Posted on 10/29/2009 5:44:16 PM PDT by Kaslin
Leadership: As the fire grows in Afghanistan and U.S. troops suffer their worst casualties since Fallujah, the commander in chief remains AWOL on his intentions, delaying the tough decisions. Is he opting for defeat?
Afghanistan commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal warned in August that time was short to win this war. Now October is ending as the deadliest month in the Afghan war. With 55 dead since August, McChrystal's warning now stings.
Even so, each day brings a new excuse from the White House for delaying a decision on troop reinforcements McChrystal has sought. The goal posts move almost daily. This isn't leadership.
Last week, the administration refused to make a decision on McChrystal's recommendation for 44,000 new troops until Afghanistan's Nov. 7 electoral runoff election produced a valid election.
No word on what to do if it doesn't.
This week, the president is delaying an Afghanistan decision again. Ten months into office, he suddenly wants an analysis of all 36 Afghan provinces, with information about which areas are governed effectively and which aren't. This is Jimmy Carter stuff, micromanaging details instead of delegating and taking his eye off the goal. It also signals a lack of trust in the troops.
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I think it's spot on...He's found time for almost 30 days of golf - while record numbers of our troops die because of his new ROE and lack of action
Sometimes it takes a start illustration to get through to people,
The Obama White House and their Press Poodles speak as if they first heard of Afghanistan two months ago. We were committed in Afghanistan long before Obama was elected....to the Senate. So now, finally, he’s thinking about strategy? What the ??????????????
stark*
That’s our new Ditherer in Chief, or DIC.
This has also occurred to me.
I can only wish it isn’t so.
You’re right. This looks like an editing error; when I wrote the piece in its original version, I wrote 55 for October alone and noted that the month wasn’t finished. I’ll try to find out what happened, thanks for pointing this out.
We have a gay basketball player talking softly when we need a Football Coach carrying a big stick.
Whats the differencce between the two candidates anyway. Is one Pro Taliban or something? It seems they both want the US to send tons more troops and money and equipment, so why wait for the election.....and why the hell don’t the Republicans ask this of obambi?
Someone newsworthy needs to say this, maybe Sarah Palin, so that the public can hear it and see what he is doing and what he is really like.
Whats the differencce between the two candidates anyway. Is one Pro Taliban or something? It seems they both want the US to send tons more troops and money and equipment, so why wait for the election.....and why the hell dont the Republicans ask this of obambi?
As for the Republicans, they are mostly feckless and don’t want to offend anyone. Terminal politicians get you terminal politics—and American forces in faraway places pay the ultimate price. This has been going on forever and it stinks. It just stinks.
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