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While U.S. Military Die, Obama Partries and Gives Excuses

While CinC obama, continues to party, plays golf, flies around the country making speeches. Our fine military continues to fight and die. While obama and his minions spends hours trying to convience the world that Chicago deserves the olympics, he gives Gen. McChrystal 30 minutes. All the while, our fine military continue to die.
Now, we have Kerry, who serve in Vietnam, " Says It's Too Soon to Send More Troops to Afghanistan
In taped remarks to air Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union," Sen. John Kerry said it would be misguided to have a troop buildup to achieve a mission of "good governance" when the election is not yet finished.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/10/17/kerry-says-soon-send-tro...
Now, the great military leader, Rahm Emanuel says, "It would be reckless to make a decision on U.S. troop levels if in fact you haven't done a thorough analysis of whether in fact there's an Afghan partner ready to fill that space that U.S. troops would create and become a true partner in governing."
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/10/18/decision-send-troops-rec...
I am not a general, I don't have access to all the documents that the regine does. I do have the common sense to know, that if our military is engaged in combat with an enemy of the U.S., who cares if their is a problem with the Afghan governmental elections. Let our military do their damn job. We have fought other wars where there was no "government", WW 2 comes to mind. That didn't seem to stop the U.S. from fighting and winning, but then again, we had a leader who cared about winning, not pushing a socialist agenda.
Obama, Kerry (who served in Vietnam), Emanuel, and the rest of the so called "public servants" continue to have your fun and games, enjoy your lives and party hearty. I have just one question for you. Do you recongize these names:
Styer, Brandon, Ochoa Jr., Alfonso, Cauley, George W., Taylor, Aaron J., Westbrook, Kenneth W., Hill, Kevin O., Hardt, Joshua M., Gallegos, Justin T., Mace, Stephen L., Martin, Vernon W., Griffin, Christopher T., Scusa, Michael P., Kirk, Joshua J., Thomson. Kevin C. Owens, Brandon A., Smith, Aaron M., Rabjohn, Thomas D., Sklaver, Benjamin A., Newton Jr., Alan H., Adams, Ryan C., Sanchez, Roberto D. Hercules Jr., Russell S., French IV, Alex, Shaw, Christopher D., Martin III, Jack M., Chrobot, Jordan L., Graham, Kevin J., Malone, John J., Reynolds, Titus R., Smith, Edward Bernard, White, Joseph V., Meredith, William L., Kowall, Corey J., Winkleman, Damon G., Davis, David A., Monroe, Jeremiah J., Gordon II, Robert D., Bohle, Bradley S., McCloskey, Shawn P., Mills, Joshua M., Void, Demetrius L., Wright II, David T., McConnell, Andrew H., Hornbarger, James R., Berky, Bryan D., Juden, Tyler A., Cox, Daniel L., Allen, Nekl B., Martinek, Matthew M., Fowlkes, Christopher S., Parten, Tyler E., Layton, James R., Johnson Jr., Edwin Wayne
Johnson, Michael E., Kenefick, Aaron M., Haney, Randy M., Murphrey, Michael C., Loney, Youvert, Meadows, Joshua S., Andrews, Darryn D., Baltazar Jr., Christopher S., Castiglione, Benjamin P., Rudzinski, Christopher M., Green, Anthony G., Staats, Chris N. plus 4 others who have yet to have their names released.
Yes, Obama, Kerry (who served in Vietnam), Emanuel, and the rest of the so called "public servants" while you do your Washington "two step" these fine members have died in Afghanistan since September 1st. Now look the families and the American people in the eyes and tell us why you are still "thinking" about what to do about the war and sending more troops.
God Bless them all and God Bless their famlies.
To the families this Old Marine has only two things to say, Thank you and Semper Fidelis
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Obama'S Playing Around With Our Troops Lives

The comaprison of Obama's strategy on Afghanistan with Vietnam has been used ad nauseum, including myself. Frankly, I feel that it is even worst then. Previouly, I have wrote that LBJ was more concerned with his "Great Society" social programs then the war in Vietnam. I wish I could say the same for Obama, although he seems to be going down the same path as LBJ. Frankly, I feel that he really doesn't give a damn about our troops or the advice of the military leaders.
On February 18, 2009, "President Obama ordered his first deployment of U.S. combat troops Tuesday, authorizing 17,000 additional soldiers and Marines for Afghanistan in what he described as an urgent bid to stabilize a deteriorating and neglected country." (LATimes.com) Naturally, in his written statement about Obama directed veiled criticizm at Pres. Bush. "This increase is necessary to stablize a detiorating situation in Afgahanistan, which has not recieved the the strategic attention, direction and resources it urgently requires," Obama said. Gee, Mr Obama is it any different now?
Later, on CNN.com, more of Obama's statement was reported. "The Taliban is resurgent in Afghanistan, and Al Qaeda supports the insurgency and threatens America from its safe haven along the Pakistani border." Is this the same Taliban that Obama wants to have a part of the Afgahanistan government? According to an official, "The goal is to have enough troops to "seize and hold" territory and maintain security, which hasn't been possible under current troop levels." Gee, the ironic thing about this is that GeneralMcKiernan requested 30,000 additional troops and Obama sends 17,000, roughly a little over half of what was requested.
Over a month ago, Gen. McChrystal requested 40,000 additional troops, and today Obama "quietly" sends 15,000, roughly a third of what was requested.
I believe that Obama doesn't want to be responsible for losing the war on terror, thus making America unsafe, so he will continue to send less troops then needed, some of these troops might be killed, and eventually the American people will start yelling for withdrawal, and Obama will "give in" to popular opinion and withdraw the troops, thus giving America another one in the lost column. After, the withdrawal, he can stand up before the American people and say," I had to pull out of Afghanistan because the American people wanted me to do so."
However, I have to ask Obama, just how many more troops will you kill because you will not listen to the generals, before that magic time that you decide to withdraw.
Sources:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/17/obama.troops/index.html (Last visited 10-13-09)
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghan-troops18-2009feb18,0,7002157,print.story (last visited 10-13-09)
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