[Jacquerie]

IIRC he abused Bush over Iraq but repeatedly supported a full court press in Afghanistan. It was an classic political straddle for a man who never managed more than a political campaign. For the first time in his life the buck stops w/him; anger his base or provide more fodder for pubbies to stomp rat congressmen next year.

[tobyhill]

Oh I remember. Afghanistan was the “good war” and Iraq was “taking the eye off the ball” but now that Iraq is on the road to victory and Afghanistan is the war now, Obama is clueless.