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[bacasper]

So much for your "anti-war" president.

Obama Issues Orders to Escalate War in Afghanistan

President Obama has issued orders to escalate the war in Afghanistan by sending between thirty and thirty-five thousand additional troops. Obama will outline his war plans tonight in a prime-time address but he has already notified military leaders of his decision. On top of previous reinforcements sent earlier this year, the troop buildup will nearly triple the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan that President Obama inherited when he took office. Despite Obama�s plan to escalate the war, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs claimed the president has a plan to wind down the U.S. involvement in Afghanistan.

[Olivencia]

More troops = More body bags

[Ya-ta Boy]

You're going to have to do better than that.

From July 2008: As president, I would pursue a new strategy, and begin by providing at least two additional combat brigades to support our effort in Afghanistan. We need more troops, more helicopters, better intelligence-gathering and more nonmilitary assistance to accomplish the mission there. I would not hold our military, our resources and our foreign policy hostage to a misguided desire to maintain permanent bases in Iraq.

From August 2008: "For years, I have called for more resources and more troops to finish the fight in Afghanistan."

While it's perfectly OK to disagree with what Obama is doing, it is hypocritical not to acknowledge that he is doing what he said he would do.

It isn't clear from your post what policy in Afghanistan you prefer. What is clear is that you just want to slam the President. Why?

[VanIslander]

but he didn't QUADRUPLE the forces, will be argued on FOX News

[Ya-ta Boy]

[Fox]

Afghanistan is and always was a total waste of American time, money, and lives. I don't hate Obama for who he is: as a Left-leaning individual I don't have any bias against this President. But, I think he's making the wrong choice. America has paid sufficiently for this mistake, and it's time to stop paying -- both in money and lives -- and move on.

An immediate and total withdrawl from Afghanistan is the policy I support, and I don't consider such a withdrawl a "loss" or "failure" because we have no clearly stated, achievable military objectives there anyway. The only failure taking place is the failure to stop wasting American money and lives on a totally useless and incredibly obscure endeavor.

[Reggie]

The least Obama could to do for us is to bring the troops home and send over penal battalions instead.

[ddeubel]

Well, I've been waiting, listening and quietly trying to understand Obama.

However, time's up and I'm officially labelling him "lame duck".

Why? Well, he wants to please everyone but will please nobody. This decision (and others he's been making) are all about pleasing everyone and really no one.

Obama KNOWS that in 18 months, it won't be anything different. He KNOWS. However, the "pleaser" decided to give into pressure and wait 18 mo. for no reason but to get more American men/woman killed. J'accuse. That in my mind is politics (and in this instance premeditated murder).

If he were anyone who went with what he knows - he'd pull out now. Lame Duck.

DD
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[mises]

Obomba.

[oldtactics]

Someone, give this man a Nobel Peace Prize! Oh, wait...

[mises]

[darkjedidave]

One of my best friends just went to Afghanistan two days ago and sent me his last FB message for the next 7 months. Good luck to all service man, whether you agree with their cause or not.