Ken Frank writes that even the White House gay-marriage rainbow sends the wrong messages to terrorists.
To the Editor:
President Barack Obama is a blind guide with a muddled mind.
Just before the Paris attacks, he assured us and the world that ISIS was contained and on the run. He has no conception of the visceral nature of our enemy. They are primal and will kill anyone to advance their sick ideology.
How tone-deaf is Obama? The kind of symbolism exhibited when he bathed the White House in rainbow colors following the U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding gay marriage was a huge sign of weakness and capitulation in our enemies' eyes.
This man's agenda even trumps common sense and safety. He and his administration refuse to use the words "radical Islam." How can you eliminate an enemy that you decline to identify?
Obama prides himself on being the champion of culture change. However, his obsession with being in vogue is akin to rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic: The party lights are on, and the passengers are fussing over and with each other. Yet, trouble is afoot that threatens to disrupt or even terminate the voyage. Our captain fails to assess the situation honestly as we sail into the night.
Obama is a finger-in-the-wind kind of manager. He may be a counter-culture hero, but he's an awful leader. He's a blind guide indeed.
Ken Frank
Pitman
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