Gibbs: Obama Has Spent "Close to 20 Direct Hours" on Afghan War, "Quite a Bit of Time" Pondering

Friday, October 30, 2009 | Kristinn

[whatshotandwhatsnot]

What a profound sacrifice! Give him the Nobel Prize...no, wait.

[freema]

kristinn also posted this link to a story about one of the families at Dover http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/post?id=2375100%2C1

[MomofMarine]

I am speechless...every time I think he can sink no lower, he does. And my son and nephew are directly affected by his dithering and lack of concern.

[Diogenesis]

Twenty full hours? Wow. Almost a day!

[Irisshlass]

The Secretary of the Army has never been in the military, Rep John M. McHugh.

[Diogenesis]

Twenty full hours? Wow. Almost a day!

[Son House]

Joe Bidens observations;

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/17/1204594.aspx

On Aug. 1, 2007, when Obama unveiled his counterterrorism agenda, the Biden camp fired off a snarky email congratulating him for his “Johnny-come-lately position” on Afghanistan, noting that during two Foreign Relations Committee hearings on Afghanistan and other subjects, Obama didn’t ask questions about the Taliban, Al Qaeda, or Afghanistan.

[MestaMachine]

McHugh was appointed to get rid of an R vote and replace it with a D vote. Looks like that won’t happen. Hoffman is outpacing both Ds, (Liberal RINO and Big D.)

[Nevermore]

It's over his paygrade

Sadly, it is not "over is paygrade", just over his head.

This jerk thinks he's going to go over notes for 20 hours and he's going to understand the war better than his general.

[2nd Bn, 11th Mar]

I think he’s the biggest shit-for-brains ever to stink up the White House.

[CanaGuy]

It’s really criminal; to purposely delay needed troop reinforcements because the decision might adversely affect voting in November. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of anything so despicable. When did these clowns deliberately decide to stall, I wonder? Was it 3 months ago?

[jersey117]

He probably spent more time practicing his salute in the mirror.

[paulycy]

My God. Two hours a week for 10 weeks? Including scamming all the political angles, too, Robert?

zer0 spends more than 2 hours a DAY just eating 5-star food at the White House and reading anti-American books.

Gibbs statement is one of the worst things I've ever heard a press sec. say. On how many levels is this ignorant, arrogant, irresponsible and inherently corrupt?

Now they want McChrystal to present "alternative" troop levels so that it looks (politically) like it is his idea to have fewer troopsand give The One political cover for doing a half-assed job?

I can only pray that the military and their families find some peace in the coming weeks, months and years. Fight to win with realistic ROE or come home.

[wiggen]

Our troops in Afghanistan should refuse missions until the moron in chief sends them the help they need.

[Just A Nobody]

No hero here -- I simply support the real heroes of today!

I wonder if your friend is the man that walked up and thanked me, saying he served 2 tours in Vietnam?

One of the guys told me the procession from the airport to the funeral home was 6 miles long! God bless all those who rode in honor of LCpl Baker!

Off to the funeral service now ... talk later!

[keats5]

If only those 20 hours had been spent in prayer!

[browardchad]

IT WORKS! thank you.,

Glad to hear it. You're welcome.

[presently no screen name]

He spent 20 hrs planning on how to make our military sitting ducks - and ROE was born.

Now our military ask for more troops and he's flipping them the finger some more. The world knows he spent more time just traveling to Copenhagen to get the Olympics for his friend$.

His dereliction of his CIC duties is criminal. I believe it is way past time to call for his impeachment! As we know, our elected officials are worthless - WE NEED to march for impeachment NOW. WE OWE it to our military. We are already two months late for action, IMO.

His anti-American stance cannot be denied - he is fulfilling what he learned at his 'G-d damn America' church. He has no allegiance to USA - and doesn't try to hide it.

[jilliane]

Holy crap, he tripled that amount of time in the bathroom.

[OCCASparky]

Oh, fer cryin out loud. Now we got ourselves the “billable hours” president. What a tool.