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2008-09-16 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Pappy 2008-09-16 09:51|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Obama is a clueless buffoon. Does he understand logistics at all? How are we supposed to support the troops in Afghanistan without a cooperative Pakistan?

Yes, Pakistan is a big problem, but unless you are talking about a full scale war with Paki-waki land (they do have nukes you know) what exactly are we supposed to do that hasn't been done to date?

Obama as a football coach would want to start throwing Hail Marys from his own 10 yd line in the first quarter.

Posted by AlanC 2008-09-16 10:59|| 2008-09-16 10:59|| Front Page Top

#2 AlanC is right. Obama may have snagged a few words that suggest a good path to a solution in that area, but that is a very long way from being able to follow through. He has no knowledge or experience to carry it out. So, who's he going to depend on to make it happen? In his cabinent of 300 prophets the only one's with State and military expertience are mostly Clinton hasbeens. We know how well 'God's Gift To Women From Arkansas' did with the war on terror. Only Joe B iden and John McCain have anywhere near the knowledge and experience to carry something through here. John can do the best we can expect with this. Joe is a hopeless, embarrassing mess.

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2008-09-16 11:22|| 2008-09-16 11:22|| Front Page Top

#3 But it is such a nice soundbite for OB to say that Pakistan is the real problem and that we need to go after them in a bigger way. Hitchens, who is normally smarter than this, takes the bait. But OB, as Alan and Richard note, would no more be able to really go after Pakistan than fly to the moon. He is all talk. He will take no action. Jimmy Carter redux. An ass.

Posted by remoteman 2008-09-16 13:12|| 2008-09-16 13:12|| Front Page Top

#4 The money quote is here:

American liberals can't quite face the fact that if their man does win in November, and if he has meant a single serious word he's ever said, it means more war, and more bitter and protracted war at thatnot less.

Lots of 'if' here,. That said, it means that Obama has hoisted himself on his own petard, whether he acts or not.

It also means that the left side of the political spectrum is screwed in any case.

Posted by Pappy 2008-09-16 14:46|| 2008-09-16 14:46|| Front Page Top

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