Obama, the Weak, Silent Type

This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute.

The strong silent type is a well known American character.  Unfortunately, when it comes to Vladimir Putin’s serial and escalating provocations, President Obama appears to be the silent weak sort. 

In a recent phone call with Putin, Mr. Obama didn’t mention  increasingly aggressive behavior by Russian warplanes. His press spokesman justified the President’s failure to do so, saying “These kinds of incidents, while provocative and concerning, are not particularly unusual.” 

Failing to object to dress rehearsals for aerial bombing runs on our ships and maneuvers that endanger our aircraft is a formula for such incidents – and worse – becoming more “usual.”   

The best way to preserve peace is through strength, not weakness, and by saying – and convincingly demonstrating – that we will exact a heavy price for any future repetition of such threatening behavior by Russia, China or other potential, or actual, adversaries.   

This is Frank Gaffney.