[johniegrad]

I HAVE to be missing something here. He has done a complete about face on his Afghanistan position that he campaigned on.

But why?

Since every statement and decision he makes is political, how does he personally benefit from this? Is he pandering to the far left base?

There is something here I'm not getting.

[princess leah]

If I was the General, I’d order troop pull-backs then drop ALL of our arsenal along the afghan and pakistan border areas until there was nothing but a hole on the entire eastern edge of those 2 countries!

[batter]

May be throwing a bone to them for the ongoing health care debacle (the fight there, is still far from over).

Then again, maybe he's using this as a type of backroom bargaining chip with the Blue Dogs - you give me health care and I'll provide the troops for Afghanistan.

Another reason is that he's in over his head and is dragging his feet hoping for a means to vote "present". That isn't going to happen, he's going to have to make a decision (even if that decision is not to make one). Basically, he may just not want to make the tough decision because it would make him unpopular with some group and "it's all about the O". This decision doesn't glorify him.

All conjecture, but just my thoughts. No matter what, his reckless stalling is only making the situation worse and more dangerous.

[RetSignman]

[how does he personally benefit from this]

If the ‘good’ war was doing well, he’d be glorifying himself as a great Commander in Chief.

He has been told we could lose this war with out more troops...”talk to NATO, we are just consultants”.

The Buck never GETS to obama’s desk.

[Typical_Whitey]

Healthcare Public option. He needs the left to remain behind him and they are screaming that Universal govt run Health care or nothing. He will platcate them with his cowardice on world issues.

[Candor7]

I HAVE to be missing something here. He has done a complete about face on his Afghanistan position that he campaigned on. But why?>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

UMM...AH ....He lied to get elected, knowing he would get the moderate swing vote.He sure as hell isn't setting himself on fire on making a decision about the troops, because he knows what the right thing is, but simply refuses to do it.

Europe will do it for us, and snub Obama, the first president to step away from the obligation to be leader of the Free World. Bibi Nethamyahu is that leader now.

Obama is just another pol, bent on manipulating himself into power and keeping it. He has no integrity, and the Europeans know it. Europe does not really like Obama very much.