Unemployment. Inflation. Terrorism. Sound familiar? Apparently, Obama never learned these lessons from Carter, but these things can sink a presidency, no matter how historically inspiring, faster than you can say “sustained recession” or “collapsing US dollar” or “resurgent Al Qaeda.” Obama’s numbers have fallen below 60% and will continue to drop as America slowly wakes up from the O-hypnosis that hit us last year. One thing is certain though, no one has put the pieces together: Al Qaeda is regaining strength.

Al-Shabaab militant, one of the many Al Qaeda affiliates

They have been launching attacks non-stop in Iraq since they learned that Obama was serious about withdrawal. Just today they killed members of a Sunni militia that helped us turn the tide in Iraq. Then you have the bombings in Indonesia that are believed to have been caused by a splinter group of Jemaah Islamiyah, a terrorist group affiliated with Al Qaeda. Once Al Qaeda strengthens, it will re-assume control over these splinter groups and reconstitute its global network. Right now, we still have the opportunity to destroy Al Qaeda, or at least keep them on the defensive… but the truth is that we will have to leave Afghanistan eventually and Pakistan will eventually ease its crackdown on the Taliban. If we leave before Al Qaeda and its benefactors are defeated decisively, we can bet that the threat against our nation will be more severe than ever in our history… especially in the age of nuclear rogue nations and with an Anti-American Axis that stretches from North Korea to Venezuela. As soon as the president stops playing politics and starts focusing on the long and short-term defense of the our country his numbers will improve… in other words, as soon as the president starts acting presidential.

-AG