[NormsRevenge]

not 100 or 80 thousand as initially dreamed for by Generals on the ground.. or 50 or 40 which is what the General requested formally months ago.. nope now it’s 30. do I hear 20.. going once .. ;-)

[tbpiper]

The Capon-in-Chief formally announces the Troop Spurt.

I would much rather the world hate us because our president is an unpredictable cowboy than laugh at us because our president is an entirely predictable wuss.

[NMEwithin]

So Barry's "strategy" is the same as Bush's surge in Iraq...

You know..the surge he opposed and said would not work...

[depressed in 06]

The mahOgany hOwdy dOOdy is going to send 30,000 of our best troops to baby sit the Afghan national forces with a ROE making them as effective as the Germans. He will announce the surrender date, such, that the enemy will not have to expend resources to achieve victory.

[FrankR]

The illegal alien in the white house is playing "Let's Make A Deal" with the Military.

Engaging in the very essence of "horse trading", using the lives of our military soldiers as the ante.

I'm betting that he is only sending 30,000 troops BECAUSE McCrystal asked for 40,000. Maybe the General should have requested 60,000, and maybe he would have gotten his 40,000.

While the rest of us see the logic, even those with little or no military experience, it is apparent that obama never even had a G.I. Joe doll. He probably spent his time with "Community Organizer Barbie" (or maybe a Larry Sinclair Doll).

He has taken around 100 days to come to a decision - an abridged by 10,000 troops decision, that should have been made in a week, tops...to support American troops engaged in war.

I am scratching my head these days wondering where he is going to find 30,000 troops in America...the way everyone is standing by watching this kenyan dismantle our country, it looks like most Americans are home hiding under their beds.

The streets in Washington should be CLOGGED with Americans fed up with this crap. Yet, we wait around for Glen Beck or Sean Hannity to throw a free concert and organize us for action. What happens then obama finds a way to silence these pundits, are we going to wander around like sheep waiting for another alpha ram?

Of the people, for the people, and by the people is the phrase...not of ralk radio, for talk radio and by talk radio. Are we saying to our kids, "Hey...people fought and died so we could have our freedom; so, we've had ours, screw you, you're on your own."? People gave their lives and their fortunes so we could enjoy a wonderful America, and we sat by watching oprah will the likes of obama pulled the plug.

So, tonight the kenyan is going on National television (gasp. surprise, surprise, surprise) to tell us some more lies, and try to justify why he has prolonged this decision putting more our sons and daughters lives in jeopardy to cover his political ass.

The lamestream media will again swoon at his suave and debonair oratory (telepromter reading) skills, and the rest of us will do something more exciting than watching him...like, er, digging doggie poop out of tennis shoe soles.

Meanwhile, immediate decisions are being made regarding the ramming of obamacare down our throats, and investigations of white house party crashers...you know, the "important things".

What was that advice Beck gave to his nephew, again?

[DoughtyOne]

need is 80,000
request is 40,000
provision is 30,000

I guess the Taliban do have their allies in important positions.

[DontTreadOnMe2009]

that would have the first Marines there as early as Christmas””

Hey Christmas in Afghanistan.

Sounds great Thanks Zero.

And thanks for the 30% of requested size surge too.

Either do it or don’t dumbhead. Don’t try to have it both ways.

[Munz]

Build up over several months, not nearly what the generals on the ground said was minimal immediately to actually win and save lives of Americans there.

Politics of the office I suppose, unless we look at it realistically, then we can call it treason against American interests.