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Originally Posted by tstew
Well then I can't think of a major player in the political game that you should believe...sorry. LOL.
However, the President been clear and consistent on at least this one subject. I know for a fact because it made a lot of sense to me. Refocusing the war on terror was a part of his platform and increasing our presence in the Afghan/Pakistan area was central to that. In keeping with that, just one month after his inauguration, he sent 17,000 additional troops (diverting some from Iraq).
Does this mean I think he is the greatest man in the world? No. But let's at least be truthful in our discussions of matters of importance...and do something about the partisan blinders...
Now let me get out of here before PO comes back breathing out threatenings and slaughter.
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The President has been pressing things forward in Afghanistan and he has a good team with Panetta and Gen. Petraeus. I think where a lot of people take umbrage is that this whole operation in the works since last August to get bin Laden was opened up because of intelligence gathered at Gitmo and through water boarding.
These were two of the strongest things that candidate Barack Obama had denounced during the campaign. His insinuations and the outright (false) accusations of "torture" by his supporters really made the U.S. military and intelligence communities look bad.
And now? Now he wants to take credit for the fruit of Gitmo interrogations.
It's obvious that the President has been learning "on the job." That's okay. What I want to know is if his most vocal supporters have been learning as well.
And BTW (Stewie didn't raise this, but others have) - If getting involved in Iraq was "wrong" and a "diversion" away from what we really should be doing... just what, then, are we doing in Libya?
I guess "Regime Change" is okay after all? Code Pink? Michael Moore? CNN/MSNBC/ABC/CBS/NBC/HuffPo/NYTimes/WashPost?
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