More troops needed says McChrystal...

[theHawk]

I would love to see a quote from President Obama where he "embraced nucleat proliferation".

When you get that.... please post it.

His idea of stopping all nuclear proliferation throughout the world, starting with disarming the US. Its his first "Pillar" for destroying America....I mean achieving "world peace".

http://www.debatepolicy.com/showpost...14&postcount=5


The idea of getting rid of all nuclear weapons was a pipe dream made up by liberals during the Reagan era. Because you know, the right wing warmongers like Reagan and Thatcher were going to start a nuclear war that would destroy the world.

Obama actually says he is for most any country obtaining nuclear power for "peaceful" purposes yet somehow believes we can prevent those countries from getting nuclear weapons. He never explains how we'll prevent that, I guess sanctions, and "working together", and nastly letters from the UN will do that.

[gabosaurus]

This is America. We shouldn't care about the Middle East or Afghanistan. We shouldn't care about the U.N. We should care about ourselves.
Once again, the simple solution is to pull ALL troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan, bring them home, and station them along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Because I am a LOT more frightened by Mexican drug cartels than I am of any Islamic terrorist group. The drug lords do not just threaten this country. They are IN this country.

The only way to send a message to drug cartels is a massive show of force at the border. We need land forces, 24-hour aerial surveillance and intelligence missions.
The border needs to be completely shut down. Fuck the Mexican government if they don't like it.

[maineman]

His idea of stopping all nuclear proliferation throughout the world, starting with disarming the US. Its his first "Pillar" for destroying America....I mean achieving "world peace".

http://www.debatepolicy.com/showpost...14&postcount=5


The idea of getting rid of all nuclear weapons was a pipe dream made up by liberals during the Reagan era. Because you know, the right wing warmongers like Reagan and Thatcher were going to start a nuclear war that would destroy the world.

Obama actually says he is for most any country obtaining nuclear power for "peaceful" purposes yet somehow believes we can prevent those countries from getting nuclear weapons. He never explains how we'll prevent that, I guess sanctions, and "working together", and nastly letters from the UN will do that.

you said he embraced nuclear proliferation. I guess you didn't really mean that then, did you?

[Joyful HoneyBee]

Good questions raised here.......

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[Mr. P]

Good questions raised here.......

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[Joyful HoneyBee]

Joint Chiefs Chairman Receives Afghanistan Troop Request, Aides Say
Gen. Stanley McChrystal, who is expected to request 30,000 to 40,000 additional troops, met with Joint Chiefs Chairman Mike Mullen at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, FOX News has confirmed.



http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009...est=latestnews

[emmett]

Now hold on y'all, we got to get a strategy before we can go sending adequate troops to Afghanistan.

[maineman]

civilians develop strategy. military personnel implement strategy.

simple as that.

[red states rule]

The Generals and field Commanders are asking for more troops to launch a surge, one Commander is threatening to resign over Obama's lack of interest, and Obama has spoken to Gen McChrystal ONCE

Meanwhile, Obama is on Lettermen, making the rounds on the talk shows to push for Obamacare, and going overseas to push for Chicago to get the Olympics

Shows his priorities folks. More hope and change

[red states rule]

I guess Obama thinks once is enough


Once?
posted at 10:12 am on September 28, 2009 by Ed Morrissey

How often would one imagine that a wartime President, as Commander in Chief, would meet in the first eight months of his term with the overall commander of the theater of war that this President had said was too often overlooked by his predecessor? Once a month? Especially given how much public consideration this President has given the political and strategic questions of the fight, perhaps that might be once a week over the last couple of months?

How about once a … lifetime?

The military general credited for capturing Saddam Hussein and killing the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq says he has only spoken to President Obama once since taking command of Afghanistan.

“I’ve talked to the president, since I’ve been here, once on a VTC [video teleconference],” General Stanley McChrystal told CBS reporter David Martin in a television interview that aired Sunday.

“You’ve talked to him once in 70 days?” Mr. Martin followed up.

“That is correct,” the general replied.

In June 2008, Barack Obama said that it was time for a redeployment from Iraq that “refocuses on Afghanistan and our broader security interests.” In the same speech, he committed to “taking the fight to al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan. … as President, I will make the fight against al Qaeda and the Taliban the top priority that it should be. This is a war that we have to win.”

Five months later, Obama won the election and prepared his transition. That was ten months ago. If Afghanistan is his “top priority” and “a war that we have to win,” wouldn’t Obama have carved out a little time in his schedule to meet with the man tasked with winning it more than once since appointing him in June? It may have forced him to skip a Wagyu beef dinner and perhaps a night on the town in New York City, but those are the sacrifices that a CinC has to make from time to time.

http://hotair.com/archives/2009/09/28/once/

[maineman]

my guess is that the generals talk to Gates on a regular basis. that is how the chain of command works.

[red states rule]

my guess is that the generals talk to Gates on a regular basis. that is how the chain of command works.

Why should Obama waste time fullfilling his duties as CIC? He has enough trouble fullfilling his job as Teleprompter In Chief

[red states rule]

While only talking Gen McChrystal one time since his appointment, the Generals urgent rquest for help on hold, Obama is flying off to address a much more urgent issue then our troops on the ground in wartime, - to promote the Olympics for Chicago.

Yes more hope and change from the Chosen One

[Jeff]

civilians develop strategy. military personnel implement strategy.

simple as that.

Is Obama or was he ever part of the military? he promised more troops in Afghanistan, you remember where the real war was, oooppps guess he forgot, maybe he should put politics behind and just do what is right for our troops, Naaa that would make to much sense

[red states rule]

Is Obama or was he ever part of the military? he promised more troops in Afghanistan, you remember where the real war was, oooppps guess he forgot, maybe he should put politics behind and just do what is right for our troops, Naaa that would make to much sense

Maybe Obama will honor Gen McChrystal with a phone call during the flight over to Denmark. Just think about it - Obama will speak to him TWICE about the war

Wow, what a guy