President Obamas War Address
President Obama laid out his plan for sending 30 thousand more troops to Afghanistan during a speech last night at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. He wants to start the deployment quickly, within six months, with a goal of beginning a pullout in mid 2011 and having most troops out by 2013.
Some highlights of the speech:
- Obama called Afghanistan and Pakistan “the epicenter of the violent extremism practiced by Al Qaeda.”
- He rejected parallels to Vietnam, noting that we have a broad coalition of allies, that the insurgency isn’t popular in Afghanistan and that we were attacked from Afghanistan.
- His goals are to “deny al Qaeda a safe-haven…reverse the Taliban’s momentum and deny it the ability to overthrow the government…and strengthen the capacity of Afghanistan’s security forces and government.”
In conclusion, the president insisted, “It is easy to forget that when this war began, we were united — bound together by the fresh memory of a horrific attack, and by the determination to defend our homeland and the values we hold dear. I refuse to accept the notion that we cannot summon that unity again.”
Republicans were generally supportive, though most questioned the president’s 2013 deadline. Democrats were split, with many asking whether more troops is the answer to defeating the Taliban and Al Qaeda.
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There is no republic and democratic party; it’s all the same. the choice is give the illusion of freedom. We are not free.
Obama is a puppet; given the Nobel Peace prize when he created a New War in Pakistan. While everyone was talking about the David Letterman scandal, Obama was ALREADY deploying more troops it Afghanistan. His running platform was an immediate withdrawal. He lied.
911 was an inside job created to implement the Patriot Act which takes away the so-called “freedom” we Americans pride ourselves on. Obama’s platform when running was to dismantle the Patriot Act, but now he backs it and has even extended it to take away even more civil liberties.
WAKE UP
if you don’t care about that; care about this:
your dollar is now worth 66 cents.
Why? FED bailout. Approved by Obama.
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The Revolution has already started.
As a veteran, I have to say I disagree with Obama on this one. While I understand we can’t just pull out the troops all at once I feel that we are now and from the beginning there for nothing. All of this money is being thrown into a senseless war, we’re losing family members over what??? I think our Soldiers should be gradually pulled back and brought home. U have Soldiers with almost 20 years, which is the min you need to retire, throwing in the towel at 15 or more years which you say is ridiculous but their tired of these rapid deployments. I fully understand the purpose of our Armed Forces but u come home after 12 to 15 months and you’re already training again 7 months back for your next deployment. And in some cases both husbands and wives are deployed. Maybe Obama would be more understanding if he himself had served in the military, which I think should be a requirement for all of our future Commander in Chiefs.