Obama to take (next several) weeks to study Afghanistan strategy

[crockspot]

 30 Sep 2009 23:57:07 GMT
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will take several weeks to review U.S. strategy on Afghanistan and Pakistan, the White House said on Wednesday after a meeting between top U.S. officials about the region.

"When it comes to decisions as important as keeping this country safe and putting our troops into harm's way, the president has made it clear that he will rigorously assess our progress," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said in a statement.

"That is why he held this meeting today and will take the next several weeks to review our strategy." (Reporting by Jeff Mason, editing by Chris Wilson)

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N30240174.htm

Obama has had the General's request on his desk for a MONTH, and 43 of our soldiers have died waiting. Now he needs another few weeks? He is unable to carry out his duty as Commander in Chief. Impeach him NOW. Is there a congresscritter with enough balls to file the articles?

[djones520]

Maybe he should work on this instead of pimping himself in Copenhagen.  Words cannot describe what I'm feeling towards our President right now.

[crockspot]

Maybe he should work on this instead of pimping himself in Copenhagen.  Words cannot describe what I'm feeling towards our President right now.

I'm sure while he's in Copenhagen, his minions will be furiously running focus groups, and sticking their wet fingers in the air. Then they will send the focus results to some head-up-their-asses liberal think tank for analysis. They should come up with a strategery that will be the most likely to get O reelected in a few weeks. THEN Jugears can take action. 

[RightCoast]

What's the carbon footprint of POTUS and entourage traveling 1/2 way around the globe for 4 hours on the ground??

WHERE's THE OUTRAGE GORE?????

[Hawkgirl]

WOW...did someone forget to tell the "President" that swift decision making was part of his job description? This idiot wouldn't make it as a corporate hack...yet he's the President of the greatest country on Earth.  This makes me want to punch each and every person who voted for him.

[RightCoast]

WOW...did someone forget to tell the "President" that swift decision making was part of his job description? This idiot wouldn't make it as a corporate hack...yet he's the President of the greatest country on Earth.  This makes me want to punch each and every person who voted for him.

How about the fact that he ran for president for almost 3 years while the war was going on - didn't ever occur to him to think about some options in case he won??????

[Splashdown]

It sounds to me like he's planning to vote "present."
 

[DumbAss Tanker]

He's trying to find a corner to piss in, in a round room.  None of the possible options that might actually involve anything but cutting and running will produce results quickly or cheaply.

[Airwolf]

I'm betting he is looking very strongly at doing this.



When he should be doing this.

[5412]

30 Sep 2009 23:57:07 GMT
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will take several weeks to review U.S. strategy on Afghanistan and Pakistan, the White House said on Wednesday after a meeting between top U.S. officials about the region.

"When it comes to decisions as important as keeping this country safe and putting our troops into harm's way, the president has made it clear that he will rigorously assess our progress," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said in a statement.

"That is why he held this meeting today and will take the next several weeks to review our strategy." (Reporting by Jeff Mason, editing by Chris Wilson)

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N30240174.htm

Obama has had the General's request on his desk for a MONTH, and 43 of our soldiers have died waiting. Now he needs another few weeks? He is unable to carry out his duty as Commander in Chief. Impeach him NOW. Is there a congresscritter with enough balls to file the articles?

Hi,

Let me share what really irritates me about this.  His review will have nothing to do with winning the battle.  They will be reviewing the POLITICAL strategies, trying to figure out who to placate and who is expendable.....will have nothing to do with the war at all.

regards,
5412

[thundley4]

Hi,

Let me share what really irritates me about this.  His review will have nothing to do with winning the battle.  They will be reviewing the POLITICAL strategies, trying to figure out who to placate and who is expendable.....will have nothing to do with the war at all.

regards,
5412

There will be some heavy duty polling done in the next couple of weeks to determine just what Lord Zero's positions should be.

[Flame]

Hi,

Let me share what really irritates me about this.  His review will have nothing to do with winning the battle.  They will be reviewing the POLITICAL strategies, trying to figure out who to placate and who is expendable.....will have nothing to do with the war at all.

regards,
5412

Bingo.

[Chris_]

The Zero is showing more and more each day his total lack of knowledge for his job it is waaaaay above his head

[TheSarge]

will take the next several weeks to review our strategy

And here is the reason he's doing that. 

Winter is fast descending on that part of the world.  For the last 8 years the Taliban move back up into the mountains in Pakistan before the passes get snowed in.  They spend the winter training refiitting and re-arming.

In other words things are about to quiet down...this administration knows that and thus they can afford a delay in any action.

With no fighting going on in the "necesary war" the President kow tow's to his anti-war base and in turn gets them in line for Healthcare "reform".

[JohnnyReb]

And here is the reason he's doing that. 

Winter is fast descending on that part of the world.  For the last 8 years the Taliban move back up into the mountains in Pakistan before the passes get snowed in.  They spend the winter training refiitting and re-arming.

In other words things are about to quiet down...this administration knows that and thus they can afford a delay in any action.

With no fighting going on in the "necesary war" the President kow tow's to his anti-war base and in turn gets them in line for Healthcare "reform".

True.....but then also, the boy is a little slow on the uptake.

[cottondress]

They have come out with War Strategy for DUMMYS???

[Eupher]

Hi,

Let me share what really irritates me about this.  His review will have nothing to do with winning the battle.  They will be reviewing the POLITICAL strategies, trying to figure out who to placate and who is expendable.....will have nothing to do with the war at all.

regards,
5412

Well, I'd point out that it's not to purview of the CiC to get involved with the operational art and the military strategy end of things. I'd say leave the Jug-eared Kenyan out of stuff that he doesn't understand. But it's always been the CiC's purview to get involved with political strategies - that goes with the job, seems to me.

What amazes me is how the JEK can move with warp speed on all matters socialist, but it's going to take him "several weeks" to review his "strategy".

As DAT states, he's looking for a corner to piss in, realizing he's in a round (oval?) room. He's waaaaaaaaaaaaay out of his element and knows it. So he's stonewalling for time to gauge the political winds - the tragedy is, he doesn't KNOW what those political winds are blowing through his jug-ears.

[Chris_]

There will be some heavy duty polling done in the next couple of weeks to determine just what Lord Zero's positions should be.

Too bad he won't take the same approach to the insurance "reform" scam he's pushing.

[Chris_]

Why has he not been more prepared is what I want to know

[debk]

He's trying to find a corner to piss in, in a round room. 

this is a topic that makes me quite angry....but I did have a good  over your statement DAT!

[NHSparky]

Hmmmm...we could always be like the little goons and keep a rolling body count of how many have died while Obumble dithers in a Copenhagen hash bar.

[thundley4]

Hmmmm...we could always be like the little goons and keep a rolling body count of how many have died while Obumble dithers in a Copenhagen hash bar.

I think more have died in Afghanistan under 0Bama than had died in the last several years under President Bush.

[TheSarge]

I think more have died in Afghanistan under 0Bama than had died in the last several years under President Bush.

And more of us will continue to die unless something is done and done quickly.

[Chris_]

How many has it been in the Zero's time in office

[TheSarge]

How many has it been in the Zero's time in office

I can't find exact numbers for the entire year because of all the anti war BS that closgs the searh engine...but I did find one factoid that said that in the first two months of 2009 there were 29 KIA's in Afghanistan versus 8 for the first two months of 2008.