President Obama on Afghanistan Strategy: “It Is My Intention to Finish the Job”

Oh Good. I was afraid Obama was going to let a public speaking opportunity go by without bashing Bush.

finishing the job is the right strategy. time to take the gloves off or admit that our departure will subject women and girls to the taliban way off life, which is not liberal by nature.

“Finish the job”
What does that mean? (1) Killing everyone there since almost all identify with the more radical elements. (2) Turning them into a democracy. (3) Burning all the poppies giving them no livelihood. Just a big waste of my and other’s tax dollars.

just pull us out now. It will give you more cash to shower on your cronies and save us a few bucks in the process.
Please pull the troops out now president Obowmao. Bush blew it, we get it, but you have been in charge for almost a year now.

We can not afford all of this.
Bring the troops home and stop with the radical money printing and monetizing of the debt. Get some serious people around you instead of the corrupt Chicago cabal and you may get some support.
As it stands now, this is the least transparent administration in history with the craziest bunch of appointees we have ever seen.

Morons? That is just rude.
It would be nice if President Obama could think and act without trying to either discredit or insult the former president. Obama looks petty and insolent with his puffery and lack of manners but, it appears his devotees have the same bad manners.

The amazing shrinking president. He grows smaller with every speech. What an ingrate.
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You obviously have not been watching his speeches, probably just sound bites.
Anyone who watched his recent speeches in Japan and China knows the speeches remain strong and inspiring.

He doesn’t have the stomach for what he would have to do, to finish the job.

Yet another little jab at his predecessor. IMHO, a sign of a small, petty man.
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He’s consistent. He attacked Bush’s approach all through the election campaign as abandoning the war in Afghanistan and not containing the people who attacked America on 9/11.

We can’t do links here but google you tube obama afghan policy of the debate with John McCain….it’s UNbelievable…
He says that he will act swiftly and send more troops to win the war and indicates that Bush of course is to blame for not surging there…he is a LIAR.

Rick McDaniel stated…”He doesn’t have the stomach for what he would have to do, to finish the job.” – I guess you’d like to just nuke the whole country, right tough guy? You Obama haters are PATHETIC!

Obama….
The constant lying.
The childish whining.
The disgraceful bowing.
The staggering arrogance.
The poisonous radicalism.
The dangerous narcissism.
The astounding incompetence.
Obama wants to put as much of the private economy under government control as possible to create his nanny state utopia where he is the boy king.
Let’s continue to stand strong against Obama in every way and get Congress out of the hands of the insane Pelosi and Reid in 2010.
Obama is a smug, smirking con man. Nothing more.

“It is in our strategic interests, in our national security interests, to make sure that Al Qaida and its extremist allies cannot operate effectively”
If that is the case, then why would his administration choose to broadcast our country’s intelligence capabilities to the public via the upcoming KSM trial?
As he is the president, I want to believe him, but his track record does not give me confidence that he will put the countries best interests first.

An Obama promise means that he’ll do the exact opposite of what he promises. So when he says he supports the Afganistan War, he really means “the U.S. Forces only fly over Afganistan and drop bombs killing innocent women and children”..as he said in August 2007…did he ever apologize forthat comment? NO.

If all we want is great speeches, he could do that via satellite and stay here.
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He goes to China and does a televised town hall with hand selected Chinese “students” and the Hu makes it virtually impossible for a Chinese citizen to see it.
Does this mean that the Chinese have the same opinion about Obama talking to school children as the “loony” right?

Obama is mentally ill with a severe form of narcissism.
The best thing in the world is to ratchet up the criticism of him. And things like SNL ridiculing him and the Olympic slap in the face are extremely helpful.
Obama will destroy this nation to preserve his ego. Dems MUST go in 2010 if this nation is to survive the destruction of Obama and the spoiled children, Marxists and anti-American hacks throughout his administration.

“”"”The problem lies in your shallow assessment of what may or may not have been gained. We don’t know yet. Should we just the military on as shallow criteria? “”"”
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A gain would have been China agreeing to discuss possible sanctions on Iran. As it stands, China has said they are not interested. I don’t know what your second sentence is telling me, but it could be my shallow view on things. Why is it some people have to jab at others. 1st, you question my 20+ years and then call me shallow. Clearly, whether you admit it or not, this trip did not have ANY significant achievements short or long term. If it did, the Obama crazed media would have certainly front paged them by now. Instead, many have done just the opposite.

“”"”Should we assess the military on as shallow criteria? No? Why not?”"”"
Posted by: @Octavia
It wasn’t enoough to show disrespect to one 20+ year retiree, now you want the whole of the military. You continue to say “shallow” criteria. Obama used this trip as an excuse to delay his decision on Afghanistan, as he “prepared” for this trip. I would have hoped to see more gains come from it. So, let’s hear your “assessment of our troops. Wadda ya got?

wheresmymoney — If he is leaning towards a war tax, it would certainly hurt his “no taxes for those under $250K” speech.

ifrichar, I’m sorry that another person on this blog would insult your service claiming a “win spin culture of the military”.The culture of the military is to carry out the orders of the Commander-in-Chief to the best of its ability.It is often a thankless job; I remember the disgusting treatment of Vietnam vets by people with the political orientation of some of the contributors to this blog.I salute your service.

Lets see- The Bush strategy – Standing Turkey shoot -War of attrition– Undefined Mission – Inadequate troops, Inadequate armour.
8 years in — no end in sight – no victory in sight !!! WW11 took less than half that time—–2009 Obama takes over- sends 23,000 additional troops then calls for a complete review of the War.What would you do?

If I had my way I would ship all the Democrat’s that called our troops murders during the Iraq war to fight the war in Afghanistan and send Obama to the front lines for his demonizing our troops in Iraq while Bush was in office. You idiot Democrat’s our troops are the same men and women that fought and died in Iraq. Afghanistan is the same war as the terrorist are the same as they were in Iraq.

If I had my way I would ship all the Democrat’s that called our troops murders during the Iraq war to fight the war in Afghanistan and send Obama to the front lines for his demonizing our troops in Iraq while Bush was in office.
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I don’t know anybody who demonized the troops in Iraq. I know people who thought Bush and Cheney’s decision to attack was an atrocity . ..

Gee, that reminds me of LBJ in 1965! Doesn’t anyone ever learn from our mistakes?

OBL must be shaking in his boots. Now we have a real man in the WH, itching to prove his meddle. Unlike that slacker G.W. Bush, he’ll finish the job. Should be quite a speech on Tuesday. He’ll not only lay out a comprehensive war plan, soup to nuts, but justify continuing the battle to the American people.
Quite a high standard for the President to meet… I can’t wait.

“What would you do? ”
Act immediately to deploy the number of troops requested by the military commanders, make maximum effort to defeat the enemy, then figure out an exit strategy.

Obama has shown he can’t handle the job. He has taken the MR. Nice Guy approqach and has made no progress anywhere in the world while groveling and bowing across the world. When you look at WWII and the actions of FDR, that was a President who had the backbone to lead us. Obama doesn’t have it and our countries reputation is suffering. Being liked is more important to Obama than doing the tough job.

Remember that major played by John Larroquette in the movie ‘Stripes’?

Regarding President Obama’s heroism . ..
Too bad neither Bush or Cheney served in Vietnam. And Bush especially since the government spent so much money training him as a pilot and then he failed to show for his physical and was grounded, and requested and received ground duty so he could work on an election campaign.

Obama’s delays and ditherings has shown weakness to the enemies, and has shown the people in Afghanistan that America may not stay the course.
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Not nearly as much as Bush and Cheney!
They dithering on Afghanistan for 7 years – putting it on the back burner to simmer while al Qaeda and the Taliban regrouped and gained strength – with serious consequences for our troops and the people of Afghanistan.

Obama isn’t a Marxist! That would require that he have a coherent political philosophy. Instead he is the ultimate flim-flam man who has pulled the wool over America’s eyes once too often.
He should be voted out in 2012, and we should realize that if someone comes onto the scene talking too good to be true – then we are probably right and they are as full of crap as Obama is.
The only die-hard fans are the 20′s somethings that are looking for replacement for their parents in the US government. Boy are they on the wrong track!

Sure Obama. Navy Seals captured a terrorist leader and your administration is going to prosecute the seals for giving the terrorist a bloody lip while he was being captured IN COMBAT. This should prove to all AMERICANS you are not about protecting us but trying to open your arms to your people. The Muslim terrorists. Yes I said it cause I have had eneough.

I promise you Obama sending thirty five thousand more troops to Afghanistan to preserve there right to grow poppies, which America is the leading nation, heroin users. American boys losing life and limb, its the only assets they have poppies. What else are we fighting for?
Afghanistan has twenty five million people and can’t find an army to protect themselves, means they don’t and never did want an army just War Lords.
Hatti has nothing so you don’t see America helping them they have nothing to offer the money makers of America, just Poverty and that has no monetary Value. If they had Oil Or Poppies we would be up to our necks in Hatti. They only have beggars and Dirt.
As long as we have war they can declare marshal law on the populous a great government tool to take away freedoms from the from the populous.
I for one can’t take I promise you to the bank for money or I solemnly swear to buy a home they want some down payment, plus interest, plus Assets.
I Sloemnly swear and I promise you makes a Liar out of any Man.

Get a grip Propaganda is National and political bunk. From what is posted its the same old game its left or right’s fault think about whats right for you and it will be right for the Majority of the people. Politics is the Perk Kings in Washington’s game and the have us caught up in the wake, be a man think for yourselves, don’t try to make Opinions come True.

Oh – Finish the job? Does that mean more military will be tried for giving the terrorists a bloody lip? OHHHH ABC is not reporting that story – sorry

“were you criticizing Bush the past 7 years as he cut-and-ran from Afghanistan? If not, go away, your criticism is as hollow as Cheney’s.”-posted by Bucket of Cold Water
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Here’s a little bucket of cold water for you. It doesn’t matter if someone did or did not approve of President Bush’s handling of Afghanistan.
This is the United States of America, where all citizens have the right to question, praise or criticize any elected official they want.
Just as those who did criticize President Bush, those who wish to criticize President Obama are equally free to do so.
I myself did not approve of President Bush neglecting the war in Afghanistan through much of his time in office. But I also approved of much that he did do. Al Queda no longer has open training bases there. I call that a success.
I will reserve judgement on President Obama’s plans until I hear them. If I don’t approve, I will make my views known.
If you don’t appreciate the freedoms all American citizens have, I’m sure you can find some two-bit, dictator-controlled country that will take you in.

tierra – “Not nearly as much as Bush and Cheney!
They dithering on Afghanistan for 7 years – putting it on the back burner to simmer while al Qaeda and the Taliban regrouped and gained strength – with serious consequences for our troops and the people of Afghanistan”–
Speaking a s military member who was in the persian gulf (Quatar), let me say that you are simply clueless in your comments. We never “Cut and run” from Afganistan – we have been engaged in that fight for several months longer than the conflict in Iraq. Afganistan is a dispersed ground war (sort of like flipping rocks to look for a scorpion) while Iraq was a more conventional conflict. During my stay in the persian gulf, there was as much imphasis placed on the ongoing Afgan war as there was in Irag, even at the height of the US drive to oust Sadam Hussain. If you haven’t notices, the taliban have NOT regrouped and gained strength since we went into Afganistan. In the decade preceeding 9/11, Al Quaida was responsible for no less than 7 major attacks.. since beginning the conflict in Afganistan they have not managed any additional acts of significance against civilian targets. I don’t consider that cutting and running. One note though, since the anauguration of Obama, The death toll of American troops in Afganistan has tripled. Wonder why that is??

The government is so concerned about this war in Afghanistan. But you know what I’m concerned about? I’m concerned about our soldiers, especially the ones who don’t come home at all and their loved ones.
http://ketiva.com/Politics_and_Government/obamas_ministers_argue_over_troop_reinforcements.html
I found this interesting though…

The only die-hard fans are the 20′s somethings that are looking for replacement for their parents in the US government. Boy are they on the wrong track!