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After Nobel nod, Obama convenes Afghan war council
AFP (hosted on Google) ^ | October 10, 2009 | Stephen Collinson

Posted on 10/09/2009 8:38:02 PM PDT by myknowledge

WASHINGTON — Hours after being named a Nobel peace laureate, President Barack Obama Friday shouldered his duties as commander in chief of the US armed forces and convened his war council for crucial talks on Afghan strategy.

Obama gathered his top political, military, and security aides in the secure Situation Room of the White House for the fourth in a series of in-depth consultations on rescuing the US mission in the unpopular eight-year war.

"The president had a robust conversation about the security and political challenges in Afghanistan and the options for building a strategic approach going forward," an administration official told AFP.

Obama "looks forward to continued discussion on Wednesday," the official said.

Obama was scheduled to be briefed by Afghan war commander General Stanley McChrystal on his report warning that the US counter-insurgency mission in Afghanistan could fail within a year without more troops.

The meeting came amid more suggestions of tension between the White House and top military brass on the best way forward.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; nobelcheat; obamanobelprize; warcouncil

After BHO wins the Nobel False Peace Prize, he goes on to meet his war council of military generals...

...to discuss in continuing the war in Afghanistan (aka Vietnam II).

1 posted on 10/09/2009 8:38:03 PM PDT by myknowledge
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To: myknowledge

I don’t blame obama for the award. He said he didn’t deserve it and ,of course , he is right. It is those wussys in norway. They are all stick gatherers.


2 posted on 10/09/2009 8:44:37 PM PDT by londonfog
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To: londonfog

“I don’t blame obama for the award. He said he didn’t deserve it and ,of course , he is right.”

He can earn the prize by bombing Iranian nuclear installations!


3 posted on 10/09/2009 8:47:11 PM PDT by devere
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To: londonfog

I don’t blame obama for the award. He said he didn’t deserve it and ,of course , he is right. It is those wussys in norway. They are all stick gatherers.
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0bama accepted the damned thing. He could have turned it down.

His narcissism has no limits.

I give no quarter to 0bama or his minions or puppet masters.


4 posted on 10/09/2009 8:49:52 PM PDT by unkus
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To: myknowledge

Well we know Obama won’t be sending in more troops after winning a Nobel “Peace prize”. Therefore this gives conservatives another good opportunity to blast him as a Carter loser.


5 posted on 10/09/2009 8:56:45 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: myknowledge

“Hours after being named a Nobel peace laureate, President Barack Obama Friday shouldered his duties as commander in chief of the US armed forces and convened his war council for crucial talks on Afghan strategy.”.....finally


6 posted on 10/09/2009 9:01:14 PM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt (Obama's Deathcare ---- many will suffer and/or die unnecessarily.)
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To: myknowledge
unpopular

Recently unpopular. It was the good war during Bush and the obama campaign. It was the war Bush was neglecting, according to the dems. It is only recently unpopular because obama is so befuddled with making a decision on it.

7 posted on 10/09/2009 9:26:53 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault (The Obama magic is fading.)
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To: londonfog

Betcha Soros paid for it!


8 posted on 10/09/2009 9:34:26 PM PDT by goodnesswins (Democrat party has always been the party of slavery, sedition, subversion, socialism and surrender)
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To: Right Wing Assault
It was the war Bush was neglecting, according to the dems. It is only recently unpopular because obama is so befuddled

Time to bring them home.

There's no longer any purpose to their being there, besides kulling Obama's potential political rivals.

I guess that puts me on Cindy Shehan's camp, which ought to surprise the likes of Shehan.

Now the greater threat is on our own soil, so everyone repeat with me:
Peace Now!
Peace Now!
Etc.

9 posted on 10/09/2009 9:37:19 PM PDT by tsomer
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To: londonfog

I don’t know - I think that part of his trip to Copenhagen was to grease the skids for the Nobel Prize.


10 posted on 10/09/2009 9:37:21 PM PDT by Tzimisce (No thanks. We have enough government already. - The Tick)
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To: londonfog

Obama shouldn’t have accepted the “award”.

Welcome to FreeRepublic!!!


11 posted on 10/09/2009 10:07:23 PM PDT by Carling (Olympicsgate: Obama's Waterloo)
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To: myknowledge; potlatch; devolve; ntnychik; MeekOneGOP

12 posted on 10/09/2009 10:11:58 PM PDT by PhilDragoo (Hussein: Islamo-Commie from Kenya)
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To: myknowledge
First thing I thought when I heard this today was Ah, so this is why he would not lead our military in Afghanistan, it would make him look ‘un’peaceful..
13 posted on 10/09/2009 10:15:21 PM PDT by Just mythoughts
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To: kingattax
Gibbs: "I think that the Taliban are obviously exceedingly bad people that have done awful things."

Where's your Idiot Award, K.A.?

14 posted on 10/09/2009 10:39:51 PM PDT by taraytarah
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To: myknowledge
Obama's War
15 posted on 10/10/2009 12:20:18 AM PDT by KTM rider ( ..........tell me this really isn't happening ! !)
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To: PhilDragoo

Nice Sarah picture Phil.
Beauty and the Beast....


16 posted on 10/10/2009 11:36:24 AM PDT by potlatch
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt
“Hours after being named a Nobel peace laureate, President Barack Obama Friday shouldered his duties as commander in chief of the US armed forces and convened his war council for crucial talks on Afghan strategy.”.....finally

For a day or so. And only to find a way to continue to do nothing that he might possibly get blamed for. I really feel sorry for the men and women in our nation's uniform these days. Everywhere in the world -- but most especially in Afghanistan.

17 posted on 10/10/2009 5:35:27 PM PDT by Ronin (Nemo me impune lacesset)
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To: Ronin

Yes, I agree.


18 posted on 10/10/2009 5:42:39 PM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt (Obama's Deathcare ---- many will suffer and/or die unnecessarily.)
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