Dec 1, 2009 9:29pm
Admiral Mullen Tweets Support
EmailIn case you were wondering what the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff thought, he tweeted it:
@thejointstaff: Fully support the President's strategy for Afghanistan. Ready to EXECUTE.
-jpt
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That’s it – the world is definitely over: the sitting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs is twittering.
Its just wrong.
Posted by: Lone Star Rules | December 1, 2009, 9:37 pm 9:37 pm
That’s it – the world is definitely over: the sitting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs is twittering.
Its just wrong.
Posted by: Lone Star Rules | Dec 1, 2009 9:37:58 PM
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HaHa! Thanks for the laugh! After all the hassles & bickering, it’s nice that we can at least have some fun. You made my night!
Posted by: David | December 1, 2009, 9:50 pm 9:50 pm
It’s long past time for Adm Mullen to resign.
Posted by: Terry | December 1, 2009, 9:56 pm 9:56 pm
@thejointstaff: Fully support the President’s strategy for Afghanistan. Ready to EXECUTE.
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Nice.
Posted by: Cara | December 1, 2009, 10:12 pm 10:12 pm
I wonder if he thinks Obama went into the “enemy camp” tonight like Chris Matthews does?
Posted by: Huh? | December 1, 2009, 10:32 pm 10:32 pm
The cadets looked pretty bored.
No adoring gushing applause tonight.
Maybe they didn’t appreciate being another of Obama’s convenient photo-ops.
Posted by: hank | December 1, 2009, 11:04 pm 11:04 pm
Obama tried to get the soaring speech thing going but it just didn’t work.
Maybe he needed the styrofoam greek columns?
Or maybe the audience has heard it all before. All of Obama’s speeches sound the same. He’s all talk.
Posted by: tyler | December 1, 2009, 11:08 pm 11:08 pm
All of Obama’s speeches sound the same. He’s all talk.
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The President is sending 30,000 additional troops into Afghanistan and you say he’s ‘all talk’? Unbelievable.
Posted by: tierra | December 2, 2009, 12:53 am 12:53 am
It says a lot when you read a headline about a general “tweeting”.
Our military has become a complete joke.
Pull our PC restrained troops home. We can not win given the rules they are working under.
Posted by: Tiara | December 2, 2009, 4:38 am 4:38 am
Our military has become a complete joke.
Posted by: Tiara | Dec 2, 2009 4:38:09 AM
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Who made you god, judge, jury and military expert?
Posted by: tierra | December 2, 2009, 5:27 am 5:27 am
I don’t think our military is a joke at all. I hold them in the highest regard, and look forward to when our troops can come home.
I think this plan will give our troops an opportunity to train Afghan security forces and put pressure on Pakistan– and maybe capture bin Laden without taking our eye off the ball.
Per Joshua Partlow at WaPo–
McChrystal, who met with Karzai and U.S. Ambassador Karl W. Eikenberry after Obama’s speech, described the troop decision as an “inflection point” in the long-running conflict.
“To paraphrase Winston Churchill, I don’t think this is the end. I don’t even think it’s the beginning of the end. But I do believe it’s the end of the beginning,” McChrystal said.
With the conclusion of the three-month review and Obama’s West Point speech, McChrystal said there is a new clarity of purpose in the military mission. The coalition countries are fighting to provide the Afghan government “time, space and capability” to defend their sovereignty, he said.
But the general warned of the dangers ahead.
“There are going to be more long nights. More cold days. More memorial services. More frustrations. More questions. More answers to questions. But there’s also going to be more Afghans with a chance,” McChrystal said.
“This is not a war for profit, it’s not a war for conquest, and it’s not a war for glory. It’s a war to give people a chance,” he said.
Posted by: Cara | December 2, 2009, 10:26 am 10:26 am
Count on Mullen running for office.
He is the perfect personality type.
Posted by: Tiara | December 2, 2009, 12:10 pm 12:10 pm