This was amusing, does anyone really believe that Obama is angry about the leaks of his alleged Afghanistan deliberations?
“I think I am angrier than Bob Gates about it, partly because we have these deliberations in the Situation Room for a reason – because we are making decisions that are life-and-death, that affect how our troops will be able to operate in a theater of war. For people to be releasing information during the course of deliberation — where we haven’t made final decisions yet — I think is not appropriate.” – Barack Hussein Obama
What’s odd about this is that many of the leaks (though certainly not all) have seemed deliberate, in tandem with Flickr photo releases from the meetings and in line with a message that Obama is considering deeply. And indeed, leaking has been a signature of the transition from the Plouffe/campaign era to a governing era run by Rahm Emanuel, who talks frequently to the press and whose hiring was one of the first major Obama leaks. Leaks from more senior officials make lower-level staffers, in turn, feel that it’s not actually a firing offense.
Let’s be honest here… These weren’t mere leaks. Over the past month or so, we’ve heard all sorts of stories saying “Obama plans to do this…” “Obama plans to do that…” and yet, he still hasn’t made a decision. Here’s what’s happening: These leaks were trial balloons. Obama is letting ideas get leaked to assess the reaction of his anti-war left wing base.
Enough of the games Barry. Try being honest once in your life.
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