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Woodward Book Portrays Obama Aides’ Battles
NYT ^ | 9/21 | Peter Baker

Posted on 09/21/2010 7:21:56 PM PDT by RummyChick

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To: bt_dooftlook
"What I hear is a commander-in-chief who is subordinating the lives of his troops to petty political concerns and the Democrat party..."

Yep. It's clear he's more concerned with his party's political future than he is our troops, and because they've put our military in the middle of their power struggles, more of them have have lost their lives since Obama took office.

21 posted on 09/21/2010 8:18:54 PM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: RummyChick
Mr. Obama’s struggle with the decision [to send more troops to Afghanistan] comes through in a conversation with Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who asked if his deadline to begin withdrawal in July 2011 was firm. “I have to say that,” Mr. Obama replied. “I can’t let this be a war without end, and I can’t lose the whole Democratic Party.”

One objective of Alinsky's Rules For Spoiled Brats was to takeover the Dem Party.. Obama doesn't want to be the one who lost it.

Both images obtained via google images. Respective sources are listed in the links

22 posted on 09/21/2010 8:27:45 PM PDT by WilliamofCarmichael (If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
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To: RummyChick

So Bob’s strategy is to absolve Obambi the Deer Leader, by blaming his advisors for the policy disasters. Typical
ruling-class media.


23 posted on 09/21/2010 8:36:45 PM PDT by rfp1234
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To: RummyChick

Hmmmmm. Stopped clock syndrome. Way to go, Bite-me.


24 posted on 09/21/2010 9:16:23 PM PDT by naturalized
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To: RummyChick

Let’s remember that Bob Woodward is the same a**wipe who claimed to have gotten in to see former DCI Bill Casey on his deathbed who ‘confessed’ that he knew all about Iran-Contra, Casey’s widow stated unequivocally that such an ‘interview’ never happened.

Take everything Woodward says not with a grain of salt, but a whole freakin BOX of Morton’s best.


25 posted on 09/21/2010 9:29:37 PM PDT by mkjessup (0bama has LESS experience than did Jimmy Carter, guess how THIS train wreck is gonna turn out, eh?)
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To: RummyChick
Mr. Obama’s struggle with the decision comes through in a conversation with Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who asked if his deadline to begin withdrawal in July 2011 was firm. “I have to say that,” Mr. Obama replied. “I can’t let this be a war without end, and I can’t lose the whole Democratic Party.

When this gets out through Rush, Hannity, Levin, etc., 0bama's going to have to explain his actions. Putting American Soldier's lives at greater risk for the sole reason being 100% politicking sounds like grounds for impeachment.

I suppose this will make yet another issue to investigate beginning in January.

26 posted on 09/21/2010 11:05:37 PM PDT by Nasher (This November we're going for the two-fer: No Rats and No Rinos!)
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To: RummyChick; GretchenM; TBP; clockwise; highball; KC_Conspirator; lizma; Stoat; rdb3; onedoug; ...
Shakespeare Ping:

A variety of administration officials expressed scorn for James L. Jones, the retired Marine general who is national security adviser, while he referred to some of the president’s other aides as “the water bugs” or “the Politburo.”

Related insult below?

HORATIO Peace! who comes here?

Enter OSRIC

OSRIC Your lordship is right welcome back to Denmark.

HAMLET I humbly thank you, sir. Dost know this water-fly?

HORATIO No, my good lord.

(Act V, Scene II, Hamlet)

27 posted on 09/22/2010 12:13:04 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: RummyChick

Alas, poor Woodward! I knew him, Horatio, a fellow of infinite jest...

If this book had been written by a credible author, it would help to bring down this clownish administration. But Woodward has a reputation of fabricating conversations and interviews. I’m sure there’s a lot of truth in what he reports, but sorting out what is true and what is Woodward’s “literary license” is an impossible task.


28 posted on 09/22/2010 12:46:02 AM PDT by Rocky (REPEAL IT!)
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To: WilliamofCarmichael

0bama is sooo in love with himself in that photo.

What’s with the extremely long fingernail on his left thumb?

Gaydar alert.


29 posted on 09/22/2010 12:55:43 AM PDT by happygrl (Continuing to predict that Obama will resign)
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To: cycle of discernment

a manikin in a suit , a prissy mouthpiece,is not a leader,he’s too busy posing,playing golf,they need a big sign on white house lawn “on vacation”


30 posted on 09/22/2010 12:59:08 AM PDT by wiseone (india)
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To: RummyChick
This from the Washington Post:

"Obama campaigned on a promise to extract U.S. forces from Iraq and focus on Afghanistan and Pakistan, which he described as the greater threat to American security"

That's because George W Bush eliminated the Iraqi regime as a threat to American and international security.

31 posted on 09/22/2010 4:57:16 AM PDT by Senator Goldwater
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What is the upside to this book coming out before the elections??? Is it to blame the aides and not Obama???


32 posted on 09/22/2010 5:49:11 AM PDT by RummyChick
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To: nickcarraway; AdmSmith; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; bigheadfred; blueyon; ...

:’) Thanks Nick!

Liz Cheney Slams Obama for Terror Attack Quote in Bob Woodward Book
cbsnews.com | September 22, 2010 4:39 PM | Brian Montopoli
Posted on 09/22/2010 2:13:50 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2594415/posts


33 posted on 09/22/2010 3:40:51 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Democratic Underground... matters are worse, as their latest fund drive has come up short...)
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