tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872610766194613385.post1967555559229002990..comments2024-01-02T00:54:47.924-05:00Comments on Another Black Conservative: Obama’s Afghanistan speech at West PointClifton Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273941007555823028noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872610766194613385.post-75544954352282029482009-12-03T12:24:57.689-05:002009-12-03T12:24:57.689-05:00I think the timetable thing is almost like a Troja...I think the timetable thing is almost like a Trojan horse. If the strategy fails because of the timetable, he will be able to say that more troops didn't work after all, and it was all the Right's fault for favoring them, and the military's fault for not being able to accomplish the objective in time.<br /><br />He will conveniently ignore that the "objective" in this case is simply a circle on the calendar and requires no effort whatsoever to "achieve." As CS Lewis observed, the future comes to us sixty minutes per hour, no matter who we are, no matter what we do.<br /><br />In other words, it's all political cover. Obama is incapable of seeing this as a real fight, but rather as an issue whose only importance is whether it will keep him from being re-elected.nightflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04666773766092187348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872610766194613385.post-48087373768256826332009-12-03T03:45:15.509-05:002009-12-03T03:45:15.509-05:00MissTammy:
Like I said, these young people learne...MissTammy:<br /><br />Like I said, these young people learned long ago how to view the world in stark terms. They know BS when they see it, they have to.Clifton Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273941007555823028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872610766194613385.post-54252427473509930352009-12-03T03:44:06.473-05:002009-12-03T03:44:06.473-05:00BZ:
That time table thing really sticks in my cra...BZ:<br /><br />That time table thing really sticks in my craw the more I think about it. It leaves the door open for political shenanigans as well. <br /><br />Yeah, some one should start paying me for political analysis, heck they pay Chris Matthews!Clifton Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273941007555823028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872610766194613385.post-78878095441546001932009-12-03T03:41:59.735-05:002009-12-03T03:41:59.735-05:00T-Steel:
Thanks for the tip. But did you notice t...T-Steel:<br /><br />Thanks for the tip. But did you notice that McChrystal doesn't say anything about the expiration date? He agrees with everything else but doesn't even mention that aspect.<br /><br />I have to admit I am pinning my hopes on our troops performance and not so much on the time frame of the strategy.Clifton Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273941007555823028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872610766194613385.post-19963461591141119872009-12-02T12:36:21.016-05:002009-12-02T12:36:21.016-05:00I was amazed at how UN-trained the cadets seemed t...I was amazed at how UN-trained the cadets seemed to be on him, actually. I saw most of them looking in the other direction, fidgeting, texting, and some were fighting sleep. And who can blame them when their CinC is trashing everything they stand for right in front of them, while calling for retreat?MissTammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00993914532824862923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872610766194613385.post-32960659709930753762009-12-02T11:11:24.806-05:002009-12-02T11:11:24.806-05:00I am concerned, as you are, w/ timetables given......I am concerned, as you are, w/ timetables given.... uhhh... helllllo... any successful encounter/war, one does not divulge info- that's a BASIC tenant. And Gen. McC's obviously has no choice in the matter with accepting what he can get. It's a grave choice of action. SHAME on 'Obuma'.<br />And CB, your analysis is well supported and spot on... someone needs to find you for political "comment-ation"!Bzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00562720493485097677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872610766194613385.post-11025233175741820172009-12-02T08:45:30.135-05:002009-12-02T08:45:30.135-05:00I'm not overly concerned with timetables given...I'm not overly concerned with timetables given simply because our Armed Forces will make in impossibly difficult for the Taliban to "hole up" for 18 months. General McChrystal seems to be fine with President Obama's plan:<br /><br />http://washingtonindependent.com/69310/mcchrystal-praises-obama-strategy-reviewT-Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13329875454199766462noreply@blogger.com