Startling: A European Country Reportedly Believes Obama Is ‘Mentally Unwell,’ Asks About Impeachment!
You mean there's still some question about that??
Posted on 10/16/2015 4:09:28 AM PDT by kristinn
In the end, President Obama was forced to listen to his generals — not his political instincts — on Afghanistan troop levels, and he decided to split the difference.
Mr. Obama is keeping 5,500 troops in Afghanistan beyond his presidency, about half the strength recommended by his top general in-country. It marks the sixth time he has rejected the advice of a ground commander on the force size in the long Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Military experts call that streak unprecedented for a commander in chief.
Like the current 9,800 U.S. troops there, the drawdown force of 5,500 will maintain a noncombat stance in training Afghan forces and hunting al Qaeda terrorists, Mr. Obama said Thursday. Administration officials said the U.S. will spend about $14.6 billion a year to house the troops at a total of four bases in Kabul, Kandahar, Jalalabad and Bagram — an increase over the estimated $10 billion annual cost of keeping a force at the U.S. Embassy in the Afghan capital.
SNIP
(Retired Army General Jack Keane) Mr. Keane, whose guidance is sought by Congress, said Gen. Campbell wanted to retain the current force of 9,800, but Mr. Obama “cut that in half.”
“He still does not listen to his combat field general, who wanted the current force to remain as is,” Mr. Keane said. “Quite unprecedented, this is the sixth time President Obama has not listened to a field commander recommendation on force levels for troops in combat.”
The six times: Mr. Obama rejected a recommendation from Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, chief of U.S. Central Command, to keep about 20,000 troops in Iraq; at five transition points in Afghanistan, he approved troop numbers below those urged by commanders.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
History is replete with Kings and rulers who thought themselves smarter than the field commanders....
If cost them dearly most of the time....
This will turn out no different...
He’s listening to HIS generals, it’s just that HIS generals are in a different army than the one everyone is erroneously assuming.
Can anyone tell me what is the point of us even being there? We have more troops in Germany.
His obscene decision in Iraq gave us ISIL and the complete travesty that is going on there and in Syria.
Obama is a deep seated hatred towards America, its founding principles, and its accomplishments.
When you realize this, and that his intent is to reduce American influence, weaken American moral fiber, weaken America military capabilities, injure the American economy, and fundamentally change things to make all of that possible, everything he does falls into place.
The American people, on the tide of some foolish “rock star,” mania, bought an absolute pig in a poke...twice.
And we will be paying for it for years to come.
B.O. knows best, dont’ya know?
Yep. Sums it up nicely.
Startling: A European Country Reportedly Believes Obama Is ‘Mentally Unwell,’ Asks About Impeachment!
You mean there's still some question about that??
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.