Obama hit with friendly fire
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="Hit">Hit</span> <span word="With">With</span> <span word="Friendly">Friendly</span> <span word="Fire">Fire</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Economy">Economy</span>, <span word="Climate">Climate</span> <span word="Change">Change</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>, <span word="Al">Al</span> <span word="Gore">Gore</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>, <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="two">two</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="sources">sources</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Al">Al</span> <span word="Gore">Gore</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span>-<span word="President">President</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democrat">Democrat</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>. <span word="Normally">Normally</span>, <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> (<span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>) <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="prominent">prominent</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="analogy">analogy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> “<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>”, <span word="likening">likening</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battlefield">battlefield</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> (<span word="fired">fired</span>) <span word="at">at</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Fire">Fire</span>” <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gunfire">gunfire</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stove">stove</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="shoot">shoot</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pistol">pistol</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rifle">rifle</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="shots">shots</span> <span word="are">are</span> “<span word="fired">fired</span>”. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="understandably">understandably</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ammunition">ammunition</span>. <span word="Whenever">Whenever</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fired">fired</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flame">flame</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gun">gun</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Friendly">Friendly</span>”, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> (<span word="armies">armies</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="against">against</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span>). <span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="war">war</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="identify">identify</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="enemies">enemies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>. <span word="Mao">Mao</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="No">No</span>. 1 <span word="question">question</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rationale">rationale</span> <span word="being">being</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="concerted">concerted</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="infighting">infighting</span>, <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="sympathetic">sympathetic</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> – <span word="wasting">wasting</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>, <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="benefiting">benefiting</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span>.</p>
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