How Can A U.S. President Pull Down the American Flag?

Bill Smith, ARRA News Editor: Hot Air is reporting on "Obama demands that the US flag NOT be flown in Haiti." The situation is most distressful for this career veteran who has served in both Asia and Europe. Troops flying an American flag is not a sign of Occupation unless we, not an earthquake, destroyed your city or country. In humanitarian efforts, it is a sign of hope to most people needing our help. Do you suppose, President Obama has ordered or will order the stripping of the American flag from military uniforms? Unfortuantely, President Obama does not appear to understand or to appreciate our military preserving a controlled responsible presence in the world. Mr. Obama and his administration continue to take actions or to implement procedures which bring discredit on our military and, or on the United States.

More on what Americans expect of President Obama after we review the comments of Cassy Fianno. After our almost perpetual giving over the centuries to Haiti, flying an American flag while we bring relief efforts one more time to Haiti is more than appropriate. Flags do not occupy! People occupy. Here is Cassy's report quoted in the Hot Air Green Room:

So far, we’ve spent $179,883,065 in humanitarian assistance to Haiti. We’ve sent our military there to help distribute food and water, to help find the missing, and to help rebuild the ravaged nation. But Obama is afraid that we’ll be considered “occupiers”, and so, the United States flag is not to be flown over any US installation in Haiti.

But the country whose contributions dwarf the rest of the world’s — the United States — has no flag at its main installation near the Port-au-Prince airport.
The lack of the Stars and Stripes does not sit well with some veterans and service members who say the U.S. government should be proud to fly the flag in Haiti, given the amount of money and manpower the U.S. is donating to help the country recover from the Jan. 12 quake.

The Obama administration says flying the flag could give Haiti the wrong idea.
“We are not here as an occupation force, but as an international partner committed to supporting the government of Haiti on the road to recovery,” the U.S. government’s Haiti Joint Information Center said in response to a query about the flag.

"An international partner? This may be an international relief effort — with the United States as usual giving far more than any other country — but that hasn’t kept other countries from flying their flags. France, Germany, and Croatia are all flying their flags, just like every other country. I doubt anyone in Haiti is weeping over the French, German, and Croatian occupations taking place because of it. No one besides Obama is idiotic enough to think that flying our flag means that we’ll be seen as an occupation force. It’s perfectly clear to everyone with a brain that we are in Haiti for one reason alone, and that is to give relief.

Considering the amount of money, time, and manpower we’ve contributed to the relief effort in Haiti, one would think that Obama would be proud to have our flag flying in Haiti. But Obama isn’t a president who is proud of his country, is he? He’d rather apologize for the United States than take pride in it. We are literally saving lives for no gain of our own in a foreign country, and he’s still apologizing.

And does this show something more troubling? Apparently, this entire flap started because of some squabble with Prime Minister Bellerive, who didn’t like that we flew a flag over a temporary consular station on the tarmac. So instead of standing his ground, and standing up for his country and the good work it is doing, Obama caved. He has no backbone to stand up to any leader of any foreign country! And this man is supposed to be our Commander in Chief. How is the United States ever going to gain respect if Obama is completely and totally spineless?

This isn’t smart diplomacy. This is pure idiocy, and it’s shameful. It’s pathetic that the leader of our country would be so ashamed of the country he’s supposed to lead. It’s sad that our president so clearly does not love his country.

Cross-posted from Cassy’s blog. Stop by for more original commentary, or follow her on Twitter!

Thank you Cassy Fianno! Now, Mr. President! We are tired of your bowing to other world leaders, your insulting our allies, your insulting American citizens for voicing their opinions of your administrations actions, your demeaning our American flag, and many other points and issues. Mr. President it is time to stop demeaning the office of President of the United States of America. It is time to stop mocking the criticism which a significant majority of Americans are making in an effort to get your attention. We expect you as our President to loves the United States and only the United States.

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