President Obama gave another lack-luster speech at CENTCOM yesterday promising he would not commit our military to “another ground war in Iraq, stating that there is a coalition of nations that will help and the Iraqi military will do the fighting. However, we do have troops who are on the front lines and heavily armed. Are we to believe that these brave men and women in the line of fire will not be allowed to engage or protect themselves when fired upon?

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Allen West puts it beautifully:

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This is not leading. It is retreating. And if our troops deployed to Iraq do not have a combat mission, then what are they there to do? Oh, right, advise and train, the exact same mission Obama was recommended to approve as part of a residual force in Iraq some three years ago.

So, I just have to ask, do we have a Status of Forces agreement with Iraq now? If Obama hadn’t been a political dupe and instead was a strategic visionary then we wouldn’t have to contend with “retraining” the Iraqi Army led by the Iranian cronies. Furthermore, we wouldn’t have to see ISIS riding around in American vehicles and using American weapons.

We lack leadership, but worse, America lacks courageous leadership. All we have as president is a weak speech-giver. Funny, he can muster far more anger and angst to commit his domestic ground troops to attack conservatives than to defend the honor of our Republic. Pathetic.