Is Obama following in the footsteps of Osama?

Question

He apparently wants to start off his career with a bang! He has reportedly said that he wants to bomb Pakistan!

Answer 1

osama is living in his daddy's palace in arabia. i don't know if he enjoys beings bush's personification of evil or not.

obama had to get tough with someone after hillary called him a ***** in the debate. now both hillary and bush are calling him a dangerously ignorant hothead. walking into traps like that makes me think he's not smart enough to be pres.

maybe he should go over to osama's palace and hang out in the basement playing those video games. they're effectiveness in the real world is over.

Answer 2

No, he hasn't said that. If you had actually listened to his speech -- or even read an accurate quote -- that's not what he said.

But yes, in a sense, he is following bin Laden -- Barrack has said that the US should attack the terrorists camps where bin Laden is hiding (which are in Pakistan). So, you could phrase that as "following Osama"....

And Barrack mentioned specifically in his speech that he would only propose that after speaking with the President of Pakistan, and giving the President of Pakistan the opportunity to handle the problem himself.

But if nobody else will stop bin Laden, Barrack would use military options to do so.

Isn't that what the "war on terror" is all about -- attacking and stopping terrorists, specifically bin Laden?

Answer 3

Obama is not following in the footsteps of Osama.


Stop watching Fox News.

Answer 4

Obama said that if the Pakistan government didn't go after Al Qaeda, he would send troops in to do so. That isn't the same as bombing Pakistan.
http://www.thestar.com/News/article/242103

Also, if you want to compare policies towards Pakistan... how about the approach of 'winning hearts and minds' by pumping $750 million of our taxpayer dollars into tribal regions of Pakistan where Al Qaeda is hiding out?
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/16/world/asia/16pakistan.html?th&emc=th

The way I see it, Bush's plan runs a high risk of Al Qaeda getting their hands on some of that money and using it to fund attacks against us. As for Obama, sending troops could very well mean covert ops and some crack shots. To me, that's a much sounder policy than playing 'footsie' with a two-faced Musharraf or using conventional warfare against rebels. Neither of those strategies has worked well for us in fighting terrorism.

Answer 5

Isn't that where Osama is? How could he be following in the footsteps of Osama, if he wants to kill Osama? And shouldn't the Bush people be more concerned about Bin Laden than they currently are?

Answer 6

whats wrong with u guys,,obama is not ,,ooops,, i mean osama is not in Pakistan .when will u guys stop being so silly.he s gone ,years ago .he s dead .but he ll rise again just before elections to help bush and his party.

Answer 7

the facts are wrong...he said if Pakistan is not able to get a handle on the Taliban he is willing to get the job done......he also wants to step up the momentum in Afghanistan....something elbushbo is doing little to get done....

Answer 8

If by "he has reportedly said" you mean "I made the whole thing up", then you are correct.

Answer 9

No he didn't. You are so out of it. Calm down. We don't do politics by intimidation and lies here. Being a bully id not what works here.

Answer 10

Was this before or after he said he was a Christian, and then placed his hand on the Quran to be sworn in? Why would you beleive a LIAR like him???