President Obama Sends 30,000 Troops To Afghanistan

In a decision designed to placate Republicans, President Obama announced that 30,000 additional troops would be deployed to Afghanistan.

After doubling the number of troops deployed by Bush-Cheney, with no result, the additional troops are supposed to root out Al Qaeda and keep the Taliban from taking over the country. General McChrystal, a staunch Republican, requested 40,000 additional troops.

Strange that no troops were requested under Bush. He and CIA Director Tenet declared the war over. The Northern Alliance had defeated the Taliban, who were on the run in the mountains of Tora Bora. Osama Bin Laden was holed up in a cave somewhere. All the troops were then sent to Iraq to start a war based on lies.

Now that additional troops are being sent to fight a war that is just beginning, the Democrats are howling their disapproval. Crying in their whiskey. Where were these same Democrats when the war started? Why no disapproval of Bush's plans? They sat idly by while 150,000 troops were deployed to a country that never attacked us, resulting in the loss of over 5,000 American lives and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis. Hypocrites.

President Obama is deploying the troops to save the Democrats seats in the House and Senate in 2010. There can be no other reason. He knows that the Democrats are vulnerable because of their inability to unite on health care. Not giving the military the resources they say they need to finish the job in Afghanistan only further weakens their ability to hold majorities in Congress. Only an idiot would not send the troops requested. If Al Qaeda attacked the mainland again, Obama would look like a complete fool and surely loose in 2012 if he did not send the troops.

He is not naive enough to believe that 30,000 troops will succeed where 100,000 have failed. However, the pressure is now on Robert Gates and the Joint Chiefs to win. It also makes a pullout easier when they fail. John McCain is already whining that there should be no timetable. Total war forever is his mantra.

Even Cheney has reared his dickhead and claimed that Obama was "dithering" with his decision. What did Dick and Bush do for eight years if they weren't dithering? They let Osama escape, the opium trade re surge, and the country deteriorate. Nothing more.

Now that the Taliban and Al Qaeda know that additional troops are on the way, they will simply melt into the countryside or across the border with Pakistan to wait us out. They don't have long supply lines to maintain. They don't have to build bases and spend billions of dollars on equipment and transportation. They live there. They know every nook and cranny of the country and everybody in it. They speak a common language, share a common religion, and a history of kicking the shit out of foreigners.

The Democrats should shut up and support their President because he is saving their asses from defeat next year, something they don't appear to be to concerned about. Close ranks on something, ANYTHING, or suffer the consequences!

Eight Americans Killed In Afghanistan-Obama's Delema

With the killing of eight more U.S. troops in Afghanistan, President Obama now has hard choices to make about the direction of the war effort.

General Stanley McChrystal has requested 40,000 additional troops to conduct the war,something the President must consider long and hard before sending.

First he must consider the source of the request. General McChrystal, although chosen by Obama to lead the war effort in Afghanistan, is firmly in the pocket of the Republican party. They have been speculating for months that additional troops would be requested, although the 20,000 additional troops Obama authorized have yet to be deployed. General McChrystal also headed up the Pat Tillman cover-up for the Bush administration. Bestowing a Silver Star on a soldier shot to death by friendly fire and fabricating a heroic lie to placate the family and ensure re-election for Bush/Cheney.

Second, he should ask the General what he will accomplish with 40,000 additional troops? Are these troops required to maintain the status quo or will they drive every single Taliban fighter out of Afghanistan? If it is to maintain the status quo surely additional troops will be needed, even if the General gets the 40,000 he asked for. No one wants an indefininate stalemate.

Third, who are we fighting and what are we fighting for? Are we fighting the Taliban, Al-Qeda or both? Although the Taliban sheltered Bin-laden, they had no idea he would attack America. They also had no means to capture him and bring him to justice, even if they wanted to. President Obama will soon learn that an idea is hard to defeat. The Taliban get no wages, health benefits, or education for fighting. They believe in an ideology which encompasses their religion. Our paid soldiers are fighting for revenge only. How much revenge is enough.

Fourth, where the hell is the international community? The rest of the allies are going home or scaling back. Why not ask Great Britian, France, and the other NATO powers for the additional troops? Why are the Afghans not stepping up to defend their own country?

Fifth, how will we know when we have won? Bin Laden will probably never be captured. It has been nine years. Billions of dollars have been spent yet he continues to produce videos mocking us. Mullah Omar is still fighting. What has been accomplished?

Lastly, who is running Afghanistan? Hamid Karzai is a U.S. puppet who will probably be assassinated by his bodyguards at some point. He is not safe outside Kabul and he utilized the Zimbabwe and Iran election models to secure power. You know the model. Stage an election, stuff the ballots, throw away votes for the opposition, declare victory. If the opposition complains, shoot them, beat them, then offer them a Prime Minister or Vice President position.

Obama should call General McChrystal on the carpet. He should tell him that if he gets the additional troops and does not effectively wipe the Taliban off the face of the earth he will not only be fired but executed.

Still want the troops?