How
long have we read of the power vacuums that allow terrorists to rise to
power? When there are no good guys to
maintain law and order, the bad guys take over and make their own, brutal
laws. The Taliban in Pakistan, ISIS in
Syria, ISIS in Iraq, the Houthis in Yemen, and the Boko Haram in Nigeria are
all examples of this phenomenon. These
examples are proof that power vacuums do provide a path to power by horrible
people.
Now
we are witnessing the power vacuum on a global scale. The United States of America used to be
revered as the world power that maintained law and order globally – as well we
should. However, President Obama did not
believe that this was an appropriate role for the United States. He decided that walk softly and carry a big
stick was not America’s role. Instead,
he believed that burying the stick and apologizing for ever having had the stick
was appropriate.
President
Obama’s repeated demonstration of weakness (the removal of troops from Iraq,
the meaningless red line on chemical weapons in Syria, the non-response to the
Crimea invasion, the deal with Iran, and more than anything else; allowing the
sequester to remain in place to the detriment of our military power) has
belittled America’s role as the world’s good guy. Sure, America is still a good guy, but who
cares? It no longer swings a big stick.
Thus,
President Obama has created a global power vacuum that is now being filled by Vladimir
Putin and Russia. Thank you Pope Francis
for “God bless America.” Right now, I am praying for God help America and the
rest of the world.
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