Remember Timothy Treadwell, the bear enthusiast and environmentalist who lived for many seasons with the coastal grizzly bears in Alaska? And, remember what happened to Timothy and his girlfriend that fateful season in 2003 while they were living among the grizzlies? Sadly, those same grizzlies Timothy had grown to love and understand killed and partially ate both he and his girlfriend.
You see, while Timothy understood the danger involved with getting so close to a wild predator, he never really imagined those bears would kill him. Any rational thought of imminent danger Timothy may have had previously, was overruled by his obsession to live with the wild grizzlies year after year. Unfortunately for Timothy and his girlfriend, the grizzlies finally did what all predators do – kill and eat.
Our new President is on a similar foreign policy path with many predatory leaders who both articulate and pose an imminent threat to America. However, I believe President Obama does perceive the danger to America in getting close to these murderous dictators, but like Timothy Treadwell, he refuses to allow sound reasoning to interfere with his overwhelming obsession to befriend them all.
Unlike Timothy Treadwell, who chose to endanger only himself and unfortunately, his girlfriend, President Obama is making a clear choice to endanger all of America with his reckless foreign policy.
President Obama’s reckless and wanton disregard for the safety of America
Foreign leaders like Chavez, Ahmadinejad, Kim Jong-Il and Raul Castro, to name a few, are all predators just like the Alaskan grizzly. And all predators have habits and instincts that make them unpredictable, dangerous and eventually deadly.
Predators are also very patient and cunning when it comes to selecting their prey. They usually seek out the weak or injured so they can increase their chances of a successful kill. The predators President Obama is trying to befriend and get close to are being patient and cunning with him as well.
In less than 100 days, President Obama’s new policies have taken our country from being the world’s strongest superpower to a weak and vulnerable nation being singled out as a prime target by these predators. Like the plight of Timothy Treadwell, it’s only a matter of time for America before these predators do what they do – kill and eat.
President Obama’s reckless and wanton disregard for the safety of America reminds me of two important things we need to remember: First, President Obama, like Timothy Treadwell, believes the bears won’t kill him. And second, a wise quote by Benjamin Franklin that would serve our new President well to ponder, “Experience is a dear teacher, but fools will learn at no other [way].”
