Obama is spending all of his time abroad criticizing Republicans instead of criticizing ISIS. Obama says that Republicans were whining about the media attacking them, and now they're saying that 3 year olds are. That doesn't sound tough to him.
This is the leader of our country busy marginalizing us instead of leading us during a time of crisis.
He doesn't like people calling for a halt to Syrian refugee resettlement after one of them was involved in the Paris attacks. We're trying to use caution and yet Obama thinks this isn't enough to stop his plans of possibly resettling hundreds of thousands of them here in America.
This is the leader of our country busy marginalizing us instead of leading us during a time of crisis.
He doesn't like people calling for a halt to Syrian refugee resettlement after one of them was involved in the Paris attacks. We're trying to use caution and yet Obama thinks this isn't enough to stop his plans of possibly resettling hundreds of thousands of them here in America.
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Manila, Philippines (CNN)President Barack Obama sharply criticized Republicans Wednesday for suggesting that Syrian refugees coming to the United States posed a security threat, blasting some GOP suggestions as "offensive" and mocking what he said was a fear of "widows and orphans."
"We are not well served when, in response to a terrorist attack, we descend into fear and panic," Obama said. "We don't make good decisions if it's based on hysteria or an exaggeration of risks."
"Apparently they are scared of widows and orphans coming into the United States of America," he said later. "At first, they were too scared of the press being too tough on them in the debates. Now they are scared of 3-year-old orphans. That doesn't seem so tough to me."
The President was speaking in the Philippine capital ahead of a summit focused on trade and climate issues. But like his previous stop in Turkey for the G20, his visit to Asia has largely been overshadowed by the fallout over the terror attacks in Paris.
In a defensive press conference Monday, Obama announced his decision to forgo a major shift in strategy in fighting ISIS, which claimed responsibility for the terror spree. And he went after politicians who have questioned the administration's earlier decision to accept 10,000 refugees from Syria.
"I cannot think of a more potent recruitment tool for ISIL than some of the rhetoric that's been coming out of here during the course of this debate," he added.
Obama slams Republicans over refugee stance - CNNPolitics.com
I think that the words of our supposed leader gives ISIS a wonderful recruiting tool......the fact that we cannot unite against a common enemy as long as we have this smart-assed individual in the White House.- "We are not well served when, in response to a terrorist attack, we descend into fear and panic," Obama said
- The President was speaking in the Philippine capital ahead of a summit focused on trade and climate issues
Manila, Philippines (CNN)President Barack Obama sharply criticized Republicans Wednesday for suggesting that Syrian refugees coming to the United States posed a security threat, blasting some GOP suggestions as "offensive" and mocking what he said was a fear of "widows and orphans."
"We are not well served when, in response to a terrorist attack, we descend into fear and panic," Obama said. "We don't make good decisions if it's based on hysteria or an exaggeration of risks."
"Apparently they are scared of widows and orphans coming into the United States of America," he said later. "At first, they were too scared of the press being too tough on them in the debates. Now they are scared of 3-year-old orphans. That doesn't seem so tough to me."
The President was speaking in the Philippine capital ahead of a summit focused on trade and climate issues. But like his previous stop in Turkey for the G20, his visit to Asia has largely been overshadowed by the fallout over the terror attacks in Paris.
In a defensive press conference Monday, Obama announced his decision to forgo a major shift in strategy in fighting ISIS, which claimed responsibility for the terror spree. And he went after politicians who have questioned the administration's earlier decision to accept 10,000 refugees from Syria.
"I cannot think of a more potent recruitment tool for ISIL than some of the rhetoric that's been coming out of here during the course of this debate," he added.
Obama slams Republicans over refugee stance - CNNPolitics.com
