Posted on 12/01/2009 5:48:54 PM PST by Starman417
Obama made his loooooooong anticipated speech tonight on Afghanistan and announced he would send 30,000 troops to help fight the war and then announced a date to withdraw hereby officially dooming this war to the same fate as Vietnam:
President Obama, in a speech that could define the rest of his presidency, announced Tuesday that he was sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan with plans to start withdrawing them in July 2011, a move intended to appease the military, a war-weary public, and anti-war liberals.President Obama boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., as he travels to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, to speak about the war in Afghanistan. (AP)
President Obama, in a speech Tuesday that could define the rest of his presidency, laid out a plan to quickly send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan to revive the struggling war effort while setting a preliminary timeline for withdrawal -- aiming to start handing over security roles to Afghan forces by July 2011.
The much anticipated strategy decision is one of the most significant foreign policy moves of Obama's early presidency, and the White House is hoping the plan will achieve the tough task of appeasing the military, a war-weary public and the anti-war left.
"We did not ask for this fight," Obama said in a prime-time speech he delivered from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., before tracing the events that led to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, starting with the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
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Another nail in the electoral coffin. He’s done in 2012.
A. weakened America
B. strengthened islam
C. attacked Israel
...or some combination of the above.
Can anyone cite something he’s done that doesn’t fit A, B and/or C?
I beg of you, if you can think of anything post it on this thread.
If anyone says that Nobama is a great orator, gives inspiring speeches or is intelligent, they didn’t see tonight’s “reading of the teleprompter”. This guy is so lost and so above his pay grade that he should resign this evening and stand on a street corner begging. I bet even his family is embarrassed by him. Can vote tonight to un-elect him?????
What crap.
I’m wiping the spittle off the front of my TV. I haven’t screamed at it this hard for a long time. This country has never elected such a cowardly cur as this man-boy.
Pray for the troops that this coward puts in harms way...
And along with the short time he’s giving them to do their jobs, I’m sure he’s also giving them ultra-restrictive Rules of Engagement that will allow them one thing: to be targets.
Nothing else.
What a loser.
What a pipsqueak.
On the grand scheme of things, he’s a little leftist gnat.
And the Left on DU are in a melt down as is Keith Blubblerman and Chrissy i’ve got the tingle....... They all thought Obummer was wishy warshy.
So every service member that dies between now and 2011 dies for nothing.
There was a moment when they panned the Westpoint crowd and most of the cadets look bored and distracted. this was even mentioned by MSNBC which I never watch but tonight had to in order to see them disapointed.
Lightweight-socialist, propagandists-created, con-man.
This is what LOSERS do and Obama is the world’s biggest loser.
"commander zero" will proclaim they are winning afghanistan and withdraw troops in a year and a half. We will then sweep like a tidal wave."
If I were the enemy-and no doubt they will do this.
Lets lay low for two years and when they leave we’ll move right back in and take the whole dam place over.
These poor cadets as well as every one you saw on this TV drama were required to attend!
Wait until you are required to kiss the a$$ of this POS who stinks up the WH.
Two things...
This idiot is sending fewer troops than requested by his general, so that he can tell the libtards he’s sending a smaller contingency force. Rather than, sending the 40K-80K that was recommended to him and deemed necessary to meet the strategic directives set forth BHO himself. So, for political reasons he’s sending 30K troops to fight and possibly die, knowing full well that the job may not get done if he doesn’t send more. He’s setting us up for failure. I can see it now, “the surge didn’t work, so I’m bringing the troops home”. It’s all political theater. He doesn’t really care what happens in Afghanistan so long as he can “say” he followed the war path AND he can say he ended the war and brought our brave boys home. Mark my words, he will do both before the next presidential election.
Earlier today I heard a caller on Bill Bennett’s show make an interesting observation with regard to BHO’s speech at West Point. The caller said that BHO is a chameleon. In order to appear strong, tough and militaristic he must surround himself with military types. He went on to connect the dots and give his campaign set (Acropolis), and other moments of opportunity (staged photo ops) as examples of how he uses the “stage” to provide legitimacy to his message. The man is an empty shell who will use and abuse this country and it’s people at will for nothing more than political gain and total power.
FWIW, I really wish he would not set foot on the grounds at West Point. USMA is a place of courage and honor. BHO has neither.
Hats off to fellow FReepers who can stand to watch this guy. I didn’t even watch his acceptance speech on election night. I don’t need that much anger. Like I say, hats off. POS in chief.
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