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The Politico: Cheney slams Obama for projecting ‘weakness’

MCLEAN, Va. — On the eve of the unveiling of the nation’s new Afghanistan policy, former Vice President Dick Cheney slammed President Barack Obama for projecting “weakness” to adversaries and warned that more workaday Afghans will side with the Taliban if they think the United States is heading for the exits.

In a 90-minute interview at his suburban Washington house, Cheney said the president’s “agonizing” about Afghanistan strategy “has consequences for your forces in the field.”

“I begin to get nervous when I see the commander in chief making decisions apparently for what I would describe as small ‘p’ political reasons, where he’s trying to balance off different competing groups in society,” Cheney said.

“Every time he delays, defers, debates, changes his position, it begins to raise questions: Is the commander in chief really behind what they’ve been asked to do?” [...]

Jim Hoft: Hero Dick Cheney: Obama Giving Aid and Comfort to the Enemy

Obama's Afganistan speech before the 'Long Gray Line'

As the country gears up for President Obama's long-awaited decision on Afghanistan, Helene Cooper's New York Times story-headline of November 25th trumpeted, "Obama Will Use West Point as Backdrop to Present Afghan Strategy."

The operative word here is "use." Yes, Obama will use--as in exploit and manipulate--the United States Military Academy and its future 2nd Lieutenants in order to promote the illusion that he is a president who can identify with the soldiers of whom he is Commander-In-Chief, and that he understands their mission.

No matter that he hasn't had much time to speak to their General or that he probably won't find himself able to approve an increase in their budget. One wonders how Obama will even talk about the mission when his administration has whitewashed war talk from its vocabulary.

Obama must be counting on these facts receding into the background as his backdrop provides the necessary visual to persuade the American public that Obama knows how to be a wartime, or is that an Overseas Contingency Operation, president.

Does he? [...]

Does he?  That sounds like a stupid question but, is it?  He had better give at least a half-assed salute when he is at West Point and the officers there will take note.  They.  Will.  Take.  Note.  I will be.

Tuesday Open Thread: West Point Edition

Most excellent picture...

Today, President Obama travels to West Point, the United States Military Academy, to announce his absolute, final, this is really it, no mistake about it, really serious decision on Afghanistan.

Talk to me, Goose!

Obama.  Asshat.

Obama To Add Troops To Afghanistan

Finally, a decision. Troops have been dying in need of more personnel, and more supplies, and somewhere between golf games, parties at the White House, and gallivanting around Europe apologizing for America's exceptionalism, Obama finally decided to add personnel. My question, however, is whether he is adding infantry divisions, support, or a mix?

Oh, wait, Liberals might not understand that military stuff. [...]

Right.  Talk to Medea Benjamin the Code Slut whore beotch...she doesn't get it either.  I saw the bitch on Fox News today and she came right out and said that she knew what Obama's "plans" for Afghanistan were but she voted for the Peace President.  Code Slut.  Morons all.  Remember: We Live In Upside Down Land.

For a list of articles to read on Afghanistan, I have over 600 articles to look through.  Have fun.

There is a sense of stupidity from a dude named Bob Herbert at the New York Slimes at Memeorandum...where as Mr Herbert is in fact a libtard, David Brooks offers another take, almost an Obamatard, not quite naturally, but has some very interesting things to say.  More from him at Memeorandum...

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Update on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 7:37AM by Mark "Snooper" Harvey

Obama Speeds Up Afghanistan Deployment, Shortens Commitment