A Bit of Backbone, If You Please, Mr President
Tags: Afghan Campaign.
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And he really, really needs to show it:
…Obama has made his own job worse. By empowering the likes of Joe Biden and his domestic policy advisers to second-guess the recommendation of Gen. Stanley McChrystal and to warn openly of the domestic consequences of embracing the only viable plan for victory, the president has signaled that he’s looking over his shoulder. The sole target of his concern has not been the enemy and the horrendous potential consequences of a halfhearted effort. Instead he’s been fixated on his left-wing base. He’s obsessed over an exit strategy, forgetting that his predecessor won a war without one…
…Frankly, it might be a good time for the president to battle his left flank and demonstrate some moxie, if he has it. The world and a vast number of centrists in America, not to mention conservatives, think he’s a wimp. This is his time to prove them wrong.
This is true, though I do have a growing worry that his intellectual ability – his ability, that is, to see what happens and adjust thinking to fit reality – is not up to par. We could have a man with a Carteresque ability to dither on national security combined with mental unwillingness to admit error and change course. This could be a disaster for our nation.
As I’ve said before, President Obama has my fervent backing for any efforts taken to secure victory in Afghanistan. Not for me is the leftist “if my guy isn’t in charge, I want America to lose” attitude. I prefer victory for America even when it will work to the benefit of my political opponents (its called patriotism, liberals; you should look in to it, some times). But for America to win, we need a President – any President – who has the courage to make a decision and the intellectual flexibility to see when things aren’t working out and make adjustments.
So far, Obama has shown a painful unwillingness to commit to a decision coupled with indifference to changed circumstances. I hope this changes rapidly – and Obama’s Monday address is as good a place to start, as any.
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7 Responses to “A Bit of Backbone, If You Please, Mr President”
Caucus of Corruption
its good that mccrystal’s plan was 2d guessed, critiqued, & refined by domestic & military advisers.
an exit strategy is appropiate after 8 yrs of war in afghanistan.
Whoever came up with the bizarre concept of an “exit strategy” for war, and then fed it to mindless lemmings, should be given a Red Star for his service to the cause.
The exit strtegy for a war is victory. If you don’t have the fortitude to do what it takes to win, you have no business going in the first place.
Barry used Iraq against Bush in the campaing, claiming that Afghanistan was the “right war”. Barry attacked Bush during the campaign, for allegedly not listening to his generals. (Bush wasn’t running for office in the last campaign, but that didn’t stop the RRL from running against him.)
Now Barry is in the middle of the war he claimed we OUGHT to be fighting, and he is wimping out. Now Barry is ignoring the very general he appointed to lead that war.
You know what he is doing, regarding this war? He is vcting “Present”.
What a spineless, pathetic, excuse for a leader.
An “exit strategy” is what you have for a kitchen fire. Maybe that’s why orrin is so familiar with the concept.
amazona
An “exit strategy” is what you have for a kitchen fire. Maybe that’s why orrin is so familiar with the concept.
Yeah we can always count on “Chef’s” kneepads to carry the “company” line.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/89/ChefSP.jpg
Mark
By empowering the likes of Joe Biden
Brings a whole new meaning of DUMB and DUMBER !
what pathetic losers.
Deleted—the blog is not a repository for constantly debunked talking points
why delete?
cause you dont wanna hear accurate critiques of team bush’s obviously failed afghanistan & iraq policies.
yet u allow amazona above to describe an “exit strategy” as a kitchen fire.
only because team bush also failed to have an exit strategy.