Two days after a New York Times article suggested Petraeus' presidential ambitions in 2012, the Times somehow got wind of Petraeus' treatments for prostate cancer — treatments only the White House knew about. The Times then solicited confirmation from Petraeus' office. This sudden revelation has the Obama team's fingerprints all over it. Instead of focusing on his 2012 rivals, Obama should be focused on victory. Instead of focusing on winning the political battles, Obama should focus on winning the very real war — a war in which our soldiers are fighting and dying as we speak. But President Obama has demonstrated time and time again that he cares less about American victory on the world stage than he does about his personal prestige and power. Obama has no grand strategy to win the war in Afghanistan, nor even a strategy to achieve a peace-with-honor pullout. He has only his Chicago tactics, which he will use to destroy any military man or woman who so much as hints to the American public that Obama's Afghan plan is flawed. Under the Obama administration America and the West will continue on a downward slide to the disastrous prospect of a terrorist victory in Afghanistan and the resultant world anarchy that will follow. . |
...Now about that Nobel price. I thought somebody must have done something for peace, instead of just laying the foundations for talks and making promises about a better world. Perhaps he got the price for sending Mitchell to the Middle East to talk peace, as if there's now really peace in the Gaza, or preventing another Cold War with Russia? I can't think of much more? Maybe he got the price for what he didn't do, which Bush would have... N.Korea / Iran...
I didn't read the rest of the replys bcuz of time,but i will shortly.I write stream of conscience,so bare with me.Oh and the spelling is horrible.Always been a bad speller.But i have to comment on the material in the topic.
1st;more people have died in Afghanistan under Obama's rule,than Bush's.Look at his Nobel Peace Prize-like the topic,he DOES care more about his popularity than winning a fcking WAR!!! Where people die,and are maimed for life.And will continue to be until 2012 no doubt.
It's just funny that he won it,and has achieved,or done NOTHING of any importance since he was sworn in.Nothing.He still excepted it.The Nobel Piece Prize has been dumbed down.People like Einstien,and Martin Luther King got it.Obama has never held a regular job,until he got into the Government.Even there,he has accomplished nothing-just a space hog in a chair.He wants to get rid of all nukes.G,great !@&king idea,when Iran now has thousands of centrifues(misspelled)spinning right now.
Iraq,and Iran need more troops.As many as possible.But civilians know nothing about how to win a war,or anything about combat for that matter,and they seem to pull Obama's strings-which is how the government should be ran;the PEOPLE decide.But when it comes to war,you do anything,and send anything to win the war quickly.Get it done quickly and efficiently,with everything in our arsenal we have.It saves time,and lifes.
You must ask the question-why are the 2 wars being fought this way?
It just reminds me of a "Vietnam"style of thinking,where we lifted the embargo on Russia's supply to Vietnam days before the Gulf of Tonka?-spelling.But people do nothing until it directly effects them.We know how to win these wars,trust me.They could end in 5 months-done,goals accomplished.Then pull back what we can,and "fortify" our boarders,letting no one end.In that time,we would strengthen our military to be ready for anything that comes our way.
Now i forgot what my main point was going to be...dangit! sorry
"An attack that started in a nearby mosque"And that's just it! The mosque in Afghanistan is a community focal point, similar to our shopping centres. The guys would go there and get fired up and go out looking for trouble. I guess the only thing different is lack of alcohol there, but they'll probably have had a few puffs of the local crop.
Need I say more?