Comments on: Mr. Obama’s Afghan Surge: What Do You Think? http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2009/12/02/mr-obamas-afghan-surge-what-do-you-think/ Conservative group weblog that publishes daily commentary on political events and topics affecting Canada, the United States and the world. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:41:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: RD http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2009/12/02/mr-obamas-afghan-surge-what-do-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-214093 RD Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:39:43 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/?p=6932#comment-214093 Charles, Barack Obama sending more troops to Afghanistan should not pose a surprise to anyone. He even indicated that Pakistan should also be assisted militarily. He indicated during his campaign that the focus should be in Afghanistan, not Iraq. July 15, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSSWpe79MNI Pay attention at around 17:30 It's not pleasant news that more soldiers are going into harm's way, but it was clearly mentioned during the campaign. Charles,
Barack Obama sending more troops to Afghanistan should not pose a surprise to anyone. He even indicated that Pakistan should also be assisted militarily. He indicated during his campaign that the focus should be in Afghanistan, not Iraq.

July 15, 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSSWpe79MNI
Pay attention at around 17:30

It’s not pleasant news that more soldiers are going into harm’s way, but it was clearly mentioned during the campaign.

]]> By: Charles Anthony http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2009/12/02/mr-obamas-afghan-surge-what-do-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-214089 Charles Anthony Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:19:56 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/?p=6932#comment-214089 Obama following in the same war-mongering footsteps of the Bush regime represents a revolutionary new era in American democracy. I think the only good that can come out of the proposal of this latest surge is that all of the people who were yearing for Change(tm) and swooning a year ago at the election of the first black president are being hit with a reality stick. In other words, the presidency is a puppet's role and the new boss is the same as the old boss. During the next presidential election, there will be no excuse for being delusioned about image. All Americans will start to realize that whether they vote for Tweedle-Dee or Tweedle-Dum does not matter. Obama following in the same war-mongering footsteps of the Bush regime represents a revolutionary new era in American democracy.

I think the only good that can come out of the proposal of this latest surge is that all of the people who were yearing for Change(tm) and swooning a year ago at the election of the first black president are being hit with a reality stick. In other words, the presidency is a puppet’s role and the new boss is the same as the old boss.

During the next presidential election, there will be no excuse for being delusioned about image. All Americans will start to realize that whether they vote for Tweedle-Dee or Tweedle-Dum does not matter.

]]> By: Agent Smith http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2009/12/02/mr-obamas-afghan-surge-what-do-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-214080 Agent Smith Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:50:38 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/?p=6932#comment-214080 I didn't see it either - i don't have to....It's just not in the Democratic/liberal/socialist DNA to handle stuff like this decisively. Obama navel gazed for a whole frikkin year. 'Winning a war is not fair, save the baby whales and stuff blah blah'. I fear for the Afghan outcome. Say what u want about Bush but when his generals reccommended the surge - he went for it pedal to the metal against a universe of naysayers - Obama included. I didn’t see it either – i don’t have to….It’s just not in the Democratic/liberal/socialist DNA to handle stuff like this decisively. Obama navel gazed for a whole frikkin year. ‘Winning a war is not fair, save the baby whales and stuff blah blah’. I fear for the Afghan outcome.

Say what u want about Bush but when his generals reccommended the surge – he went for it pedal to the metal against a universe of naysayers – Obama included.

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