Hamid Karzai Backs McChrystal amid Uproar

CBS News ^ | 6-22-10

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Afghan Pres. Says Top U.S. Commander is "Best" Person to Lead the Effort

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The spokesman for Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the leader believes Gen. Stanley McChrystal is the "best commander" of the war.

Karzai spokesman Waheed Omar says the president strongly backs the top commander in Afghanistan and hopes that President Barack Obama doesn't decide to replace him.

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Talk about a stinking kettle of fish. God bless and protect our troops, buoy their morale .. they're caught in the despicable web of incompetence spawned by their cic. How many more slams can they endure ?

[equalitybeforethelaw]

Shoosh, this will really wee wee up Mr. Skittles. Geez, everybody thinks they can pown Mr. Skittles. I wonder when Mr. Skittles is going to unleash his ass kicking self on the world?

[Captain Kirk]

They should have been brought home from that mess year’s ago. For the live of me, I can’t understand why most Republicans voted to approve Obama’s surge. What were they thinking?!?

[Spok]

Unfortunately, it’s not about Karzai, or victory, or our troops or national security. It’s about the only concern of this CIC (Clueless In Command)-Obama’s girly thin skin.

[Siena Dreaming]

They were thinking that you can’t have a vacuum of power in Afganistan or terrorists will once again have a place to congregate and plan/stage attacks on us...of course.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Barry Hussein Obama is not a warrior. He knows as much about fighting a war as he does about the oil industry. He’s just a freeloading “community organizer.” Dumber than a box of rocks. Throw the bum out!

[gandalftb]

KABUL (Reuters)

The declaration of assets, signed by Karzai, said he earned $525 a month and had €15,635 ($18,762) and $134 in cash two Commerzbank accounts in Germany. While it listed no land or property, it said Karzai -- who is married to a stay-at-home physician and has a young son -- had jewellery and other valuables worth $11,036, according to a declaration of his assets on Sunday by the High Office for Oversight and anti-Corruption Commission.

[Chet 99]

Karzai is backing Barry into a corner. If Barry does not fire the general, he will look weak and impotent. If he does fire him, he will be sticking his thumb into the eye of the one man in Afghanistan whose cooperation we need for a successful mission.

[DaxtonBrown]

[I wonder when Mr. Skittles is going to unleash his ass kicking self on the world?]

You know, when you are a 99 lb weakling, you have to claim to be an ‘ass kicker’ to your ballerina friend so you have street cred.

[Uncle Miltie]

The Presidency of Barack Hussein 0bummer has become a daily farce-fest. This is getting pretty darned funny, when The Roiling Stoner can make an international kerfuffle out of the Bozo In Chief being dissed by Generals.

Break out the popcorn!

[WestTexasWend]

McChrystal is donecakes. The article concludes BO is Bush Lite, and that won’t be tolerated by the left (who’d much rather BO be called Hitler than Bush).

[library user]

FROM THE ROLLING STONE PIECE:

Even though he had voted for Obama, McChrystal and his new commander in chief failed from the outset to connect.

McChrystal voted for 0? Learn something new every day.

[SparkyBass]

Vuvuzela says What??!???

[BARLF]

The real answer is "I Won" is the enemy within. Top Dog ,no less.

We have a long way to go before this enemy is removed from his high office.

I pray we survive and can restore our nation to her once greatness.

At this point I see no Reagan in the wings.

[rhombus]

I can’t understand why most Republicans voted to approve Obama’s surge.

Maybe they thought they'd look like massive hypocrites if they didn't.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I agree. There really aren’t many adults out there in our broken down political system. On either side.

[eleni121]

We are obviously not winning this war...not the way it is being fought. Corrupt ally govt—locals unwilling to step up — insurgents using terror -— and on and on.

Vietnam redux.

[Irisshlass]

Don’t let a crisis go to waste. *grin*

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Whattamess .. so insanely stupid of him. Talk
about loose lips sinking ships.

I’m starting to think that, for the good and
enduring morale of the troops and integrity of
the effort, he could be considering resigning,
if he doesn’t get fired.

I just heard from dramaqueen Shep that the only
person McChrystal didn’t call to apologize was
-0. Anyone know if that’s true? If so, it could
be that he’s planning to resign tomorrow.

And, of course, then he’d be free to speak the
truth .. (if he had 24/7 exemplary security).

Bottom line: my concern is the troops .. and if
he does resign, is there a top skilled, savvy and
tough general ready to take his place.

[rhombus]

Vietnam redux.

Except this time the evacuation choppers are on a timeline. ;-)