Obama "Respects" the Beliefs and Actions of Turkey and Muslims, Even Though He Might Disagree

Respect: Having a high regard or esteem for a person, thing, or action; A feeling of appreciative, often deferential regard.

Below is an excerpt of a speech by Barack Hussein Obama (as distinguished from Hillary Rodham Clinton, lest any take offense at my use of Barack's middle name) made to the Turkish parliament on April 6, 2009. In this speech, the President used the word "respect" several times to indicate his respect for Turkey and Islam, even though he might disagree.

Here it is:

"But I also want to be clear that America’s relationship with the Muslim world cannot and will not be based on opposition to al Qaeda. Far from it. We seek broad engagement based upon mutual interests and mutual respect. We will listen carefully, bridge misunderstanding, and seek common ground. We will be respectful, even when we do not agree. And we will convey our deep appreciation for the Islamic faith, which has done so much over so many centuries to shape the world for the better – including my own country. The United States has been enriched by Muslim Americans. Many other Americans have Muslims in their family, or have lived in a Muslim-majority country – I know, because I am one of them."

Mr. Obama appears to take a lot of liberties with his concept of "respect." Is there anything he doesn't respect? Any behavior, any action, any attitude?

This series of photos makes the point...

The Atlas Shrugs web site (kudos to the work of Pamela Geller) provides a vivid photographic portrayal of behaviors, actions, and attitudes that Mr. Obama respects, and wants us to respect, with regard to Turkey and Islam. Scroll down for the photos after you click here.

Bush is consistent on border insecurity.

This is the situation. A bunch of Kurdish folk in the northern portions of Iraq have it in their heads that the southern part of Turkey belongs to them. So they begin infiltrating southern Turkey and act somewhat like the Sunni and Shia do...they blow up things and people inside Turkey (after all, they are all Muslim).

Silly Turkey. They get the idea in their heads that they need to put a stop to the terrorist violence from the Kurds. The only reasonable way they see of defending their southern border is to eliminate the offending Kurds at their source: inside Iraq. So Turkey announces their plan to defend their border.

True to form, "defend no border Bush" comes trotting out and cries out "No, wait! Don't defend your border! Give us some time. We'll work things out!" Bush has taken seven years in this country to work out our border problems - I hope Turkey realizes where that has gotten us. Can you imagine 12 million Kurds in southern Turkey?

What hypocisy. What a double standard. We can invade Iraq from upteen thousand miles away and it is self defense. Turkey proposes to take some troops 2 miles into Iraq to defend themselves from ongoing murder and mayhem, and it's called interference.

This irony was enough to cause me to write to the Turkey Embassy in Washington DC and cheering them on to do whatever it takes to defend their border from terrorists. I wish we would do the same in our nation!

I was torn whether to title this blog The "Leave No Terrorist Behind" Policy or "The Only Good Border is an Open Border."