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  1. I noticed that Hillary Clinton attempted to deflect the blame back to Bush regarding Afghanistan.
    Not sure how well that is going to work now, seems like it would cast more doubt on Obama’s ability to lead than anything else.

    Sour grapes is no way to run an administration.

  2. There is no indecision. Obama, like most progressives, decided decades ago that there would be no additional troops sent against the enemies of America, because they are only enemies because greedy and ignorant people like you and I mishandled them. All his statements during the campaign were merely lies, as many of his supporters knew, and his current waffling is mere searching for political cover to withdraw.

    This decision has been a foregone conclusion since day one of the Obama presidency, and entering into discussions with progressives about what might be best in Afghanistan only perpetuates the myth that this is up for discussion.

  3. Using Bush as a foil has just begun. After all, the Democrats are still running against Hoover as a do nothing president even though Roosevelt adopted and implemented Hoover’s intrusive and counterproductive programs. The question is whether Bush will supplant Hoover or whether they will become the boogie man twins for the Democrats.

  4. Health care — not required by the Constitution — must pass right now, cost be damned!!

    Defense Spending — required by the Constitution — ah say ah say, hold on, now, we got to think about this.

    Welcome to the ass backward world of the Democrat…

  5. Obama’s quandry regarding Afghanistan is how to surrender without looking like he’s surrendering. He wants to surrender, he will surrender, he’s just searching for a cover story.

  6. As soon as he can afford to tick people off he will leave Afghanistan. I suspect after Health Care has been disposed of one way or the other.

    As for Liberals (read Leftists and the people who follow them)….yeah they best be worried a bit because if the Islamists win it’s the High Jump for them!

  7. “…is Obama a fiscal conservative–on defense, that is? Or is the Afghanistan hesitation actually about much more than money–perhaps the fact that although Obama talked a tough Afghanistan line during his campaign, following through there was never his intent?”

    The latter, unquestionably….

  8. Just to keep the group connected with the personal interest side, my fourth son is awaiting deployment to Afghanistan in Feb with the USMC. Going/not going…Afghanistan/Iraq…enough troops/not enough troops – these are big issues in my family.

  9. AVI: God bless. Please thank your son for his service.

    Michael and AVI: so the plan is to abandon the people of Afghanistan (and, presumably, Iraq), just the way we abandoned the people of South Vietnam? Unspeakable.

    respectfully,
    Daniel in Brookline

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