Zinni: W.H. close to 'dithering' on troop request

Politico ^ | October 4, 2009 | Harry Siegel

[keepitreal]

Former CENTCOM Commander Anthony Zinni said the Obama administration was dangerously close to “dithering” on Gen. McChrystal’s troop request ,saying “We’ve had a strategy since March… I don’t understand why we’re questioning his judgment at this point, and I just hope this doesn’t go on for much longer.”

[keepitreal]

Gen. Zinni, is being restrained in saying Obama is "close to dithering". Obama refuses to take the advice of his trained commanders in favor of listening to likes of Biden, Emmanuel and Biden's former Senate aide Antony Blinken, none of whom have ever spent a moment in uniform or studying war tactics or strategies. By failing to act, Obama has shown which camp he sides with.

[Brilliant]

They are delaying because they haven’t yet figured out a way to spin the “cut and run” strategy. The minute they can find a way to credibly blame that on Bush, they’ll make a decision.

[Kakaze]

Our Generals, are staring across the Rubicon.

We are in dangerous times.

[Frantzie]

It is worse than that. Someone is a Muslim who works for the Saudis and others. This is all about humiliating the U.S. military and making Muslims look superior. They want this.

The White Hut is filled with Hamas and Muslim Brotherhood moles. My guess is intel is being back channeled to Al Qeada and the Taliban. Hussein's rules of engagement are American troops pretty much cannot fire back.

Are you listening Joint Chiefs and Judge Carter?

[Republic of Texas]

Isn’t Zinni a Democrat? I suppose even HE now realizes the difference between bitching and leading.

[Nonstatist]

Zero cant afford to piss off the leftwing and the leftwing media. He has to cut and run. ..This was all a campaign head fake to begin with ..

Like he relly cares about Afghanistan ! LOL!

[livius]

This is all about humiliating the U.S. military and making Muslims look superior. They want this.

I agree. But I don't think they need moles. The rodents are in charge.

[dalebert]

get in or get out obama but quit killing our troops

[rawcatslyentist]

“dithering”?

More like DERELICTION !

[dalebert]

lol they got their hands tied so maybe we should get out

[keepitreal]

True.

[montag813]

Is it really such a mystery? Obama told us during the campaign that he would change the Rules of Engagement so we wouldn't be "just airraiding villages and killing civilians".And of course, in Audacity of Hope, he said "if the politics turn ugly, I will stand with the (Muslims)".

I understand many folks thought they were "making history" or assuaging their white guilt by voting for Obama. And they were fooled by supporterslike Jim Jones that Obama would somehow be a warrior despite his horrific anti-American rhetoric.

NO ONE can claim they still don't know what we are dealing with: our worst nightmare.

[SE Mom]

Who knows what’s going on with this general- given his past thinking- but this is interesting as well:

Among the zingers that Zinni offered were his suggestion that the Obama administration do what it is actually legally required to do under the Goldwater-Nichols Act and issue a “national security strategy.” Zinni noted that administrations are required to release such a report within 150 days of their administration, and the Obama administration has not done this.

http://leftword.blogdig.net/archives/articles/September2009/02/General_Anthony_Zinni_on_Sorting_Out_America_s_Credibility_Problem.html

[the anti-liberal]

"and I just hope this doesn’t go on for much longer"

Sounds like McC is hoping for some change. How's 0 hopenchange working out for ya?

How about some real hopenchange for that ROE?

Some hopenchange flavored ice cream?

[the anti-liberal]

Looks like it was Zinni hopen for change.

Sorry McC.

[rod1]

Wonder if Obama is off for another golf game today?
Gotta keep the priorities straight you know.

[the anti-liberal]

It’s Sunday - has 0 found a church to attend yet?

[mazda77]

It’s somewhere between the 9th and 10th holes.

[the anti-liberal]

Ah, yes. That's where he prays.

But to God, or Allah?

With his hands together pointing to heaven, or his butt?

[Parley Baer]

Like I heard on Fox News this morning it is not a hard decision to make. My take, unless you are playing politics.