Obama to skip anniversary of the Fall of Communism
American Thinker
It is pretty clear why the president is refusing to accept the personal invitation of the German chancellor and attend festivities marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
It would smack of American triumphalism – our success in defeating perhaps the most odious of all the odious ideologies of the 20th century. Obama doesn’t do “triumphalism.” That would place America above other nations – something that he has explicitly condemned.
So he will be conspicuous by his absence. And another European ally has been embarrassed by this president. Rick Richman of Contentions adds this:
President Obama has reportedly informed the German government that he will not travel to Berlin on November 9 to participate in the 20th-anniversary celebration of the fall of the Berlin Wall. It is an unfortunate decision on multiple counts.
First, it is another slight to another European ally – one that is going all-out to celebrate the event. The invitation to Obama was extended personally by Chancellor Angela Merkel last June.
Second, it is a failure to correct the historical misstatement of his citizen-of-the-world address last year in Berlin, when he credited the fall of the wall to the “world standing as one” and failed even to mention the names of John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan.
Third, it is an embarrassment for the United States not to be represented at the highest level for the commemoration of an event of this magnitude. As Matt Welch writes in the November issue of Reason magazine, November 1989 was “the most liberating month of arguably the most liberating year in human history” – the end of the Soviet Union and communism in Europe and a 50-year Cold War that was a worldwide ideological battle. It was battle led by America.
Fourth, it is an opportunity for Obama to give a speech in which he does not apologize for his country but celebrates the triumph of freedom that has been the driving force of American history from its beginning through his own election.
Perhaps the president is also still enamored of the idea that if he doesn’t offend the Mighty Putin, he can entice the iron man of Russia to support sanctions on Iran. One can imagine what the former KGB official thinks of these celebrations. By staying away, Obama once again grovels at Putin’s feet, looking for favors that will not be forthcoming.
We better get used to this idea that the president is voluntarily choosing to eschew any thought of American exceptionalism while deliberately weakening America in order to make us no more important in the international order than Sweden.
Wild Thing’s comment…….
God forbid he acknowledges the contribution of Ronald Reagan, a man he couldn’t even shine shoes for.
No one is working harder to reintroduce communism than Obama!
Holy jumping cat turds! I guess he is one of them, the bastard! I remember watching the fall of the Berlin wall and crying how wonderful it was to have the lines of communication open to a glorious future between us and the east, but now we can’t have that anymore. We can’t be exceptional. We have to be only marginal. We have to be like everyone else. Let’s all be vanilla flavored ice cream. Makes me sick.
He will be in the black arm band mourning wear. Lousy goddamed communist shitstain, anyway.
I guess he’s saving his travel budget to flit around on dates with his pig in lipstick.
On the flip side did he not go out of his way to celebrate the birth of Mao’s China and fly their flag at the White House. Correct me if I am wrong.
You’re wrong BobA.
obama is a communist. He loves the tenets of communism, especially the dictatorial leaders. He is working feverishly to turn America into a socialist/communist country. Sadly there are many people going along with this plan of obama’s. I hope the next two elections show that a lot of Americans have realized their error of voting for obama and his platform. My optimism right now is not overwhelming.
Like the picture Chrissie, may the ratbastard suffer the same fate. NAKBA and the fall of Communism must have torn at his and his parents heartstrings. Everything he does reflects his hatred of all things American and free.
Why would he go somewhere where he can’t be the center of attention??
Hi Tom R,
I’m wrong more often than right (especially according to my wife), but did he not fly the flag and were not the colors of Communist China on the Empire State Building in celebration? I believe in everything that you said. Sometimes I get my facts mixed up but did that happen? I can stand happily corrected. Please all, correct me in the future.