Ralph Peters: PBS Doc on ISIS Shows Obama Won’t and Can’t Make Tough Decisions

HEMMER You said a ░░░░░░░░ in that interview You ░░░░░░░░ the warning started easily ░░░░░░░░ January and he got ░░░░░░░░ response Question is why ░░░░░░░░ nothing done PETERS Actually ░░░░░░░░ Jeffrey and other diplomats ░░░░░░░░ late to the party ░░░░░░░░ president had already been ░░░░░░░░ last year and before ░░░░░░░░ about the rise of ░░░░░░░░ State He s been ░░░░░░░░ by the intelligence community ░░░░░░░░ was warned by the ░░░░░░░░ He was warned by ░░░░░░░░ For that matter he ░░░░░░░░ warned by Fox News ░░░░░░░░ he did not do ░░░░░░░░ I think we have ░░░░░░░░ a real problem that ░░░░░░░░ even beyond ISIS in ░░░░░░░░ case We have a ░░░░░░░░ who whatever his virtues ░░░░░░░░ or negatives really it ░░░░░░░░ not just that he ░░░░░░░░ t make hard decisions ░░░░░░░░ seems that he can ░░░░░░░░ That s one of ░░░░░░░░ worst qualities should you ░░░░░░░░ have in the Commander ░░░░░░░░ Chief HEMMER You said ░░░░░░░░ lot in that interview ░░░░░░░░ said the warning started ░░░░░░░░ last January and he ░░░░░░░░ no response The question ░░░░░░░░ why was nothing done ░░░░░░░░ Actually ambassador Jeffrey and ░░░░░░░░ diplomats were late to ░░░░░░░░ party The president had ░░░░░░░░ been warned last year ░░░░░░░░ before that about the ░░░░░░░░ of Islamic State He ░░░░░░░░ been warn by the ░░░░░░░░ community He was warned ░░░░░░░░ the Pentagon He was ░░░░░░░░ by senators For that ░░░░░░░░ he was warned by ░░░░░░░░ News and he did ░░░░░░░░ do anything I think ░░░░░░░░ have got a real ░░░░░░░░ that goes even beyond ░░░░░░░░ in this case We ░░░░░░░░ a president who whatever ░░░░░░░░ virtues are or negatives ░░░░░░░░ it s not just ░░░░░░░░ he won t make ░░░░░░░░ decisions it seems that ░░░░░░░░ can t That s ░░░░░░░░ of the worst qualities ░░░░░░░░ could possibly have in ░░░░░░░░ Commander in Chief HEMMER ░░░░░░░░ it because ultimately he ░░░░░░░░ to end the war ░░░░░░░░ Iraq and did not ░░░░░░░░ to further engage I ░░░░░░░░ is it that simple ░░░░░░░░ PETERS I think that ░░░░░░░░ a crucial part of ░░░░░░░░ Bill you re absolutely ░░░░░░░░ One of his center ░░░░░░░░ was he got us ░░░░░░░░ of Iraq He ended ░░░░░░░░ wars Another aspect of ░░░░░░░░ was that indciperable he ░░░░░░░░ defeted al Queda Islamist ░░░░░░░░ was done And he ░░░░░░░░ like someone who faced ░░░░░░░░ symphtoms of the horrific ░░░░░░░░ refuses to go do ░░░░░░░░ doctor beause they are ░░░░░░░░ of dyagnosis He seemed ░░░░░░░░ imagine and I m ░░░░░░░░ exagarrating that somehow if ░░░░░░░░ ignored this cancer as ░░░░░░░░ called it it would ░░░░░░░░ away And as we ░░░░░░░░ know cancer and terrorists ░░░░░░░░ t go away on ░░░░░░░░ own HEMMER If that ░░░░░░░░ the case then what ░░░░░░░░ or does anything change ░░░░░░░░ does he allow that ░░░░░░░░ hang back and let ░░░░░░░░ kill each other PETERS ░░░░░░░░ that would be nice ░░░░░░░░ do you really want ░░░░░░░░ Islamic state in charge ░░░░░░░░ the Middle East Do ░░░░░░░░ want a thriving powerful ░░░░░░░░ caliphate And among many ░░░░░░░░ we have now is ░░░░░░░░ Islamic state these terrorists ░░░░░░░░ are playing a zero ░░░░░░░░ game They are morally ░░░░░░░░ physically committed They got ░░░░░░░░ on their side They ░░░░░░░░ smart Then execution of ░░░░░░░░ more people on a ░░░░░░░░ street That s a ░░░░░░░░ effective tactic Nobody else ░░░░░░░░ that town is going ░░░░░░░░ stand up to them ░░░░░░░░ is a true terror ░░░░░░░░ They know what they ░░░░░░░░ doing they know what ░░░░░░░░ want The Obama administration ░░░░░░░░ t know what it ░░░░░░░░ doing doesn t know ░░░░░░░░ it wants except that ░░░░░░░░ wants all to go ░░░░░░░░ And by the way ░░░░░░░░ president faced with this ░░░░░░░░ determined enemy is always ░░░░░░░░ how little he can ░░░░░░░░ away with doing Our ░░░░░░░░ may sound impressive they ░░░░░░░░ helpful but they will ░░░░░░░░ destroy they won t ░░░░░░░░ and halt this.”