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| VDH: Obama's greatest fear is . . . Obama! |
| 2009-10-25 |
| One of the reasons why President Obama may be hesitating to commit fully to a renewed Afghan front is that he is worried that political opportunists might seek to gain advantage by loud rhetoric that unfairly simplifies the bad and worse choices, that he, like all other presidents in time of war, are confronted with. In other words, he fears someone very much like an on-the-rise Barack Obama himself—who in 2007 in loud fashion demanded that all combat brigades leave Iraq by March 2008 and then flat-out declared to the nation that "the surge is not working" (a mantra for months posted on his website until Trotskyized in summer 2008). Ditto all that with Guantanamo, elements of homeland security, and Iran—and one can see that Obama knows first-hand the opportunities for demagogic and unprincipled political ankle-biting that a decisive wartime President invites. After all, what President, after making a tough decision to surge into Afghanistan, wants a young charismatic rival barnstorming the nation, without evidence assuring the public that "the surge is not working!" |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #4 Denial yes! and even he could care less. He is a social gadfly. He is loved in DC. He has brought back the nightlife parties. Anyone who is anyone wants an invitation. He points his finger and you are corrected and directed to his right way of thinking. Its like taking a college course the instructor is always correct so you had better give his correct answer or you will lose any credit. |
| Posted by: Dale 2009-10-25 19:26 |
| #3 Barry and his handlers are in quite an ugly conundrum at the moment. The Iranians appear to be turning up the IED/VBIED heat in Baghdad just at a time when Barry's pull-out schedule should be heralding newsworthy success stories. Concurrent with these events are a bogging down in Afghanistan... the 'Good War' as he referred to it. More unfavorable news for the administration. I've never thought he'd go full hilt into Afghanistan or anywhere else. I suspect he's in a stage of denial, simply hoping things will get better or go away. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-10-25 17:07 |
| #2 Sadly, Obama has no idea how to be a President, only a readical mar*ist union politician, so he is stalling the Afghan decision to avoid reaction until he can get his health-care priority through. Then he will make a policy decision to make a brief show of commitment, then find a way to blame others and skulk away like Vietnam redux. I know it, you know it, and while the details may vary, you know it is what is going to happen. Based on that, don't waste another precious American life on that worthless shi*hole of a country, bring the troops home, and prepare to fight to stop card check, amnesty and tax and spend. We cannot let this POS waste and destroy the finest military in the world. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2009-10-25 14:29 |
| #1 Decision time is now in order to get the guys out there before the next spring offensive. That is the window. If you plan to dither on it, then pull the troops out right away. Helicopter over the embassy. I cant have guys out there with a captain as listliss as this. Give the generals the rudders and step off or throw up your hands and get our guys back to safety. |
| Posted by: newc 2009-10-25 14:11 |