Hmm and Obama was so smart to pick him now, he's back to villain status.
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Petraeus Cons Obama on Afghan War Updated at 1:20 AM
Here's why I'm with Obama: He's trying to stand up to the warmongers, but he can't do it alone.
Petraeus Cons Obama on Afghan War
by Ray McGovern
Published on Saturday, September 25, 2010 by CommonDreams.org
One thing that comes through clearly in Bob Woodward's new book, Obama's Wars, is the contempt felt by Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, toward President Barack Obama.
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There is little doubt in my mind that Obama knows full well that the Afghanistan war is a fool's errand, and that the only way to end it is to disengage, rather than escalate. Yet he is convinced - wrongly, I believe - that the he has no real political alternative but to kowtow to the generals.
Earning Disdain
Predictably, this behavior earns Obama disdain rather than respect from the top brass, who believe the President feels "intimidated" in their presence, as Gen. Stanley McChrystal is quoted as saying, according to Rolling Stone magazine earlier this year. Generals generally know there is a huge difference between being a mere politician and a real leader.
In Obama, they see a politician first and foremost, and have concluded that his overweening determination to appear strong on defense has the result of making him putty in their hands.
The generals are helped by the Fawning Corporate Media's (FCM) abnegation of its responsibility to explore and report critically on the occupation of Afghanistan. Instead, the FCM promotes almost sickening adulation of those senior officers who "wear the uniform," with row upon row of ribbons and medals, many of whom should be sacked for sending young troops into a war they know to be unwinnable.
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http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/09/25-2
These wars for oil are nothing more than nationalized murder for privatized profit. How can we help Obama stop the warmongers?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9199630OMG how can you help Obama stop the war mongers?
Obama could sign one EO and pull every single troop back home. Nice try trying to deflect blame though.
