Posted on 06/29/2010 10:21:35 AM PDT by FredDardick
Republican support for the troops and the spread of democracy throughout the world is one thing, but standing behind a disinterested Commander in Chief whose halfhearted policies and questionable commitment to the Afghanistan war, which under his leadership will almost certainly lead to defeat, is quite another.
President Obama views the war is nothing more than a distraction. While he has given numerous prime time speeches on liberal priorities including healthcare, banking and energy reform, we have yet to see a single Oval Office address on Afghanistan.
His personal commitment to the conflict stems mainly from campaign pledges he made in 2008. In an attempt to portray himself as a capable military leader, Obama argued the “good” war was in Afghanistan, and as President he would bring the fight to the Taliban and Al Qaeda.
Unfortunately for us, the Afghan situation probably doesn’t mean much more to him than a campaign slogan. Rather than go all out for victory as President Bush had done in Iraq, Obama treats the war like it were any other political issue...
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CFP is one of the few places to find the truth.
Before yo can determine that he is “inept” you have to determine what his goals are, which side he is on and is he furthering those goals and supporting his side.
Wish to hell he would stop fighting us....
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