Hillary Clinton and Libya - PT2

Guardian: Reports the following on Secretary Clinton at the Libyan hearing, " On Wednesday she took an extra trip – to the woodshed. ". 

Lets Get Real:

As the article notes US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton could have found out the truth about the Libyan terrorists attack by one phone call, but form prevented her, one could say if LBJ had bothered to  phone to Captain of the US Ship that was supposed to have been attacked by the North Vietnam and was not he might not have started the full throttle war in Vietnam.   In the UK when a Minister becomes the hostage of the system, he or she are considered house trained, it seems that the State Department trained Clinton, to be a Diplomat, that not the same thing as fighting the US corner.    This admission of failure by Clinton could haunt her in 2016, the Republicans will ask if she will ask the right questions should she have to deal with another crisis, thus this blog will go as far to predict that Clinton will not be the Democratic nominee in 2016,  US politics is ruthless folks, some Democrat will come along and make it an issue by not making it an issue, sink the Clinton ship under the water, that is politics 101 folks. 

Hillary Clinton and Libya

BBC News: Reports that US Secretary of State Hillary mounted a strong defence of her handling of the US deaths in Libya. 

Lets Get Real:

This is the crunch issue that could decide if Secretary Clinton is the Democratic nominee in 2016, the Senate hearing has bought out the fact that Hillary Clinton did not read the diplomatic cables from Libya that asked for more security, the Republican Pacs will have a field say with the statement, a woman running for the Presidency has to reach a higher bar when it comes to security, the fact that that a US Ambassador died in Libya due to the fact that the Secretary of State had not read cables asking for more security is a black mark against Clinton in 2016.   But folks this is the Clintons, after Hillary Clinton steps down and is replaced by Senator Kerry expect the Clintons to move the blame to the Oval Office one way or another, the Clintons are not going to be like UN Ambassador Rice who saw her chance of becoming Secretary destroyed by her keeping faith with the Oval, if it comes down to  it, the Clintons will flush Obama down the toilet if that what it takes to win in 2016, Bill Clinton no matter what he says will never forgive POTUS for using the race card on him in 2008, lets be honest folks, the first black President was not President Obama, it was Bill Clinton, who for his faults was happy and used to black culture, more than can be said for President Obama, how ever much he tries, you can be black without being black folks, the US landed on Hawaii, and African - Americans were not their first.  That is why Obama needed a green card from a racist preacher and urban us terrorists to get in to Chicago politics. 

2nd Obama Term - 2016+2

"Peace in our Time" President Obama and Neville Chamberlain 

Lets Get Real:

Thus folks when an American President starts to quote Neville Chamberlain; the UK PM that gave us Appeasement in the 1930s; if I was in Israel I would worry, is the Oval about to sell us out as Chamberlain did in Munich 1938, in one respect both Obama and Chamberlain share one trait, they think they are right and everyone else has to be taught.   Thus this second Inaugural by POTUS, was not a JFK or Reagan type speech, it pandered to every element that won Obama re-election, those on welfare, those afraid that Government will take things away, single women who think abortion is the only issue, and gays who want to see the US like Europe when it comes to gay right ( they are not wrong to push, just as the old saying goes, only Nixon could go to China. ), also Obama set out his store for amnesty of illegals in the US, in this he might have had the support of Reagan, if he had also stated the need for tighter borders.   The speech was set to appeal to the uber NYT readers, if in Israel you are getting those bunkers ready, and for Republicans you have to block this Agenda, this is not the 1960s  and Obama is no LBJ, the US was a richer country then, it is now heading for a downfall.   Thus a bad speech by a President who does not understand his history. 

2nd Obama Term

Courtesy of the White House,  20/1/2013

Lets Get Real: 

Thus the Obama Era starts its second term, POTUS is now in a selected club of Democratic Presidents who have won two terms, in the modern era that is FDR and Bill Clinton, it should be noted that Clinton never got over 50% of the vote.   Thus lets hope that POTUS has a good 2nd term, if the US is doing good so is the rest of the World.   Lets wait and see folks. 

Godfather Obama - CIA Drone Strikes

Telegraph: Reports that the " The CIA's campaign of lethal drone strikes against al-Qaeda is to be exempted from new rules on the use of targeted killings being drawn up in Washington, it has been claimed. ". 

Lets Get Real:

This is a good move by the Obama Administration, the killing of the Al Qaeda leadership in Afghanistan and Pakistan has forced Al Qaeda to go franchise, it has less capacity to create another 9/11 or 7/7, the mode of operation for old Al Qaeda was a massive terrorist attack, the Oval use of drones has stopped this, in this the Oval has shown courage, it has taken on the liberal base of the Democratic Party and the US Courts,  the Oval has saved lives, of that it can be proud, it has let the CIA off the lose, innocent people have been killed, a lot, but that is the cost of the WAR ON TERROR, its not a nice world out there folks, its Chicago rules, and either kill or get killed. 

Israel NO to 1967 Borders - Middle East

Guardian: Reports that the Israeli PM has stated the following, " Binyamin Netanyahu rejects calls for Palestinian state within 1967 lines ".

Lets Get Real:

This will go down like a lead balloon in the Oval Office and the UK Foreign Office, the Oval has tried to push for a peace deal, and host gotten nowhere, if the Oval tried to force Israel the US Congress, House and Senate would push back, the UK Foreign Office has always been pro Arab, its always the fault of Israel, on the whole this has been countered by a more 10 Downing Street support for Israel.      The Israel political field has gone more right wing, the people of Israel are tired of giving for a peace deal and only to get back bombs from Gaza.   Thus the new Israeli Government might annex the West Bank and take over Gaza, while at the same time bombing Iran.   Thus 2013 folks could be very interesting in the Middle East. 

The 2nd Obama Term - Clock for 2016 +1

BBC News: Reports that President Obama has been sworn in for a 2nd term. 

Lets Get Real:

Thus folks the clock for 2016 stars, the power of any 2nd term President starts to fade within the first year, the President on his desk after the formal ceremony tomorrow, has to deal with the US debt, the growing threat from Al Qaeda in Africa, the Muslim Brotherhood taking over Egypt, this could be a threat to the Israeli and Egypt Peace deal of the Carter years.  The Israeli Election is expected to move Israeli politics further to the right, thus it can be expected that Israel will strike Iran with or without the approval of the Oval. The Israeli Government did this is 1981 and 2007, and the in the Oval was Reagan and then Bush 43, seen as friends of Israel, this can not be said of POTUS.   Then we come to 2016, the Candidates in the Democratic and Republican Parties will start to visit Iowa and NH at the tail end of 2013, full throttle in 2014, then we have the Mid Terms,  can POTUS retake the House and more important can he keep the Senate, then we come to the dumping period, if Obama is low on the polls or his base only comes out to vote for him the Democratic candidates will need a fair space between them and the Oval, just a fact of life.  Also VP Biden is not a serious candidate, thus it is for Hillary Clinton, former, First Lady, Senator and by then Secretary of State to lose the race, on the Republican side it could be Governor Jeb Bush,  a Clinton vs. Bush race, Back to the Future folks.