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**clitlyphype** · 12-10-2009, 07:32 AM

*frowns as his ambien dissolves in his gullet*

ahoy mate!

CYDharta, aye...

i agree that thus far that the Obama administration has not yet been able to find an acceptable way to conclude our mighty nation's war in Afghanistan.

in seven years, the previous adminstration grappled with the numerous difficulties that had nettled its efforts to bring stability to this key part 'o the world. imma willin' to give mr. Obama more than seven months or so to find a way to navigate a path to vittory here.

his position be difficult, though.

his own captains on the bridge, Carl Levin and Nancy Pelosi be in a mutinous mood. the other crew that make up the bulk 'o the democratic party have yet to coalesce behind the embattled president on this issue.

the news from General McChyrstal has been less than encouragin'.

the recent elections have been troublin' too.

the Afghani soldiers trained to aid our fightin' men and women seem somewhat useless...somethin' imma hard pressed to blame our commander and chief for.

NATO doesn't seem to be pitchin' in...somethin' they didn't do for the now departed George Bush, either.

ontop 'o all that, America itself seems somewhat disengaged from our pursuits in that troubled region 'o the world, to say the least, aye? if our president tried to raise taxes to pay fer this war, he'd be keelhauled by the public, imma sure.

Mr. Obama be uppin' our commitment in force to almost seventy thousand and he's reviewin' his options. imma no expert, far from it me friend...but i do not see any easy or quick answers. still...i feel this war be a crucial one fer our land, and imma goin' to wait a bit longer to see if a solution can be found.

regardin' the flag wavin' Jviehe, who uttered these self aggrandizin' words..."I have not been doing a good job as an American in being personally aware of the cost of freedom"...

oh sweet jeebus, spare me...

*hurls his cutlass into the deck*

i find his usin' what was supposed to be a tribute and reminder 'o the cost of american life in our struggles to also attack the president, grotesque and disingenuous. the worst kinda political opportunism. at least the long departed Samantha never resorted to such bad taste in her mention 'o the fallen in her similar posts.

AYE!

- MeadHallPirate

Afghanistan was under control for most of the previous administration. Bush got battered for not having enough of a plan for getting out of Iraq long after the benchmarks were published. Also, he didn’t use the situation to get elected; because in 2000, it wasn’t much of an issue. Obama chided Bush for not paying enough attention to Afghanistan, campaigned on making it a top priority; then put it on the back burner once he got into the White House. He talked about implementing a Marshall Plan in Afghanistan, but that’s all he’s done.

This bit about “well, he’s only been in office for…” doesn’t wash. He’s nearly a quarter of the way thru his term, and he has yet to deal with this situation in any meaningful way. If he has enough time on his hands to come up with a healthcare reform plan over a thousand pages long, he’s had more than enough time to let our service members know what he expects them to accomplish. And if he were paying more attention to what was going on in Afghanistan, you can bet the American public would be, too. Obama can get a trillion dollars from the American people to fund his healthcare, there’s no way to use the excuse that he couldn’t get the public to back him in “a war that we have to win”. The President is neglecting our troops as they’re fighting a war he claims he supports, and Jviehe is right to call him on it.

12-10-2009, 07:32 AM	#12
clitlyphype Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 516 Senior Member	frowns as his ambien dissolves in his gullet ahoy mate! CYDharta, aye... i agree that thus far that the Obama administration has not yet been able to find an acceptable way to conclude our mighty nation's war in Afghanistan. in seven years, the previous adminstration grappled with the numerous difficulties that had nettled its efforts to bring stability to this key part 'o the world. imma willin' to give mr. Obama more than seven months or so to find a way to navigate a path to vittory here. his position be difficult, though. his own captains on the bridge, Carl Levin and Nancy Pelosi be in a mutinous mood. the other crew that make up the bulk 'o the democratic party have yet to coalesce behind the embattled president on this issue. the news from General McChyrstal has been less than encouragin'. the recent elections have been troublin' too. the Afghani soldiers trained to aid our fightin' men and women seem somewhat useless...somethin' imma hard pressed to blame our commander and chief for. NATO doesn't seem to be pitchin' in...somethin' they didn't do for the now departed George Bush, either. ontop 'o all that, America itself seems somewhat disengaged from our pursuits in that troubled region 'o the world, to say the least, aye? if our president tried to raise taxes to pay fer this war, he'd be keelhauled by the public, imma sure. Mr. Obama be uppin' our commitment in force to almost seventy thousand and he's reviewin' his options. imma no expert, far from it me friend...but i do not see any easy or quick answers. still...i feel this war be a crucial one fer our land, and imma goin' to wait a bit longer to see if a solution can be found. regardin' the flag wavin' Jviehe, who uttered these self aggrandizin' words..."I have not been doing a good job as an American in being personally aware of the cost of freedom"... oh sweet jeebus, spare me... hurls his cutlass into the deck i find his usin' what was supposed to be a tribute and reminder 'o the cost of american life in our struggles to also attack the president, grotesque and disingenuous. the worst kinda political opportunism. at least the long departed Samantha never resorted to such bad taste in her mention 'o the fallen in her similar posts. AYE! - MeadHallPirate Afghanistan was under control for most of the previous administration. Bush got battered for not having enough of a plan for getting out of Iraq long after the benchmarks were published. Also, he didn’t use the situation to get elected; because in 2000, it wasn’t much of an issue. Obama chided Bush for not paying enough attention to Afghanistan, campaigned on making it a top priority; then put it on the back burner once he got into the White House. He talked about implementing a Marshall Plan in Afghanistan, but that’s all he’s done. This bit about “well, he’s only been in office for…” doesn’t wash. He’s nearly a quarter of the way thru his term, and he has yet to deal with this situation in any meaningful way. If he has enough time on his hands to come up with a healthcare reform plan over a thousand pages long, he’s had more than enough time to let our service members know what he expects them to accomplish. And if he were paying more attention to what was going on in Afghanistan, you can bet the American public would be, too. Obama can get a trillion dollars from the American people to fund his healthcare, there’s no way to use the excuse that he couldn’t get the public to back him in “a war that we have to win”. The President is neglecting our troops as they’re fighting a war he claims he supports, and Jviehe is right to call him on it.
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