Biden and the democrats were constantly haring about President Bush "not listening to his generals on the ground" in Iraq. Now, the commanding general in Afghanistan says he needs 40,000 troops and Biden and the President say no and President Obama says that the Taliban are not in his focus. He is even willing to allow the Taliban to be part of the government, or even parcel out parts of Afghanistan to the Taliban to rule. That's just what we need.
Update:"WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is prepared to accept some Taliban involvement in Afghanistan's political future and will determine how many more U.S. troops to send to the war based only on keeping al-Qaida at bay, a senior administration official said Thursday."
"A focus on al-Qaida is the driving force behind an approach being advocated by Biden as an alternative to the McChrystal recommendation for a fuller counterinsurgency effort inside Afghanistan.
Biden has argued for keeping the American force there around the 68,000 already authorized, including the 21,000 extra troops Obama ordered earlier this year, but significantly increasing the use of unmanned Predator drones and special forces for the kind of surgical anti-terrorist strikes that have been successful in Pakistan, Somalia and elsewhere."
Update 3:Reality has a liberal bias:
"He sent 21,000 troops in FEBRUARY, you lying jackass". You are correct. And Gen. McChrystal is asking for an additional 40,000. You guys praised Gen. Shiseki when he went public with his assessment that we needed more troops in Iraq, (I agreed with that assessment), What's the difference between then and now other than YOUR guy is in the White House?
You know the old saying about those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it? What happened in Afghanistan after we help them drive the Soviets out and then we just up and left them? The Taliban came into power and Al Qaeda began training there and 3000 + of our citizens were killed. Why in God's green earth would the President even consider "ceding some regions of the country to the Taliban"?
Update 5:Firewomen:
Who needs to read the news more closely?
Proud Texan:
You must be from Houston. Obama is doing what it takes to LOSE.
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I don't think Obama should trust the Taliban. Look at their track record.
rather, they make greater money privately than they do with the president earnings. Presidents make approximately $400K a three hundred and sixty 5 days. maximum adult men who grow to be President already make tens of millions on their very very own from different issues. Granted, the $400K is all interior the pocket as each and every thing else is paid for. Edit @ Reborn: "Mr. Teleprompter in chief"?!? instruct me a president in modern-day historic previous that has not used a teleprompter. i'm sorry, might rather have my President engaged on the matters handy than sitting in his place of work for a pair of hours and attempting to memorize a speech.
President Obama won, he is a winner. He is doing what it takes to win. The Taliban are the Afghanistan equivalent to republicans in America. By this time next year it wouldn't surprise me one bit to see Taliban in the streets teabagging with each other.
LOL ! He never had it! He doesn't want to finish it. He wants to give the country back to the tallies. This is been part of his take over the USA campaign from the begining.
The Taliban and al Qaida are two different things.
If Obama is making the decision, I'm sure it is carefully measured and scrutinized by other people. Our president is not a rash person... it's not in his nature.
Obama shares a dream with current World Dictators, the Taliban and Al Qaeda for a Post American World.
Obama said “America is the greatest country in the world, and I hope you will join me in changing that."
Obama said in his book 'Audacity of Hope', “I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction what better place for the Muslins to control our country, than in the office of the President of USA.”
The American Problems Obama wants to fix are the World’s Problems with America.
Obamas believes wrecking the American economy will fix the World’s Problems with America.
Never in the history of the United States has a president and his party worked so actively against the interests of his own people.
Obama is a pain in the a s s for America and an aid and comfort to America's enemies.
A person can’t truly love America and Obama too, for to truly love one is to truly hate the other.
Semper Fi
You believe something this serious should be decided by 1 person? You belong in the bush era and are as quilty as the weakest sheep for his failures.
"Indifferent cat", tell that to the people who got their heads blown off or chopped off in soccer stadiums for crimes against Islam under the Taliban.
Lefties never met a totalitarian ideology they didn't like huh?
I am sorry to say but you do not know what you are talking about. Please read the news more closely.*