tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914710637340292931.post5402861548158324068..comments2023-10-31T09:46:47.703-04:00Comments on The Desultory Life & Times of a Public Citizen: The Assassination of Barack ObamaCitizen Ojohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001825524756033450noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914710637340292931.post-38953826395232493052008-05-29T14:22:00.000-04:002008-05-29T14:22:00.000-04:00Your commentary is comical but true. Hillary’s c...Your commentary is comical but true. Hillary’s campaign seems to be about fighting. I’m for discussing peace while being ready to fight if necessary. That’s how I read Obama.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914710637340292931.post-78134766370982035282008-05-26T12:35:00.000-04:002008-05-26T12:35:00.000-04:00Obama said that he trusted Americans “to understan...<B>Obama said that he trusted Americans “to understand that it is not weakness, but wisdom to talk not just to our friends, but to our enemies, like Roosevelt did, and Kennedy did, and Truman did.“</B><BR/><BR/>But the truth is that FDR never spoke to the head of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler; the head of fascist Italy, Benito Mussolini, or the head of militarist Japan, Hideki Tojo. The president’s only policy, “was unconditional surrender.”<BR/><B><BR/>I have yet to hear most journalists or pundits remind Obama that the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, even as their diplomats were on American soil to “talk peace.” As Pearl Harbor burned, our men and women died and America wept. But President Harry S. Truman took note and did not forget. He knew the meaning of “Peace through Strength.” </B><BR/><BR/>read more here<BR/>http://www.audacityofhypocrisy.com/2008/05/17/talking-to-our-enemies-history-lesson-for-obama/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com