Posted on 01/08/2014 6:17:31 AM PST by Kaslin
Positively Nixonian on Obama’s part.
Furthermore, someone should tell him that ‘decimated’ means cut by 10%. That means that 90% of AQ was still active. Bravo, O.
Obama represents the Democrats perfectly. They are dangerously stoopid.
Obviously, we need to go back. But a draft and war tax should be implemented so we can all share in the fun.
Because the comeback for Al Qaeda has been armed and fueled by Obamas incomprehensible foreign, military and strategic policies in the Middle East and North Africa, starting with arming Al Qaeda in a bid to topple Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi in the spring of 2011. Since then American arms and American money has been helping to rebuild Al Qaeda in Africa, Syria, Iraq and throughout the Arab world. And its not just the stability of Iraq at stake anymore: Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Israel are all affected.
Incomprehensible?
Obama’s plan is unfolding just as he planned it.
It’s just incomprehensible to Americans that they twice elected a President who is working for Al-Qaeda
Defeat for Iraq? Sure.
Defeat for America? Nope.
Obama.....”Present”.
Agreed. The real defeat is our suicidal immigration policy and a wide open border.
Nixon was far more pragmatic in foreign affairs. The Current Occupant now squatting in the Oval Orifice is a surrender monkey that would embarrass the French at their most craven moments.
This time, it is surrender to the contenders for whom shall be established as the Worldwide Caliphate. Right now, there is a huge struggle between the Sunni (supported by Saudi Arabia) and the Shi’ite (supported by Iran), the victor of which shall set as its ultimate goal to overcome every other ideology/belief system in the remainder of the world.
Communism was once like that. Makes a person almost wistful and nostalgic for the Cold War.
Why?
But a draft and war tax should be implemented so we can all share in the fun.
That would drop public support for the war from very, very low to non-existent.
More specifically, decimated means 10% killed internally as a disciplinary measure for poor performance on the field of battle.
Petraeus really began attracting Washington's attention in 2003 with his command of the 101st Airborne Division in Baghdad, Iraq, and, later, in Mosul. He had written his doctoral thesis about counterinsurgency in Vietnam, and had continued to refine his ideas during tours in places like Central America and Bosnia.
Petraeus soon began enacting what is now known as the "hearts and minds" approach to winning supporters among the local populations. His approach called for more troops and more investment in nation building, which ran in opposition to President George W. Bush's strategy at the time. However, when the administration changed its course in Iraq in 2006, Petraeus's rise to the top continued.
It makes no sense to anyone except the, ahem, geniuses, in the administration. We are going to reap the whirlwind because of those idiots.
Obviously, we need to go back.
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How many troops and for how long? What precisely is the mission? How will we accomplish building a nation this time? How will the US fix the Sunni - Shiite issue? The Kurds?
...someone should tell him that decimated means cut by 10%. That means that 90% of AQ was still active.
Who dares tell the king his new clothes are imaginary?
How does one sat “Tet” in Arabic?
While the author's larger argument has merit, he unfortunately miscasts the Tet Offensive as a U.S. defeat. Did we suffer losses? Of course, but when that battle was over, the enemy was no longer able to field an effective combat force. It took them close to two years after we left to mount a new offensive and breach the accords.
Why did Hillary and Obama use American taxpayer funded facilities, personnel, equipment and funds to overthrow the government of Libya? This article states that Hillary and Obama supported and supplied Al Qaeda to overthrow the government of Libya. Isn’t Al Qaeda our enemy? What if FDR had helped Hitler overthrow Switzerland? Isn’t this treason?
Obamas plan is unfolding just as he planned it.
Its just incomprehensible to Americans that they twice elected a President who is working for Al-Qaeda
The scary part is not that the President is doing this its that the military, the intelligence agencies, the State Department, and most of CONgress is going along with this.
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