Not just for the 8 yrs but on a monthly basis in Iraq. I was just saying that it’s not like there’s casualties because Obama’s the President. I’m sure if McCain was the President there would be casualties as well. Or if Bush had stayed for 3rd ter,. More? Less? Who knows?
The issue for me isn’t even so much the casualties as his lack of action. If this was all happening as apart of a plan and there were signs of progress, fine. Casualties happen in war, and historically even the 300 or so killed this year is extremely low.
Still, he doesn’t really seem to be displaying any leadership. My point was more to compare the media reaction, though. That was the main thrust. Bush really didn’t even have naything to di with main point and looking back I don’t even really know why I brought him up at all.
O is making this his personnel VIET NAM. He owns it now, no other.
McCain would not behave in this way, nor do I think any other nominee as President would do so, unless you are a Carter.
O is a total failure is all aspect of his short career.
O spent too much time organizing the HOOD, he sure knew how to send that manpower out, and in his spare time he played Mario Brothers, he thinks he is playing computer games, play awhile take a break, play awhile take a break.
The number of casualties before Obama’s master plan ROE were very untaseful as were the casualties in Iraq, but they were small compared to the pre-ROE times. For that I do place blame on the Pentagon for not giving the President a clear picture of the situation and also the President for not demanding one. If you go to a month by month analysis there was a sudden uptick after April and those numbers are rising every month.
So your initial analysis is flawed in respect to the number of casualties because of Obama’s neglect of the issue. I also have a major problem with Stanley taking 3 months to prepare a report that should have taken days. Then he comes out with his Kennedy Center educated crap about the prioroty should be first protecting the Afghan civilians and not focused on killing the enemy. With all due respect Sir, That is Bullcrap. Until you kill the friggin bastards killing the civilians, they will never be safe or feel secure. Your platoon leaders know that as a fact of life, so what is your major malfunction, General? Keep this crap up and you’ll end up making Westmoreland look like Patton!
Actually you are contradicting yourself. The reason we are having MORE casualties recently in Afghanistan is because of two things: 1.) Bozo changed the ROE so American troops can't shoot back. At least 4 troops died as a direct results of those ROE and I would bet they were hampered in this attack as well.
2.)In failing to send in additional troops he is also causing the casualty rates to be higher than they should be.
No one is saying there would be no casualties if we had a different President but we all know that with a decisive President we would have fewer casualties than we are taking now and we would win the war.
You are actually a Bozo apologist trying to appear as a conservative, your contradictory statements pretty much prove that.
His conscious is clear. In his mind, he is just doing Allah's work. If a pitcher or quarterback wants to throw a game, its pretty easy. Just drop the ball. I blame the people who voted for this jerk. Not Him.
Your thoughts?
“The issue for me isn’t even so much the casualties”
I bet it would be an issue for you if it were your son/brother/sister/relative that got killed because the rules of engagement were changed to make it harder for our troops to defend themselves. There’s also a reason Obama’s general asked for more troops...the same reason there’s an increase in casualties right now. Your moral relativism makes me puke in my mouth a little. :)