More on MoveOn
From our friends at Weasel Zippers; I guess this fell down memory holes, but, according to their own petitions pages, MoveOn.org petitioned Hillary Clinton, then the Secretary of State, to prevent her from naming that Boko Haram al-Qeada-linked terrorist organization in Nigeria to the Foreign Terrorist Organization list, because “Such a move would be a counterproductive mistake with far-reaching negative consequences for both Americans and Nigerians.”
It would give the group additional visibility and credibility among international terrorist networks. It would increase the chances that the group would direct its attacks against U.S. targets.
Most significantly, it would reinforce militarization of Nigerian government actions against the group. Repressive actions by Nigerian security forces in the past have already contributed to increasing support for Boko Haram among those affected. What is needed instead is a multifaceted strategy. Such a strategy must include not only security measures to protect civilians but also flexible diplomacy and serious attention to development issues, particularly in the disadvantaged North of Nigeria where Boko Haram finds support.
Whew, thanks MoveOn, we really dodged that bullet, didn’t we? Those nearly 300 teenage girls called and they wanted me to thank you for them. Now we can engage in hashtag warfare, which is much safer and makes stank-ass hippies feel good about themselves;
FTO designation would also cause enormous collateral damage, making it difficult for both the U.S. government and non-profit groups to address humanitarian and development issues, particularly in the North. It would hamper any efforts by third parties to encourage dialogue and it would introduce new tensions into U.S.-Nigerian relations. It would also pose serious bureaucratic obstacles to travel and family remittances for Nigerian Americans and other Nigerians resident in the United States.
The Nigerian government is well aware of the counterproductive effects of a FTO designation for Boko Haram and has expressed its opposition. So have more than 20 of the top U.S. scholars on Nigeria. We urge you to heed their informed advice.
Thanks, MoveOn. Of course, it hardly got any signatures, but looking at the most current dates of the signatories, I see that they’re still signing it. And using the hastag meme. #illiterateassholes #stankasshippies
Category: Barack Obama/Joe Biden, Terror War
European-style peacemaking. Working since mid-90s Srbenica—oh, shit…
Um, try since Munich in 1938. Or the Rhineland in 1936.
They should be considered terrorists for that shitty song Whiter shade of pale. Wait, wrong group? Never mind.
“Our girls”
I didn’t realize these were Americans.
I love how there is more outrage about non Americans than dead Americans or for that matter the numerous Christian boys that were slaughtered and set of fire by the same group.
The typical liberal response is usually to call you a ” patriarchal racist”. Then the stomp out of the room with their fingers in their ears.
Pretty obvious that according to the “first lady” she identifies with the kidnapped NIGERIAN girls more than the Americans that are there to “advise”. I seem to recall someplace where we sent advisers and it turned into a hashtag fuckup of a place…somewhere in the SE of Asia…w
I thought Boko Haram was already designated an FTO. Somehow, I obviously misread the news.
And if those idiots don’t realize that this groups of slimebags have long since gotten all the publicity desired by a group of psychotic sociopaths, then they need to put down the hashpipe and step into the sunlight.
Apparently the Hillary was actively engaged in preventing the designation until she was about to be ran out of her position due to Benghazi. The reason for this is classic Libtard logic 101.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/05/08/report-hillary-clinton-refused-to-officially-designate-nigerias-islamist-boko-haram-a-terrorist-group-while-she-was-secretary-of-state/
Using the same fractured “logic,” when stopped by a cop for speeding, if you cover your eyes there is no cop and you were not speeding?
Yes.
Thanks for the affirmation. It’s so difficult to get into that warped, convoluted liberal mindset. Painful, even to try! It’s sort of like 2 + 2 = 5, or 7, depending, if we like it like that this week, maybe. Dude.
Huh?
“It’s sort of like 2 + 2 = 5, or 7”
Well, since these are the same people that are pushing Common Core, you can see how it makes sense to them.
Completely agree with your sentiment, but it is something I will ever “see,” if by that we mean understand. (Understanding requires a degree of empathy.) Given the complete failure of their education to include critical thinking, it would seem like a logical outcome for a large percentage of the participants.
There is critical thinking. Liberal logic is think as I think, say what I say, or just shut up.
While we are at it, lets fire off some hashtags on twitter. That will show them we mean business.
Hey guys, guess what? MoveOn.Org just flushed the petition down the memory hole. So if you can find an archived version, then they are going to just claim that it wasn’t them, as per the typical MoveOn tactics and it was either an evil Koch Brother or an evil Rethuglican who doesn’t like women and is racist against colored people.
I think this administration and its fellow travelers just told the whole world how much they care about little black girls. Compare the coverage of this incident with that of a certain Indonesian airliner…..