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Emanuel: Bush never asked key questions on Afghanistan
CNN ^ | 18 October 2009 | Dodger

Posted on 10/18/2009 11:51:53 AM PDT by dodger

One of President Obama's top advisers said Sunday the Bush administration failed to ask critical questions about the war in Afghanistan, leaving the Obama administration starting from scratch -- and leaving the war "adrift."

"The president is asking the questions that have never been asked on the civilian side, the political side, the military side and the strategic side," White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel told CNN's "State of the Union."

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


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: afganistan; emanuel; nsp; nss; obama; rahm
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Rahmmy says Bamma's imminent, purposeful failure in Afganistan is Bush's fault ...
1 posted on 10/18/2009 11:51:53 AM PDT by dodger
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So, Obama’s plan in March was a failure........so of course go back to blaming booosh!


2 posted on 10/18/2009 11:52:50 AM PDT by Freddd (CNN is not credible.)
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BS.. where’s muh shovel? That is an impressive pile of manure they are hauling out, eh?


3 posted on 10/18/2009 11:53:03 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard)
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To: dodger
What a load of crap!!!! If there was anyone who involved in this conscientious of all those things, and what the military leaders needed, it would be Bush. Unbelievable gall. Okay, not that unbelievable, but what GALL!
4 posted on 10/18/2009 11:54:13 AM PDT by swatbuznik
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To: dodger

You lie!


5 posted on 10/18/2009 11:54:23 AM PDT by Psycho_Bunny (ALSO SPRACH ZEROTHUSTRA)
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To: dodger

F*cking hilarious. What questions did Bush need to ask besides “Was Bin Laden there? Did he plan 9/11 from Afghan soil?”

Rahm is a vile pile of excrement. This is the best the Democrats can come up with—this team? Even if this poor excuse for inaction were true, Our Commie Muslim President has been in office for 9 months. That’s time enough to fix the problem, right, geniuses?


6 posted on 10/18/2009 11:54:57 AM PDT by j-damn
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To: dodger

Think CNN will fact check it?


7 posted on 10/18/2009 11:55:06 AM PDT by Tribune7 (I am Joe Wilson!)
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8 posted on 10/18/2009 11:56:25 AM PDT by darkwing104 (Lets get dangerous)
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To: dodger

And Rahmeee alone knows what those key questions are, and with godlike omniscience knows what questions Mr. Bush and his advisors asked? Nay. Never the case.

Rahmmeee lies.


9 posted on 10/18/2009 11:57:15 AM PDT by bvw
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Hey Rahm...

L I A R

10 posted on 10/18/2009 11:57:44 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Deficit spending, trade deficits, unsecure mortages, worthless paper... ... not a problem. Oh yeah?)
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And ,i have a doubdt,Emanuel was the only guest on CNN to talk on that issue?
Or was a member of the former Administration there to defend BUSH’s policy?

NO WAY ? What is this joke of free democratic debate in a supposed “free society”?

CNN is ONCE FOR ALL a joke


11 posted on 10/18/2009 11:59:58 AM PDT by Ulysse (a)
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Rahm is a vile pile of excrement.

Sir, that assertion is an insult to piles of excrement.

12 posted on 10/18/2009 12:00:17 PM PDT by Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo
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Translation: “My boss is weak and indecisive, and it’s my job to cover for him.”


13 posted on 10/18/2009 12:00:28 PM PDT by matt1234
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When Bush was President, the Taliban was in Pakistan. Not much Bush could do to them there, so the “he did not ask questions” theory is pretty mindless inasmuch as there was nothing for Bush to do in Afghanistan at the time. Now the Taliban is in Afghanistan. Maybe they aren’t afraid of Obama, as they were of Bush.


14 posted on 10/18/2009 12:01:31 PM PDT by Brilliant
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Bush's fault that Hussein has been sitting on his hands for 9 months.

Rahm:"The president is asking the questions that have never been asked on the civilian side, the political side, the military side and the strategic side."

And that question is ...."How can we lose in Afghanistan, destroy America and remain in power long enough to transform the country into a socialist hell?"

15 posted on 10/18/2009 12:02:09 PM PDT by Upstate NY Guy
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To: dodger
We have a wuss in the White House!


16 posted on 10/18/2009 12:02:30 PM PDT by TexasCajun
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I do believe that the outgoing US President and the incoming US President have meetings for things like this. If Bush “failed” to tell Zero what was going on in Afganistan, than its Zero’s responsibility to ask Bush. If Zero didn’t ask, than that is its own damn fault.


17 posted on 10/18/2009 12:04:17 PM PDT by PJBankard (Americans love a winner, and will not tolerate a loser. -Gen. George Patton)
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But Obama had an active Office of President-Elect from last November through late January. Certainly he could have helped Bush ask the "right" questions then. /sarc


18 posted on 10/18/2009 12:06:03 PM PDT by magooey (The Mandate of Heaven resides in the hearts of men)
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To: dodger
** CAPTAIN TOMORROW **

"Need a decision, Need plan, Call me Tomorrow!"


19 posted on 10/18/2009 12:06:50 PM PDT by TexasCajun
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Bush made Afghanistan look easy for a while — because his strategy of drawing the Jihadists into Iraq worked.
20 posted on 10/18/2009 12:07:07 PM PDT by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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