Images
whether on video or in still are worth more than a thousand words in poem or
prose
They reveal
with greater clarity a speaker’s character and the depth of sincerity show
Anyone who
has seen the video of Foley losing his head
Is outraged,
wanting our CinC to send every fanatic to his perverted Paradise painfully dead
So at 12:57
the President was expressing outrage over Foley’s killing vowing justice in the
abstract
First time
there appeared to be some fire and emotion that he seems to lack
Chosen and
scripted words, no time for misspeak so no time questions from the press
A somber,
angry President quickly striding off stage hopefully to meet with his military to
ISIS plan to suppress
Good thought
but no cigars, not even remotely near the mark
In almost
record time 10 minutes later as we still process the beheading images so
chillingly stark
Our CinC is
on the links with in his busy schedule, the world in flames only with one goal
What club to
use to get his golf ball on the green and then with a good read, putt it into
the hole
Of all
images in time of chaos, playing golf is not what a President to ISIS should
send
No wonder
ISIS and the jihadist world believe this nation has become soft and unwilling
to its interests defend
Maybe his golf
cart has a secure phone link to the Pentagon
Doubt it;
really doubt it—images searing of once again a President not engaged only gone.
© August
21, 2014 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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