Posted on 06/21/2010 5:14:15 PM PDT by jazusamo
The White House is clinging to President Obama's ill-conceived pledge to begin withdrawing from Afghanistan in July 2011, regardless of how the war is going at the time. In dogmatically standing by that pledge, Mr. Obama is virtually guaranteeing he will preside over America's second lost war.
The issue arose last week during congressional testimony when Central Command commander Gen. David H. Petraeus said that withdrawing from Afghanistan would be "based on conditions" and that "July 2011 is not the date where we race for the exits." Au contraire, according to White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. "The July [2011] date, as stated by the president, that's not moving, that's not changing," he said Sunday. "Everybody agreed on that date."
The scope of the withdrawal is yet to be decided, but according to Mr. Emanuel, the start date is necessary because it has "created a sense of urgency" among the allies to get the job done. Another thing creating a sense of urgency is the significantly degraded security situation in Afghanistan since Mr. Obama set this deadline. Insurgent attacks and coalition casualties are up; the areas of the country in which the Taliban are active have increased; and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai is watching the United States with increasing wariness, knowing that soon he will have to face the Taliban alone.
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Yes they do. That "agreed" upon date was shoved down their throat because Zer0 knew the majority of people wanted the troop strength increased, it would have made him look very bad had he turned it down and he couldn't have that.
McCrystal, aka Obama's lap dog can go pound sand.
He says: ""Violence is up, and I think violence is going to continue to rise..."
He's been carrying out obamas ROE that protects the Taliban more that our troops, that tie our troops hands behind them.
They even admitted that the new ROE's would cost more American lives, but that "It would be worth it in the end."
Worth it to who, you traitorous bast*rds?
Carrying it even further this year, they want to give a medal for 'restraint' - for not firing back when fired upon. Never in the history of warfare.
I won't go into the instances that have cost the lives of our heroes due to these insane rules. I get to angry.
The Taliban love the new ROE's. They know how to take full advantage of them. They can now, for example, come as close to the fire bases as they want as long as their guns are concealed - can't be seen. Our troops are not allowed to shoot. I'll leave it you to figure out the disadvantage here - And the troops can't depend on air cover when pinned down - .
And these ROE's, that McCrystal thoroughly endorsed, have caused much higher causualties month after month - more than since the first year.
McCrystal shares blood on his hands.
And who the he*l are Rahm and gang to run operations on the ground? Lily livered, twinkle-toed wusses. Has even one of that gang of thugs served?
I pray to see the day they get their just due - it won't be pretty.
Saw the move , Patton, for the first time last night. Now he was a leader.
Bet he slap the crap out of the yellow b&^%$#d we have in the White House today!!
2004 IL US Senate debate:
Obama: “blah, blah, blah...soft power...blah, blah, blah, blah, blah...”
Keyes: “That’s like meeting a bayonet with a spaghetti noodle.”
The country can’t say it wasn’t warned that the Obama version of national defense has the consistency of limp pasta.
New tagline...
you post: “If Obama does go through with the cut and run, there better be a mass resignition and retirement of a good number the top generals. Of course, a lot of them are too political to have much integrity.”
You want to see how this gang runs a war? You want to see whose side they’re really on? Here’s a preview.
the spin. then the truth.
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4152379/pulling-out-of-valley-of-death
the truth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WamBeYQeRvE
Watch for the Movie Restrepo - see what our troops went through there -
I agree. The political correctness of the military brass and the Obamaites is deadly for our troops.
The people at the top would all need to be removed and replaced by those who arent corrupt.
I've come to the same conclusion. Too many criminals in charge...one or two elections isn't enough to remove them all...and many of the republican options are only a little better.
And it isn't as if Iran is the only threat. The world is full of hungry tyrants of every sort, who feast on weaklings like Obama, and whose power grows exponentially when America is in a degraded leadership position.
Dead on the money!
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