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George W. Bush praises President Obama's Afghanistan surge
politico. ^ | 11/6/10 | JAMES HOHMANN

Posted on 11/07/2010 2:25:31 AM PST by JoeProBono

In his memoir, George W. Bush praises President Barack Obama’s decision to escalate the war in Afghanistan.

“I strongly believe the mission is worth the cost,” Bush wrote in “Decision Points,” which comes out Tuesday. “Fortunately, I am not the only one.”

He expresses gratitude that Obama “stood up to critics by deploying more troops, announcing a new commitment to counterinsurgency in Afghanistan, and increasing the pressure on Pakistan to fight the extremists in the tribal areas.”

In the 497-page autobiography, Obama comes up in 10 places. Each is either a favorable, sympathetic or tangential reference. There is not a single unkind word about Obama in the book.

Bush’s post-presidential, statesman-like desire to stay above the fray—demonstrated over the last two years and seen again in the book—reflects an apparently genuine desire for the Democratic president to succeed.

He marvels at Obama’s “tremendous appeal to voters under fifty” and admires “a smart, disciplined, high-tech campaign to get his young supporters to the polls.”

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: book; decisionpoints; presidentbush; presidentgeorgewbush

1 posted on 11/07/2010 2:25:36 AM PST by JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
"campaign to get his young voters to the polls...

He never says anything bad about Obama.....but you can read between the lines. It's there.

Momma taught George: If you can't say anything good, don't say anything at all.

Sure do miss him and will use up my gift card.

2 posted on 11/07/2010 2:39:39 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: JoeProBono

Except Bush’s surge was accompanied by no announcement of a firm withdrawal timetable. In fact that was the major point of contention from critics. Obama on the other hand has done a surge but at the same time told the Taliban to just hold on for 24 months and it will all be theirs.


3 posted on 11/07/2010 2:41:40 AM PST by Eyes Unclouded ("The word bipartisan means some larger-than-usual deception is being carried out." -George Carlin)
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To: JoeProBono
"Bush’s post-presidential, statesman-like desire to stay above the fray—demonstrated over the last two years and seen again in the book—reflects an apparently genuine desire for the Democratic president to succeed."

...unlike his still-living democrat predecessors, who inserted themselves continuously in President Bush's business. Actually, I don't believe it "reflects a genuine desire for Obama to succeed" at all. (I refuse to call him "democratic".) It just says Bush knows he's done with Washington.

4 posted on 11/07/2010 2:51:24 AM PST by babyfreep
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To: JoeProBono

LOL. Bush praising the Afghan surge is like nails on a blackboard for eternity to the left.


5 posted on 11/07/2010 3:24:34 AM PST by ModelBreaker
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To: JoeProBono
I think Bush is politically smarter than we give him credit for. By not criticizing Obama, he comes off like a class act and makes all the criticism coming from Obama look even more pathetic.

Even the liberal media knows this.

Bush’s approach stands in contrast... with Obama. The president tried – and failed—to link congressional Republicans with Bush. He spoke incessantly for the last few months about how the GOP under Bush drove the country into a ditch and how he’s gotten the metaphorical car back on the road.
6 posted on 11/07/2010 4:06:50 AM PST by nhwingut (Palin/Bachmann '12)
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To: JoeProBono
The headline alone is causing the detonation of several thousand progressive heads at this very moment...


Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

7 posted on 11/07/2010 4:44:33 AM PST by The Comedian (I really missed you. Next time, I'll adjust for windage.)
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To: JoeProBono

Clearly this was written before the new rules of engagement which included not calling in fire power to protect any possible collateral damage.


8 posted on 11/07/2010 5:03:36 AM PST by Carley (WE SAW NOVEMBER FROM OUR HOUSE)
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To: nhwingut

Kind of like Mama Bush wearing that blue dress with the white polka dots at the Republican convention for 2000.


9 posted on 11/07/2010 5:04:57 AM PST by Carley (WE SAW NOVEMBER FROM OUR HOUSE)
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