islam when they just about -- conquering the -- They start that -- went to the British you I don't know if you saw when -- over the the British. Graveyards the cemeteries from the app from war -- right there were already. And they -- they win entity that went into those graveyards -- they started bust them up -- all the British crosses especially they would go over the stars of David there or there were some stars of David. And just just demolish -- they've I think that the taken the classical Roman statues because they wanna destroy them in Egypt too we talk we talk about this early. They wanted some of these people wanna destroy the -- permits. You guys -- against Oprah to -- Armitage yeah and ala and out but you don't. But within Libya we we did see people still walking around. Well prominence of uniforms from the Germans the British are really dark hole. And that's -- 1960 one's yeah sixteen years that the past and it was very urged that they are very art people are very. Very dangerous. -- god you and I remember when they killed conduct Qaddafi last year in the guy was wearing a New York Yankees baseball cap and those kind of weird. Thanks for the call Enrico. 187746943221877469432. To John your next with how we cargo ahead John. Brit that would apparently we can only imagine what -- -- Pruitt yes belt but first I'm an Obama presidency it might have been right but he said that the brought -- -- I'm from. You don't buy -- congress and get one point five billion. -- -- -- -- Thanks John it is amazing that he that he would say that that. That he -- he would say is Egypt is not. Mean it was. Now they were our ally and costing Mubarak again asking Mubarak. You know he OK if you know EU. -- read members of the Muslim there and rights before tournament dungeons. But the you know again it was safe it was safe to be woman on the street without wearing idea they. It was safe to BA yet Coptic Christian on the street. And in Egypt. The and -- we we have placed a -- eat differently. Dictator ship with them on for an. 857 says he was the son of a bitch when he was our son of a bitch yeah. I think that that wasn't the -- who who were originally said that's said that little Lyndon Johnson quote. What five away how we sold by supporting our commander in -- chief his granny admitting she supports this policy of of achievements appeasement half measures and turn the other cheek and Obama paso. Possibly be a bigger panty waist. Now they. No she she does she supports it down line you know that they're out there there -- up -- and applaud you know they're both they're both people of color. Have ensured that JR you're next with power cargo ahead JR. Let god well listen. All what we're asking person this situation room though we're not the itself well. I guess that's like a war it's like the war only -- I don't know for sure I don't know what they call the I don't know what they -- exactly. Well I was Ali I'll start at the courtroom or get ahead in the beginning. Barack Obama is the party's president -- that the acute sabres saying that he did not have security. -- where you know I'll -- Leaders have. Did that happen he can't get into the courtroom basically what a bit. Okay thanks for the -- JR 18774694322. People make jokes that you know he's he doesn't go to the Intel briefings because. He can't that he can get the security clearance because we don't know there's so much we don't know bottom I think that's when budget -- was that. John you're next with how we cargo ahead John. They capitalize. Good. What did the president who was big job you know you're in for the -- it would crops that mistakenly -- as -- Arrested the -- -- that's. Yeah I -- miles yeah heroes. Acted. -- So I have -- saying they'll probably be sure it's been beat before he aims. I I find that just typical of the arrogant if Kobe didn't your time. Exactly exact -- though it's it's so true -- -- and and again no one will ever occur in the one in the mainstream media will ever call amount on that that this is a guy who's who whereas Leo record. -- -- I don't want to call the -- on it because it is taught but. It'd be -- out everybody lose sight in this. Because of the 9/11 that the scope of the tragedy but won't administration. Allowed -- somewhat. Does that set up the camp but the people went and what was step out on nine elevenths -- yet -- Well I would be up -- Bill Clinton you know Bill Clinton was given two or three chances one time he could kill them with a drone. Another time one of the Arab governments just offer to turn him over turn -- -- -- to the United States and a Bill Clinton. Did not take advantage of -- opportunity. So you know on the and then in the blame -- they blame. George Bush and the they say George Bush in the Condoleezza Rice who was in the National Security Council chief. Didn't pay enough attention at the briefings. And for Barack Obama hasn't it had been to a briefing for a week at the White House and in -- and NSC briefing for a week. Before he. -- before this these atrocities -- happen in in the mideast. And that he had the excuse it's being up to put out there -- is it. With his need to go to the briefings because he -- -- he's such a quick study that he he doesn't and so brilliant. The that he knows he knows more about intelligence that just about anybody just from occasionally going to. That I -- federal fund -- -- in Vegas when Americans are being killed is because he's O'Brien he didn't really need to be in the opposite -- York yes that's correct you yes. 18774694322. 207 how we never Obama's career is you've been called out for anything can't you see the double standard yes I can see that double standard. From officer mark all the pens on what the definition of ally -- Michael you're next with howling cargo ahead Michael. I. I just to. They're real quick the State Department apologizing to the disrespect for religious police and get the same time they are attacking Catholics and just respecting Celtic lead by the HHS mandate for him to do things against they're conscious. And then an equity warrant. It's the system is great and they receive support on the order DNC. Were booked orders are up there though the result our borders so calling Oprah for yea or nay vote got a -- What upbeat talk about it except film. Right in front. I acted like you know what you if you want to voter ID laws in in Texas you're racist. But to get into the DNC and Charlotte you have to produce. Or photo ID to get her credentials. Sorrell hypocrisy. Total hypocrisy a captain -- like an inkling that we're for religious beliefs. What does this is that that was gonna happen no matter what. Duet that they won't support anything but September 11 people they don't wake up this was not -- simple bottom this is just that complete. Politically act you know political -- that was pointing at. Thanks for the call Michael 187746943221877. -- the anti -- up on TV you know how how about the anti Catholic. Art exhibits that are funded with federal dollars. You know about the book of Mormon on non on Broadway. Mean that did this is. That that's you know that's everybody just for the exercising their first amendment rights right but you know there's some some not. Who is some jail bird not. From California. Makes this a stupid half past the trailer of a movie. And he and and in all of a sudden we have to work crackdown because it offends Muslims and what about -- Catholics were about mormons what about all the other religions and about Ben. Have been. Made sport -- by the by the elites what are your next with how we cargo -- woody. There are some -- aren't really entrusting me yet. That Kenyan Communist and -- White House and I'm meet with net now spread is going to be meeting with the Egyptian brotherhood. President of Egypt he said about George Bush as well. Ya know and also you all sort of the next I believe next Tuesday night they're having a big fund -- 40000 dollars ahead in New York it's going to it's sponsored by a Jay-Z and beyond its. He's got to play our -- -- He's got -- have plenty of time to have a nice talk with that that would well -- -- Miami DJ. -- with a -- You know. You know it's so long good you know I'm palm poking fun but it really isn't very funny. I think were awful close to something nasty cap and what kind of reaction is that guy's gonna have if Israel goes -- and makes a preemptive strike as. Honestly I wouldn't wind or does it. And now I I don't I don't know what reaction is gonna I I don't know new world will be will be. Involved in that whatever Raj you know -- even if even though he doesn't. Even though he doesn't like Netanyahu even though doesn't like Israel. So I will we wrote it it will involve us and you know you you you can't the I don't I don't know what the solution is an entire -- in Iran you know but you can't. You can't let them -- nuclear weapons that's that's a bowler Stuart I mean it's. You know you could either make the arguments Israel's problem on our problem but. You don't. EEQ you can't have people wanna become martyrs. With the power. To destroy -- millions tens of millions of people and get their wish to become martyrs and bring won't bring on what is that the twelve the momma what are I don't even what what. How it works in -- Shia religion Shia doctrine but did they they want it they're looking for it. Thanks for the call 18774694322. On the -- car. 18774694322187746943. 22. Maybe Romney should have stated in his pushed it started his statement with a shout out to somebody like. Obama did after the Fort Hood massacre than it would have been okay. Yes. Do you think a do you think an artist who won it too well put a put put a picture of Mohamed in a -- -- could give me an endowment from the National Endowment for the Arts. Yeah that's it that's an excellent question. You authority of the USA has become a grandfather of the planet we can't afford it. -- we can afford to be their grandfather provide everybody here in this country little on the world. Miles says colonel hunt has made it clear that the State Department is incompetent when it comes to correctly assessing the level of protection needed for our diplomatic missions. Has it occurred to the colonel what the ambassador surely has great input and assessing the level of protection needed. Ambassador Steve it's may have been complacent given his previous public statements on -- general. Joseph your next what powered car go ahead Joseph. I LE one I just wanted to first point out that dissent is the highest form of racism should never forget that. Well -- He remembered the out. The statue of the border in Afghanistan. US that they yet Taliban -- up basically you know that was written about by Marco -- And maybe economic with the base some nickel back like eleven or 12100. -- only just maybe be like the thirteen hundreds of 14100. Episode in the papers several hundred years so I think you can get the permits to buy. If if the -- the Muslim Brotherhood gets the kind of power that the Taliban had in Afghanistan. That would that would be a real shame for the for the world you know I mean I know that the you know there were some nice Byzantine mosaics -- were off flooded. By Turkey but they got that was at least they were building a DM for electricity you know that we're just going at Farrar wrote the first silly religious purposes. Right they went 11 final thing -- in the in the in the -- com. Sodomizing someone is considered to be. Way to keep the models -- not to the person doing the -- for the person receiving it I have. No doubt if the entire thing was planned. They probably play and that -- that's that's just real there -- Well. Thanks so called -- won eight sevenths they were the real damn shame is that is that the we we helped them win their. Liberation for my Gadhafi you know. Again. Qaddafi what he was generally -- RS OB but he was he was not there SOB let's put it that way. Kind of like the same distinction that Obama was drawing yesterday about Egypt John your next with how we cargo ahead John. If they're John. How could this be happening in Egypt and Libya and went in Yemen don't they know that our president is a Nobel Peace Prize winner. To a seven when the phone doesn't ring you'll -- the moderate Muslims are calling to condemn the violence I did see one that I did see one story in the newspaper today the but they fired the column fired director of Trenton. He's a he's a Muslim. And he's see he's the head of the greater Trenton Muslim council all that he said he said -- the movie. The movie was disrespectful but it the nothing justifies what was done in the Libya. That's that that's so that there was one. Maybe maybe yeah maybe I missed a couple others Bob your next with how we cargo ahead Bob. -- -- -- Is that you real quick whereas the wolf bumper sticker as early as today would depict real Barack Obama. In next it would it says that there's this -- might call a big. I. I'll man I would want that on my car in the moon bat wells leader went back Cambridge. Anyway -- I finally got that he had mural down in Boston there. Yeah the the the the terror at the terrorist story little boy you know Thomas. I wasn't quite as we're number one what does that building who allowed debt and don't meet those hands on that supposedly little boy -- are involved in these. You know -- -- you'll look at a well. Yeah I did nor did I -- what I always say is the did you ever see a kids jammies that had a had ahead ban you know and everybody autumn. It's just slap on everybody's face and what that thing is who put that there. I don't know mumbled signed off on a focus not defending it I don't know I'll put it there but mumbled mumble says it's a kid and everybody oh lighten -- Is this going to be on the -- of the whole neighborhood. Right I I agree I agree. And billions of thousand it would make it -- semis and they got that big ugly. Portrait was gonna call up there and it makes them dance. Isn't it you know if you don't was if you don't concede that at least. It could be. Interpreted as a as a terrorist on -- -- -- in the -- right ultra ultra think it's it's it's rather in bad taste. For it to be in the city where the first two flights on 9/11 flew out of. Of course. Or. Just. Look at it and am looking lumpiness something's happened. Yeah what is this doing here and insisted. Grateful. And thanks for the call Bob 18774694322187746943. 22. 50 wait that. Obama minions told us the Muslim Brotherhood it was a secular organization yeah I believe they did say that -- that they were just that they were the really the moderates in the the Egyptian election. Now now all the liberals -- -- Egypt however many there -- getting together. And they're very worried they're banding together because they for the next round of elections because they IE because they're afraid that the Muslim Brotherhood is just point them. Set up another dictatorship. It's late -- liberals. By the way the around The Washington Times is saying ambassador was sodomized The Washington Times is too. Okay 18774694322. GM your next with how we cargo ahead gem. We didn't. -- What state. So re enforce setting up Clinton that some type of they'll form policy group within the city. I put them into having consensual -- says -- were talking to you a sort. This the president and then drag it through Somalia. Why don't think -- I don't allow them to me and he he put them in harm's way that's for sure I think the bigger the bigger issue with that he. Is that he had at least two chances to -- take either take out or take. Bin Laden prisoner and he he passed on multiple. I was in Vietnam that the true -- to a -- on top of the ticket and state which is important. We puts out helicopters and -- I would assume we will see yet. -- -- between well you'll soon feel cynical I'm just I don't know to a movie people. And hypocrisy of these people that and so frustrating that -- and Q and that's what it's so I think you know people. Double about it they just went through throughout. Has she apology ever apologize I think she may have apologized eventually how did she come. And said that there. -- They -- actual. Jobs separately awkward. Now you're right she didn't she apologize till she actually did they keep on it she does she had no one no interest then you know coming forward acknowledging that. She she was and is she backed the wrong side. Thanks for the call Jim warrior next -- -- cargo that -- Hi Leo I was -- first time -- -- Yeah I just you know going back to the point. Which spears -- about. Hillary Clinton. You know apologize or say how horrible it was there's sickening that video whatever outlook for once or someone just say. When -- come out about Catholics -- christianity. And spit up and say -- that's disgusting you know that's. Yelled out socially goes off -- like a bunch of people. You know what to -- -- at -- said that let's -- and jointly -- but. You know that in at least 7% by. When that -- always again when they have when they have a -- like -- Christ. You know is and that again is the guy and said that -- it's hot it's the it's funny impossible to conceive. Bob pissed more common. You know is it an especially it's even more inconceivable to think that it would get a federal land you know but when they win this price. It would be about like that I can just so bad that something like what that was started. So Mohamed. You know we you know we don't -- out of Iraq could go to over the world apologizing. In this angle. But (%expletive) Christ you know when you know what they say it would (%expletive) Christ -- right in your town it's the First Amendment. Come on that this is an -- this is artistic expression. What's what's wrong with you while groups that's that's what they site. Different if you will offend Muslims Steve your next with -- cargo Wednesday. -- are. At record. Erased Barack Republicans set compensate our taught a agent and -- -- that aren't every Republican including the candidate with what. But it and that is national and it. Was not all out and it. That all. End all of that not be apple Barack Obama administration doesn't make sense. A day and eat it makes say he got you -- you can never forget the double standard and in the double standard is getting worse and worse and worse I mean they they don't. They they don't even pretend. To be -- Fehr and balanced the mainstream media. -- car.