Posted on 09/30/2009 6:18:01 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
George Bush succeeded in Iraq by talking to his generals regularly.
So our top commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, has told CBS's "60 Minutes" that he has spoken with President Barack Obama only once since June.
This is a troubling revelation. Right now, our commander in chief is preparing to make one of the most important decisions of his presidency—whether to commit additional troops to win the war in Afghanistan. Being detached or incurious about what our commanders are experiencing makes it hard to craft a winning strategy.
(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...
“...makes it hard to craft a winning strategy.”
Well, it should be obvious that there isn’t a lot of interest in such a thing.
AWOL
The other principal difference between Bush and 0bama is left tactfully unstated by Rove here - it’s that action carries with it responsibility and hence political flak; inaction puts all that off until the final reckoning, at which time 0bama hopes to be on safer ground under a smokescreen of media finger-pointing elsewhere. That was a dishonorable but effective strategy during the campaign but you can’t govern that way. You sit in the seat, you take the heat.
New Tag Alert!
President Øbama => Status: AWOL
He is way too busy to get involved in talking to the Military.
Off to Denmark as we have to bring home a gift for Mayor Dayley
“Off to Denmark as we have to bring home a gift for Mayor Dayley”
Be especially funny if all he brings home to Daley is European formated DVD’s.
Who’s the cut and run czar?
Hum, how about Al Sharpton?
Well, yeah he can, it’ll just be a disaster for his administration and for US servicepeople.
McChrystal Now Just One of Many Leaders as Obama Rethinks Afghan Strategy
FoxNews | FNC
Posted on 10/01/2009 12:52:18 PM PDT by fujimoh
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2352745/posts
additional:
Obama Can’t Outsource Afghanistan
- George Bush succeeded by talking to his generals regularly
Wall Street Journal | Karl Rove
Posted on 10/01/2009 8:14:47 AM PDT by opentalk
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2352509/posts
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