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Obama Speech Preview: Retreat Dates Are Already Set

Yes, the Left is so in love with the idea of a second Vietnam War that the President cannot be dissuaded from announcing dates for the end-game in Afghanistan in his speech tonight.

And don't even bother trying to ask Robert "Baghdad Bob" Gibbs about whether it might not be such a good idea for the President to alert our enemies as to the moment he's decided it will be politically feasible to retreat. He doesn't get it: [...]

Just call him Gibbles and Bits and be done with the ass.

Byron York / Washington Examiner: Obama keeps his Afghan promise, but Dems crumble

At West Point tonight, when Barack Obama formally announces he is sending tens of thousands more American troops to Afghanistan, he’ll be doing so against the wishes of an overwhelming majority of the Democratic Party.  Sending more troops will fulfill a key Obama campaign pledge, but it will also expose a deep rift in the party — and highlight its habit of dissembling on the war.

A Gallup poll last week asked Americans about four possible options in Afghanistan.  Would they prefer to see the number of U.S. troops increased by 40,000, as top military commanders proposed?

Would they prefer to see the number increased, but by some smaller amount?  Would they prefer the number remain unchanged?  Or would they like to see the United States begin to reduce the number of troops in Afghanistan?

Fifty-seven percent of Democrats want to reduce the number of troops, and another 10 percent want to see troop levels remain the same.  That’s 67 percent — two-thirds — of Democrats who want the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan to go down, or at least go no higher.  Which means two-thirds of Democrats likely oppose the president’s decision to send more troops.

And yet, in the 2008 presidential season, from the Democratic primaries to the general election, Democrats felt required to promise to step up the war in Afghanistan.  Was it because the Democratic base that now opposes escalation supported it back then?  No. A Gallup poll in August 2007 — in the midst of the Democratic primary race — found that just 41 percent of Democrats supported sending more U.S. troops to fight in Afghanistan. [...]

Actually, Mr York, the democrats lied their eyes out just to get elected.  That's the problem and they have painted themselves into a hole in which there is no way out...they can't blame Bush for everything their entire life, can they?  Well, yes, they can but we all know better now, right?  There's more at Memeorandum but I have some thoughts about this flake called The Amateur...

Obama is, like I have said many times before now, is sending half of what his General's Boots On The Ground has so stated he needs and Obama, actually listening to the boots on the ground like he said Bush didn't do, is NOT doing what the boots on the ground is asking.  Obama will get more men and women killed in battle and terrorist strikes.

Obama has asked the Taliban to take 5 areas of Afghanistan so this is why he is only sending half of the required Troops.  BRING THEM HOME NOW YOU EFFETE FUTZ BASTARD.  But, he won;t because they are all in his way and the more Troops KIA the fewer he has to deal with.

[...] It's his inexperience again that's the root of the problem. Everyone knows that we're not going to be in Afghanistan forever; that our commitment cannot be open-ended. But there's no reason he has to tell our enemies ever freakin' detail of the plan. The only reason he's announcing withdrawal dates now is because his political advisors are telling him he has to throw a bone to Michael Moore and the Far Left.

Obama does not have the courage or the will to put winning the war above Rahm Emanuel's political ambitions. [END]

AMEN Gabriel.  AMEN!

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Update on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 11:02AM by Mark "Snooper" Harvey

Michelle Malkin: Wait, wait, wait…now, hurry up!

After much dithering, President Obama is set to deliver his speech at West Point tonight announcing a 30,000 troop deployment to Afghanistan.

While Obama took his sweet time, our men and women in uniform will now be sent scrambling. Wait, wait, wait..now, hurry up! [...]

Dick Cheney speaks very well of The One...

Mike's America: Obama's New Tone Fails to Restore America's Image in Arab World

Update on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 11:20AM by Mark "Snooper" Harvey

lawhawk: Obama Sets End Date On Afghan War

Here's oone on Gibbles and Bits: Gibbs Goes Beyond Self-Parody, Calls President's Decision on Afghanistan "Unprecedented"

The Lid: Time to Retire Congressman Hinchey: His Brain Is Leaking.

Yep.  We saw that video the other day.  Putz.

Chicago Ray: Obama Opting For Half Assed Surge / Pleasing No One Trying To Please Everyone....(Waffles Anyone?)