MAN-UP!!

Over the last week or so President Obama has done at least two things that did little to inspire confidence about his commitment to a strong defense of the United States. His reduction of our nuclear umbrella in eastern Europe , and his indecisive actions in Afghanistan have shown his lack of experience many people feared was a real problem prior to his election. His philosophy of taking a step backwards and allowing us to accept outside influences in vital areas of national security is very disturbing and possibly the most foolish thing that he has tried to institute thus far. Giving up any form of our national defense at a time when other nations are doing their best to develop weapons of mass destruction is at best foolish and at worst stupid ! When Obama began hedging over additional troop commitments in Afghanistan he sent a message to our enemies that the United States was a weakening power in the war against terrorism . We also found out about new nuclear development in Iran last week , yet , all we got was the usual weak statements about U.N. sanctions ; and we all know how well that always works . This was followed by missile tests designed to show the U.N. and the U.S. that they have little or no regard for their sanctions , practically laughing in the face of the international community. We are supposed to be the leader of the free world , this means we must step up with more than a nasty letter and the shame on you sign . This started months ago when Korea did the same thing and little to nothing was done to put a stop to veiled threats from a rogue nation. Mr. Obama's hesitance to act in a decisive manner in these situations shows what many have feared , that this job might be to big for him. Being president is much more difficult than being a community organizer , state legislator , or a half term senator. On the job training is fine for a hamburger flipper at McDonalds , but it doesn't work in the White House . Harry Truman had a sign on his desk that said "the buck stops here" , continuing to point at the previous administration will not work in the present world situation . You are the responsible man now , as we said on my high school wrestling team , it's time to man-up ! The middle-east and Afghanistian are a powder-keg , and by showing a watered down policy to our enemies only gives them more fuel in their evil agenda against not only us , but the entire free world . It is my sincerest desire that the president seeks a strong response to those nations who choose to pose a real threat to peaceful peoples throughout the world . Mr. Obama it's time to "MAN-UP" , please don't drop the ball !!