I hope so.
Posted on 11/09/2009 5:32:03 PM PST by kristinn
Edited on 11/09/2009 7:08:36 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
MSNBC and Bloomberg are reporting that the Obama administration is denying reports by CBS News and the AP that Obama has decided to send nearly 40,000 reinforcements to Afghanistan.
Both outlets report that Obama has not received final recommendations from his advisers and he would then need time to review them.
Bloomberg cited an e-mailed statement by National Security Adviser Jim Jones that flatly denied a decision had been made by Obama.
Afghan theater Gen. Stanley McChrystal requested 40,000 to 80,000 troops in August saying the war could be lost in twelve months if his request is not met. Three months later Obama has yet to decide on that urgent request.
Updates: CNN has more now, with the White House accusing the Pentagon of trying to manipulate Obama: “People at the Pentagon are trying to force a certain outcome,” one of the senior administration officials told CNN. Updates: CNN has more now, with the White House accusing the Pentagon of trying to manipulate Obama: “People at the Pentagon are trying to force a certain outcome,” one of the senior administration officials told CNN.
Both senior administration officials insisted Obama has not made any decision on troop levels in Afghanistan, noting the President has another meeting with his national security team on Wednesday to receive a final set of recommendations from the Pentagon brass. The senior officials said the president could not possibly make a decision on troop levels before even receiving the Pentagon’s final recommendations.
The leaks in question enraged White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, who had discussions today with Pentagon officials about the reports.>
Both senior administration officials insisted Obama has not made any decision on troop levels in Afghanistan, noting the President has another meeting with his national security team on Wednesday to receive a final set of recommendations from the Pentagon brass. The senior officials said the president could not possibly make a decision on troop levels before even receiving the Pentagon’s final recommendations.
The leaks in question enraged White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, who had discussions today with Pentagon officials about the reports.
Oh, my! CBS jumped the gun and reported something wrong!!!!??? I’m shocked, shocked, I tell you!!
And they use him as a slave to be passed around among themselves for sex pleasure.
Is he ever going to make up his mind?? Why di I feel like Thanksgiving will come and go with nothing for our troops?
For someone the MSM tries to make out as such an uber stud, he is so incredibly limp.
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You couldn’t be more right!
Obama embarassing the MSM.... and it’s going to catch up with him in time.
This president isn’t just weak. He has no spine.
Obama=LOSER!
I hope so.
Voting “Present” again, Obama
You f’n ashhole
Okay, I’m fashionably forming a new hat out of tinfoil, but does anyone else remember how Hillary actually got the job of SoS? All she did was get the word out that Obama asked her if she wanted the job and she ran with it, by the time the media had got through spreading it far and wide he would look like an ass if he didn’t give it to her.
Am I seeing the exact same thing here perhaps? By starting this rumor (whoever it was who did it) Obama will either have to admit its true, or come back with a different number and then have to explain why the numbers are so skewed from what everyone had anticipated.
It just has that same feel to it.
Not questioning your post at all, but is there a link to the WH attacking Pentagon and Rahm being enraged? I would love to read it! Or, am I somehow missing it (very possible!) TIA
One thing Obama is demonstrating ...
Incompetence has no lower limit.
Thanks for the update. It’s taking months for Obama to decide on Afghanistan, but it only took minutes for him to open fire on the Pentagon.
Rage on, Little Ballerina Boi, rage on!
CNN and the Daily News are the sources for the attacks on the Pentagon. The links in the update to the article should work.
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