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The US defence secretary has warned that enemies of the United States shouldn't try to test Obama with a crisis early in his presidency. Robert Gates, who his keeping his post as defence secretary said:

"Anyone who thought that the upcoming months might present opportunities to test the new administration would be sorely mistaken.

"President Obama and his national security team, myself included, will be ready to defend the interests of the United States and our friends and allies from the moment he takes office on January 20th."

It feels like we're at a bitter-sweet moment, on the one hand the United States now has one of the most qualified presidents it has had in decades and a racial barrier has been broken but as the party over Obama's election comes to an end we are now staring down the barrel of a very tense planet that seems cocked and ready to explode. Will he be tested?
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36 comments // Don't 'test' Obama

  • lakotasouix
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      lakotasouix  
    • Russia is already testing him with the ship sitting in Cuba, I believe another around the Panama Cannel. Texting their long range weapons, rubbing elbows with Venezuela, Columbia etc. Even making comments about the Shield on Europian soil and wants to know what Obama is going to do with it
      I'd say he has a rather large problem on his hands..And quite honestly, I want to know also
      Obama has me scared of him through his friends of radcial practices, as well as his inexperience. And really, Biden can't keep his mouth when he should. I am gravely concerned about my Country's future. What say you?

    • 3 years ago
  • trth2pwr
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      trth2pwr  
    • Though their are enemies of our country, who because of enemies in our country have decided to hold all Americans accountable for the treasonist gwb adiminstration. There is a need to be alert for attacks from the crooks that were led by gwb. The American people need to take a stand against these internal enemies in our country first. The Timothy McVeigh terrorist attack in Oklahoma city was committed by an extremist that would have supported this gwb as a leader. And the attack on Oklahoma city government facility was done against Clinton!

    • 3 years ago
  • NavyGirl01
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      NavyGirl01  
    • am i the only one here that noticed it said "on the one hand the United States now has one of the most qualified presidents it has had in decades" what a load of garbage. qualified? for what...organizing a community picnic? this is a country...not a neighborhood block party.

    • 3 years ago
  • SDLN
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      SDLN  
    • If to "test" Obama is to somehow present a real threat to the US, then, by all means, I hope Obama responds. As far as the childish he-said-she-said nonsense, I voted for Obama thinking he was above all of that.

    • 3 years ago
  • vee77
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      vee77  
    • No doubt that some sicko racist will try to hurt our president in order to bring on a race war. My suggestion is show your support in every way you can, and report any low life who shows, acts, says anything that can hurt Obama, and our country.
      Be vigilant just like we are with terrorist, and report what ever you may think is hostile to the FBI.
      White racist have been waiting for this opportunity to bring on a race war that will bring this country down burning, and opening doors for terrorist to enter.
      Support our president support America. Lets begin a new era..

    • 3 years ago
  • Ihatethemall
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      Ihatethemall  
    • vee77:

      thats right report your neighbor to the gov. you are a fool. It sickens me to hear people like you advocate ratting on your neighbor. read the gulag archipelago and then tell me if you still think the same.

    • 3 years ago
  • masliko
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  • Ihatethemall
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    • masliko:

      my head is up and my guns are loaded. These fools who say the left is right or the right is right are just what the politicians want. until the people in the U.S. wake the hell up and really realize whats going on nothing will change.The politicians win when the americans think it matters which side they vote for

    • 3 years ago
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  • darkhorsejim
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      darkhorsejim  
    • He’s already going to be tested with about the most despicable presidential hand-off in history, with much of the BS orchestrated purely for profit & malice. Hopefully everything else will be business as usual & that the-then President Obama given a fair chance to succeed with the many challenges & opportunities facing a nation, facing the world.

    • 3 years ago
  • Dmitri_Molotov
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  • wayseeker
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      wayseeker  
    • It's pretty common for the enemys of the U.S. to do something to test a new president. It could be a stupid move to test Obama because I bet he's ahead of them and ready to deal with them.

    • 3 years ago
  • fun_size
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      fun_size  
    • Idk... what Biden says does make sense from a history standpoint. IMHO the "crisis" will either be a terrorist attack using a "dirty" warhead or perhaps somehow related to Russia.

    • 3 years ago
  • glabadabadoo
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      glabadabadoo  
    • The big mouths on both sides will continue to echo the sky is falling so we don't tire of funding the war machine that is patriotic and good for the economy and the lobbyist and locheed martin and boing and blackwater and haliburtin et als. etals etc. and so on.
      Wake up fools!
      The Real change Ron Paul battle is done but his revolution lives on.

    • 3 years ago
  • blackdaylight
  • brad62
  • Social_Fuzz
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  • brad62
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      brad62  
    • LOL, I'm sure the whole World is scared of America now that he will take office soon, NOT.
      Gimme a break. He's a crony of the World banks just like everyone else elected to that same office called, "Commander in Thief"

    • 3 years ago
  • Ihatethemall
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      Ihatethemall  
    • brad62:

      that is a no shitter for sure. The world banks and the zionist control this gov and those who choose not to believe this are fools. Watch arron russos dvd....America freedon to fascism.

    • 3 years ago
  • neocongo
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      neocongo  
    • Yes please, don't test the US with an international incident. However, Obama's IQ is 138, and you are certainly welcome to test if yours is higher.

    • 3 years ago
  • brad62
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  • GoodGodGuy
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      GoodGodGuy  
    • Is someone a psychic? Do they know something I don't?
      Hell yes they do but about this, Barak has already put capable people in place and are now getting all the briefings they will need once the US has a real commander in chief.

    • 3 years ago
  • brad62
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  • idealist
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      idealist  
    • united states isent to be messed with in general. unless your a curropt politcian and have been doing it for some time.
      go obama! kick some ass!

    • 3 years ago
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  • nessie00
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      nessie00  
    • Could Biden be wrong and Gates correct? Lets hope so. I have more faith in Gates than Big mouth Biden. He never should have said that an attack was imminent.

    • 3 years ago
  • MaRibElfalcon76
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  • motokoinversailles
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      motokoinversailles  
    • I hope more than anything nothing big happens. but i really think that he(obama) has what it takes to confront anything.who knows not that this is the only thing that could'go wrong' but it seems like al queda likes to make statements, i suppose that they plan to be taken serioulsy when they take the time to do that, so perhaps they and other groups with ill intentions may take heed. lets hope

    • 3 years ago
  • maasanova
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      maasanova  
    • It's too late already.
      Biden says it's guaranteed to happen. In fact, he's got about five or so scenarios on what it will be and Colin Powell said something big is going to happen on January 21 or 22, 2009.

    • 3 years ago
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