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myLot reputation of 60/100. ParaTed2k (4590)   ranked 400 out of 6,391 in politics4 months ago

"Failure to provide adequate resources also risks a longer conflict, greater casualties, higher overall costs and ultimately, a critical loss of political support. Any of these risks, in turn, are likely to result in mission failure." Gen. McChrystal (Top commander in Afghanistan).

Obama responds to this request by saying...

"I just want to make sure that everybody understands that you don't make decisions about resources before you have the strategy ready,"

Is Obama saying that he doesn't have a strategy for Afghanistan? Didn't he tell us that we should vote for him because he DOES have a strategy for Afghanistan?

"Finish the Fight Against Al Qaeda and the Taliban: Obama has been calling for more troops and resources for the mission in Afghanistan for years. Obama and Biden will refocus America on the greatest threat to our security — the resurgence of al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan."

Now he's telling us he's not sure if more troops are necessary and won't be sure until there is a strategy. Obama, who do you think is supposed to set that strategy? Which part of "Commander in Chief" do you not understand?

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090922/world-news/us-commander-warns-of-failure-in-afghanistan

http://www.barackobama.com/pdf/ObamaBlueprintForChange.pdf

 
 
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1. myLot reputation of 76/100. lilwonders456 (1930)   ranked 60 out of 6,391 in politics   4 months ago

No I don't think Obama had a strategy for Afghanistan. I don't think he had a plan for Iraq. So I guess it is good that the pull out deal was done BEFORE he got into office.
Just goes to show up how NOT ready he was for this job. He should have been more ready than any other candidate in the past. This was the first election that while the primary was still going on that both candidates were getting daily white house briefing on what was going on in the country and with the wars. Both Obama and McCain were allowed access to information on a daily basis as if they were already the president during the entire primary season. That cost the tax payers a whole lot of money to so that. What was he doing during them? Obviously not paying attention. Maybe he was working on his next stump speech instead.
What ever it was...it was not getting ready to take over the oval office.

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2. myLot reputation of 60/100. AngryKittyMSV (1877)   ranked 318 out of 6,391 in politics   4 months ago

You are such a racist hater for expecting the president to do the JOB the was hired to do! He'd have to get off the campaign and talk show circuit to actually do what you are asking, how dare you?


myLot reputation of 72/100. irishidid (3062)   ranked 1,315 out of 6,391 in politics  4 months ago

Don't you just hate people who expect the president to do his job? lol

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