Comments on: Chaos At The Daily Kos Over Afghanistan http://melissablogs.com/2009/10/07/chaos-at-the-daily-kos-over-afghanistan/ Information Pollination Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael Haltman http://melissablogs.com/2009/10/07/chaos-at-the-daily-kos-over-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-16848 Michael Haltman Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:41:22 +0000 http://www.melissaclouthier.com/?p=14867#comment-16848 I wrote some similar thoughts in an article I wrote, "General McCrystal Muzzled", which looks at the fact that this is a political decision for Obama and his administration as opposed to a national security/troop safety issue. Pathetic! "...The problems for achieving a good outcome in Afghanistan are many. What we do not need is for the war to be politicized and run from the standpoint of what it is the American public wants, and what decision will in the short-term lead to re-election. The stakes are far to high for that. The world for a long time to come may be defined by the outcome of this war if this war is allowed to turn into a defeat for us and a win for the terrorists. Mr. President, take the reigns that you have been given and do what is right for the country, and not for the constituency that put you in office. Forget the left-right argument and do what is right for the country. Listen to your military advisors, and not your political ones!" I wrote some similar thoughts in an article I wrote, “General McCrystal Muzzled”, which looks at the fact that this is a political decision for Obama and his administration as opposed to a national security/troop safety issue. Pathetic!

“…The problems for achieving a good outcome in Afghanistan are many. What we do not need is for the war to be politicized and run from the standpoint of what it is the American public wants, and what decision will in the short-term lead to re-election. The stakes are far to high for that. The world for a long time to come may be defined by the outcome of this war if this war is allowed to turn into a defeat for us and a win for the terrorists.

Mr. President, take the reigns that you have been given and do what is right for the country, and not for the constituency that put you in office. Forget the left-right argument and do what is right for the country. Listen to your military advisors, and not your political ones!”

]]> By: MotherRedDog http://melissablogs.com/2009/10/07/chaos-at-the-daily-kos-over-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-16844 MotherRedDog Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:42:06 +0000 http://www.melissaclouthier.com/?p=14867#comment-16844 And some of us and getting fed up with the amount of time he's taking to make his political decision. I suspect within the next 3 years, the dems are going to have to bring the draft back. Remember he talked about it in the campaign and everyone ignored it. But, if he screws this up, he's gonna have a hard time with volunteers. Let's all pray he makes the right decision and let's continuing praying for our brave troops who give us all the freedoms that we are enjoying. And some of us and getting fed up with the amount of time he’s taking to make his political decision.

I suspect within the next 3 years, the dems are going to have to bring the draft back. Remember he talked about it in the campaign and everyone ignored it. But, if he screws this up, he’s gonna have a hard time with volunteers.

Let’s all pray he makes the right decision and let’s continuing praying for our brave troops who give us all the freedoms that we are enjoying.

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