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Obama Considering Scaled-Down Afghan War [‘McChrystal Light’]
AP Report ^ | October 29th 2009

Posted on 10/29/2009 9:23:38 PM PDT by Steelfish

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1 posted on 10/29/2009 9:23:38 PM PDT by Steelfish
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Clinton waited until he lost congress to start triangulating. It’s amazing how afraid of the leftist kook base this guy is.


2 posted on 10/29/2009 9:27:18 PM PDT by Minn (Here is a realistic picture of the prophet: ----> ([: {()
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Get out or commit. Would take gonads to make either happen.


3 posted on 10/29/2009 9:28:32 PM PDT by doc1019
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Ever since the adults explained world things to him his bozo feet got really bigger.


4 posted on 10/29/2009 9:30:35 PM PDT by eyedigress
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Stupid, stupid, STUPID, STUPID!!!

You can't fight war on the cheap. If Obama was thinking to keep American casualties low, this is absolutely the worst policy imaginable -- with the possible exception of what he is already doing.

Halfway in, halfway out... this is still dithering.

If he wants to win -- or even just minimize the casualties -- he would be sending MORE than the general asked for, not less.

In my mind's eye I can just see all the soldiers in Afghanistan groaning and burying their faces in their hands. What did THEY do to deserve this nightmare?

5 posted on 10/29/2009 9:31:51 PM PDT by Ronin (Nemo me impune lacesset)
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McChrystal Light = Lose Slowly = Continuing deaths with no honor or meaning for anyone!

Good Morning Vietnam!!


6 posted on 10/29/2009 9:31:52 PM PDT by Rembrandt
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7 posted on 10/29/2009 9:32:04 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (FR.....Monthly Donors Wanted.)
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The Russians are very seriously examining the Obama “retreat “ and will happily assist Afghanistan as the USA begins to retract its commitment under Obama.NATO allies
are already preparing to leave.

Rather than have the US military ground down by a war of attrition, we should simply leave rather than stay in Afghanistan. The Russians will become the new Afghanistan ally, and Karzai is prepared to work with them.

Obama’s policies in Afghanistan are ludicrous, and dangerous.Putin is taking Obama to the wood shed in all areas of the Afghanistan question, Iran, and the general ME strategic situation.


8 posted on 10/29/2009 9:32:22 PM PDT by Candor7 (The effective weapons against Fascism are ridicule, derision, and truth (.Member NRA)
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Kinda like his Illinois voting record....voting present :(


9 posted on 10/29/2009 9:34:18 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 ("If you think healthcare is expensive now, just wait till it is free! "~ PJ O'Rourke)
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Obama is the U.S. forces' LBJ and McNamara.

". . .pared-down approach would reflect a shift in [Oval Office "generals'"] thinking about what parts of the war mission are most important and the intense political domestic debate over Afghan policy . . . Any expansion of the war will displease some congressional Democrats.

Obama won't do anything for the troops that hurts his domestic agenda.

10 posted on 10/29/2009 9:35:15 PM PDT by WilliamofCarmichael (If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
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YO-BAMA! Make up your freakin’ mind already!


11 posted on 10/29/2009 9:38:26 PM PDT by REDWOOD99
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So Obamao wants to scale down the surge. Of course this will just drag the war out longer. But hey, at least he scaled it down into a quag, instead of a quagmire.

Zero leads and heros bleed.

12 posted on 10/29/2009 9:38:51 PM PDT by skully (Sorry I didn't know Marxism was a race!!)
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Maybe instead of building a fence between Afghanistan and Pakistan, we could make a big, long, deep trench!

Like, the entire length of the border maybe! About 50 feet deep or so should do!

13 posted on 10/29/2009 9:39:58 PM PDT by airborne (I'm from an older generation. When killing the enemy was a good thing!)
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I feel deeply saddened for McChrystal.

It’s like sending a carpenter to build a house...with no hammer.

Does Patraus have any say?

Please, Lord, protect our troops.


14 posted on 10/29/2009 9:41:06 PM PDT by berdie (Hey, Bill Mahr...That's Mrs. Cracker to you.)
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Watch him try to do both. I can see him coming out and saying after much deliberation, blah blah blah...he’s decided Gen. McChrystal is right, and he’s sending more troops in. But - after all his blah blah blah - he’s determined that 40,000 isn’t the right number, we can achieve desired results with (pick a number)...say, 4,000 troops.

They don’t call him Liar in Chief for nothing.


15 posted on 10/29/2009 9:44:32 PM PDT by bigbob
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Balless in Chief in charge would be more descriptive.


16 posted on 10/29/2009 9:48:58 PM PDT by doc1019
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“. . .pared-down approach would reflect a shift in [Oval Office “generals’”] thinking about what parts of the war mission are most important and the intense political domestic debate over Afghan policy . . . Any expansion of the war will displease some congressional Democrats.”

We fight “parts” of wars now. And as far as angering “some” Congressional Democrats, the HELL with them. They’re not the ones getting shot at on a daily basis and they are not the parents of these kids.


17 posted on 10/29/2009 10:03:58 PM PDT by headstamp 2
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I feel deeply saddened for McChrystal.

As do I for him and all our troops. But if McChrystal assess this as a recipe for disaster; then it's his patriotic duty to resign his command IMHO. A good commander will not waste men on a causeless fool's errand. The welfare of his men must always come first, regardless of the consequences to himself. A soldier, sailor, or Marine deserve nothing less from their commander(s).

Semper Fi; it means a helluva lot more then Hope and Change does Mr. President!!

18 posted on 10/29/2009 10:07:39 PM PDT by skully (Sorry I didn't know Marxism was a race!!)
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“You can’t cross a Chasm in two small steps”.


19 posted on 10/29/2009 10:11:54 PM PDT by SwedeBoy2
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Its amazing how Obama wants to cram socialized medicine down our throats before we even know it happened; yet he delays in helping our troops who are putting their lives on the line every day.
20 posted on 10/29/2009 10:12:28 PM PDT by mtg
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