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Obama: As soon as the Afghan war is over, we'll fight a war in Afghanistan
"We are leaving in 2014, period!"

During last night's State of the Union Address that Barack Obama delivered to Congress and the American people, he promised that the Afghan War would be done by the end of 2014. At that time, while the United States would no longer be at war in the central Asian country by decree of Barack Obama, tens of thousands of American troops would still be in Afghanistan waging war, as reported by the Cybercast News Service on Feb. 12, 2013.

During the course of his annual address to the nation, Obama gave a war strategy that could best be described as schizophrenic.

A War By Any Other Name...

The Commander-in-Chief drew thunderous applause as he confidently stated to millions of Americans:

"And by the end of next year, our war in Afghanistan will be over!"

From that particular moment, Obama's both short and long term strategy became rather discombobulated:

"Beyond 2014, America’s commitment to a unified and sovereign Afghanistan will endure, but the nature of our commitment will change.

We are negotiating an agreement with the Afghan government that focuses on two missions: training and equipping Afghan forces so that the country does not again slip into chaos, and counter-terrorism efforts that allow us to pursue the remnants of al Qaeda and their affiliates."

Isn't That What We've Been Doing Since Day 1...?

As cited, the Government Accounting Office places the number of American troops in Afghanistan at this moment is roughly 66,000.

As of Jan.1, 2014, there will remain approximately 33,000 American souls still fighting "the remnants of al Qaeda and their affiliates" in Mr. Obama's non-war.

Fighting "al-Qaeda and their affiliates" is exactly what American troops did when they first arrived in-country to engage, close with and destroy the enemy back in 2001.

What's The Definition Of Leaving...?

During the singular 2012 Vice Presidential Debate between Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan, the Veep stated unequivicatably as he promised to the American people: (See video, above left)

"We are leaving.

We are leaving in 2014, period!"

Posted by: tipper 2013-02-13
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