March 11, 2009

Obama's Tactic: Shock and Awe

By J. Robert Smith
The United States military used Shock and Awe to overwhelm and defeat the Iraqis in 2003.  Barack Obama and the Democrats are now using the political equivalent of Shock and Awe to radically move the nation to the left.  Shock and Awe is designed to confuse, overwhelm and cow opponents of Obama's legislative coup d'état.  The  president, his chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, other high administration appointees and congressional lefties are embarked on a very deliberate strategy of frontloading and ramming through big legislative packages and executive orders designed to "remake" America - to use the president's word.      Shock and Awe is formally known in military parlance as "Rapid Dominance," Shock and Awe being a feature of the former.  And here's how it's explained:"The basis for Rapid Dominance rests in the ability to affect the will, perception, and understanding of the adversary through imposing...(Read Full Article)