Military growing impatient with Obama on Afghanistan

Miami Herald ^ | 9/18/2009 | NANCY A. YOUSSEF

[unkus]

I think so.

[maine-iac7]

“. In August, 2009 became the deadliest year of the nearly eight-year war for American troops. So far, at least 25 have been killed this month.”

The White House has blood on it's hands - I curse them.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/75036.html

headline: ‘We're pinned down:’ 4 U.S. Marines die in Afghan ambush”

They were REFUSED air cover ...

aiding and abetting our enemy in killing our troops = ducks in a shooting gallery and not allowed to defend themselves - no cover - protecting the Taliban with their new ROE - Rules of Engagement...

Our troops aren't allowed to fire at the enemy that is firing at them if they are in a village - and in this battle, they WEREN'T in a village but out in the valley - pinned down and being killed - and they were REFUSED air cover -

And none dare call them traitors - the authors of the ROE?

I do. I say they are lily-lived, Muzzy sympathizers.

DEFEND OUR TROOPS, NOT THE TALIBAN WE need to shower Beck, Rush, Hannity et all - every day, day in a day out with emails demanding our troops be protected and demanding Obama - who says it will be weeks and weeks before he makes a decision about sending more troops - to give up just one of his dozens of obamacare speeches to make a decision for our troops - NOW. TODAY! (An aside observation: A couple weeks ago, obama gave a lavish dinner at the WH honoring Islam. This week is Rosh Hashanah. Did I miss the dinner?)

[verity]

“I’m afraid we are 12 months out from a coup.”

Why?

[the anti-liberal]

Fix the ROE or get out.

[maine-iac7]

you post “protecting civilians while our troops “

In this battle, there were NO civilians - ONLY Taliban. They were TOLD that - and yet they refused air cover, and our troops died.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/75036.html

DEFEND OUR TROOPS, NOT THE TALIBAN

[Lancey Howard]

(( ping ))

[Islaminaction]

You know what really gets me? We know Obama hates America, but how come there are not dozens of Senators screaming about this? Or how about high ranking military members? This toe the company line stuff has to end. Patton would told this current govt to take a freaking walk.

[maine-iac7]

you say: “From what I read the “new” policy of engagement has cost American lives.”

WE all need to be more informed about it - and fight for our troops. They are being denied the right to even defend themselves OR to have air cover when pinned down and being killed.

The Taliban are laughing their heads off - they now know they can shoot at our troops from the villages and that our troops CANNOT fire back.

The villagers, that were starting to trust that we wouldn't leave them at the mercy of the war lords, now know that if they want to live, they have to allow the Taliban to use their villages and even to help them - women and children are now called upon to run back ad forth to keep their ammunition supplied.

With this last battle, the Taliban ALSO now know that they can ambush them in the valleys - pin them down and pick them off like ducks in a shooting gallery and not even worry about air cover.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/75036.html

All that our troops gained and scarified in the last 8 years is being lost - and now they have TWO enemies to fight: The Taliban and the WH.

[maine-iac7]

Hey, zer0! Stop with the half-measures. Either all-in or all-out. Pick one, dumba$$.

I fear he IS all in - just not for our side.

[Empireoftheatom48]

Ecomcon-Seven Days in May!!!

[maine-iac7]

Me too. It is Lyndon Johnson all over again: no willingness to commit to action leading to military victory out of fear of reactions leading to political defeat.

What if it's not incompetence - but deliberate - with the allegiance to the other side?

[unkus]

“Ecomcon-Seven Days in May!!!”

Refresh my memory, please.

I see a traumatic time ahead.

Oath Keepers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[unkus]

This is one evil sonovabitch!

[itssme]

Yes! We’d better!

[exit82]

I’m afraid we are 12 months out from a coup.

I'm afraid we wonlt make another 12 months as a nation.

This is the Clinton Administration on steroids, piloted by closet Muslim Marxist.

The Democrats have come out of the Communist closet once and for all.

We spent trillions of dollars and 45 years to fight Communism overseas, and now we find it is ensconced in Washington, DC and committed to ending the American experiment.

[xzins]

the McChrystal they know would resign before he would stand behind a faltering policy that he thought would endanger his forces or the strategy.

Unless he thought his replacement would be even more dangerous for them.

"Taking care of their soldiers" is a sacred mission for most of our commanders.

However, this administration must untie their hands or bring them home. When was the last war you remember where we were undermanned and prevented from engaging the enemy on an equal footing? I can't recall any war like that. That sounds like a plan that would come out of the UN.

[CT]

Obama is a Marxist dirtbag. Committed to losing any engagement where the USA is involved. Trust me. He wants a civil war.

[Dead Dog]

best guess convergence of brazen acts by the administration and the military being forced to uphold their oath.

[MGMSwordsman]

Right there with you, bro.

[maine-iac7]

You post: “That doesn't explain the ROE that McChrystal came up with now does it?”

Let's see. late spring - Gen McKiernan was summarily, in an unprecedented move, dismissed - and McCrystal was put in - with him came the ROE - New Rules of Engagement that are getting our troops killed at the highest rate since 2001.

Just where did he get these new ROE? From HIS commander in chief, do you think? DEFEND OUR TROOPS,NOT THE TALIBAN