Allen West Hits Obama on Benghazi and Being 'Walked on by Putin'

Former U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., went on the attack against President Barack Obama on Friday, hammering him on foreign policy.

Barack Obama and his party are defeatists, West emailed supporters. When Obama retreated from his warnings to Syria regarding their chemical weapons program and told lies to avoid taking military action for the terrorist attack in Benghazi, he sent a clear message to the world: America is weak. We'll just talk tough and back down. Do as you wish.'

I have served my country my entire adult life with the sworn oath to protect and defend the Constitution, West continued. Long before I set foot in the halls of Congress, I was fighting for the heart and soul of America in the deserts of Iraq and Afghanistan, defending the freedoms we cherish. I'm not going to sit idly by while Barack Obama cowers away from keeping America strong in the world. Our very freedom depends on it!

Anyone who has put on our country's uniform knows that our freedom comes from our willingness to defend it, West concluded. I've risked too much to let Obama get walked on by Putin -- or any other dictator who thinks he's above America.

While West has ruled out making a political comeback in 2014, he has left the door open to running in 2016. West lost to Democrat Patrick Murphy in 2012.