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Alan Seliger: Third term? Get real, Mr. Obama

On your recent trip to Africa, Mister President, you said that if you were allowed to run for a third term you could win. But a recent poll shows that only 27 percent of voters would vote for you. Time to get real Mister President, you haven’t been real in seven years in office. You drew a red line for Bashar al-Assad to cross, he crossed it and nothing happened. Vladimir Putin has been kicking sand in your face for years. You traded five Taliban commanders for Bowe Bergdahl, who now has been charged with desertion. And your Iran nuclear deal is about to collapse, as it should.

It is time to get real Mister President!

Alan Seliger, Turlock

This story was originally published August 11, 2015 at 12:00 PM with the headline "Alan Seliger: Third term? Get real, Mr. Obama."

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