Posted on 05/25/2014 8:37:02 PM PDT by Nachum
President Barack Obama slipped into Afghanistan for a surprise visit Sunday and made clear that the U.S. will likely maintain a limited role here even after its combat mission ends this year and America’s longest war comes to a close.
“America’s commitment to the people of Afghanistan will endure,” he pledged.
Speaking to troops gathered in an airplane hangar on this sprawling military base, Obama said the war had reached a pivotal point, with Afghan forces assuming primary responsibility for their country’s security. But while many of the 32,800 U.S. forces now in Afghanistan will leave in the coming months, Obama said a continued military presence could help protect gains made during nearly 13 years of fighting.
“After all the sacrifices we’ve made, we want to preserve the gains that you have helped to win and we’re going to make sure that Afghanistan can never again, ever, be used again to launch an attack against our country,” Obama declared.
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Pretty disgusting coming from a punk who has never claimed responsibility for anything he’s touched.
Brilliant Barry’s Plan in Five Easy Steps:
Step 1. Publish the name of the CIA’s Afghanistan Station Chief.
Step 2.....Ahh....maybe I should stop here.
Uh, are they going to be able to keeps their doctors?
Opium sales collection
Remember when he said Afghanistan was THE GOOD WAR…?
Now he has lost it, and for anyone who knows what is actually going on in Iraq, now, the sad fact is that Obama has quietly also lost there, also.
In fact not a single Obama success floats into my mind.
EVERY country hates us more, and all the econ metrics are worse.
Raise the surrender flag and declare victory?
““America’s commitment to the people of Afghanistan will endure,””
Says the guy who left our plans there in Limbo for the better part of a year because he feared it would hurt his chances to get health reform passed. Even Diane Feinstein got on his case over that one.
with Afghan forces assuming primary responsibility for their country’s security. .................................. All I can say is; The Poor Bastids, how soon can we expect the first influx of Afghan boat people to arrive?
Did obama tell them if they come under attack that no one will help them if can help it.
The msm will ignore the slaughter as they do in Iraq to protect their golden child just like they did in Vietnam.
>> “After all the sacrifices we’ve made, we want to preserve the gains that you have helped to win ...”
“We’ve made...”
Perhaps he’s referring to the Country as a whole. Or maybe he has sacrificed something we’re not aware of.
“you have helped to win ...”
I suppose by “you”, he’s referring to the troops, not the White House kitchen staff that no doubt provides help feeding White House personnel.
Just words
To ensure the safety of AMERICA, muhammedan demon spawn must be decimated and neutralized, wherever they are concentrated in great number and have demonstrated belligerence towards the USA.
This moslem in the WH is taking a defeat lap and sending a message to the ragheads that they can resume attacking the West as long as he is in office.
The next 30 months will be chock full of horror.
No, strike that. I'm grandfathering in my original belief that they're all sacks of Godless horse sh!t. Sorry, Lord. I gotta draw a line somewhere.
Responsible end to an irresponsible war?
cut and run = responsible end....
One way to start is to ‘accidentally’ release and publish the name of the top CIA agent in the area. Oh they already did that. Treason has been committed about 10 time by this dictator.
Mandatory military service and a dedicated war tax...let everyone have some skin in the game. Then let’s see how hungry we are for perpetual war.
imagine obama lecturing anyone about being “responsible”
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