It is time for Obama to make a decision on Afghanistan
It was revealed in a report that Gen. Stanley McChrystal claims that without more troops being sent to Afghanistan the mission “will likely result in failure,” and now we have learned that President Obama has only talked to the general once since McChrystal took over in Afghanistan.
We also know that Barack Obama has gone on record saying that the is not comfortable with using the word “victory” when it comes to Afghanistan.
Barack Obama has yet to make a dicision about troop levels even after this startling report, he has only found the time to talk to the commander on the ground one time. The time for a decision is now. But the president apparently has what he considered bigger issues on his mind; he is running around trying to secure Chicago as a site for the next Olympic games.
The problem seems to be the president considers the war in Afghanistan to be a political problem instead of a military problem. The question is simple, do we send more troops, the answer is not. He is looking for a solution that will hurt him the least politically.
While our men and women are dying in Afghanistan our president is distracted and seems to be ignoring them. As he delays a decision more Americans are dying every day. The general in charge in Afghanistan has basically said that without more troops Americans will continue to die until the war is lost. There is no time for this indecision by the president– we either go all in or we get out.
All I am asking for is a decision. I support sending more troops and securing Afghanistan but if the president thinks that it is time to get out than why delay the withdrawal any longer? If he does not fully believe in the mission there, it would be better for us to get out now than to let Americans die for a cause the president does not believe in.
It is time for the president to make a decision, one way or the other.Take a stand Mr. President.
NH Tea Party Coalition
President Obama does need to make a decision about Afghanistan. Making it a political decision would be a mistake and an injustice to the men and women who are fighting the war.
Agreed, but that is exactly what I think he is going to do– make his decision on what will hurt him the least politically.
Hard to make a decision concerning Afghanistan, America and our troops when you’re off on a mission for the Party Bosses of Chicago…
Chicago and the Olympics has taken Obama’s focus off of, well, what the hell, he never WAS focused…
Apparently he has different priorities than we do.
Forget about the politics, Obama is the command-in-chief, he doesn’t maintain personal contract with the commanding general in the field, he’s off to Copenhagen while the troops are dying in the field—he must make a quick decision in order to save American lives. This is the bottom line.
Very true, one way or the other I just want him to make up his mind instead of parading around the globe.