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2011-04-26 India-Pakistan

Obama gathers top aides on Afghanistan, Pakistan

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Posted by Fred 2011-04-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Pakistan

#1 Why doesn't NATO work on putting Europeans in charge of European security?

Posted by Mike Ramsey 2011-04-26 06:32|| 2011-04-26 06:32|| Front Page Top

#2 isn't a Carney a person that runs a circus?
what a great name for a Presidential spokesman

Posted by Mikey Hunt 2011-04-26 12:52|| 2011-04-26 12:52|| Front Page Top

#3 Mikey, they are at county fairs the circus would be a move up

Posted by Beavis 2011-04-26 13:01|| 2011-04-26 13:01|| Front Page Top

#4 Obama is also beginning to reach the point when he must consider recommendations by the military for the promised partial withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan which he has demanded from July this year.

Petreaus is in Pakistan urging thier military to increase pressure on the border regions in order to further impede the flow of fighters and weapons. At the same time, contractors and trusted atmospherics feelers have teamed, and are circulating the battlespace as we speak, interviewing small unit leaders, taking note of regional progress, then reporting back to Petraeus and his top brass? The blueprint for unit withdrawls is being formulated. Obama MUST achieve some kind of success or validity relative to his stated withdrawl strategy. He will obviously not gain any mileage at the polls with his economic policies.

Posted by Besoeker 2011-04-26 13:15|| 2011-04-26 13:15|| Front Page Top

#5 I think that Obama is looking to retreat from Afghanistan as a bone to throw to his true believers. The hard left is angry at Obama right now and he has to keep his core support together for next years election.

Military recommendations and the reality on the battlefield will have nothing to do with the decision to leave. This as was posted,a "circus", to give the impression the decision is being made in real time instead of two and a half years ago when he took office.

Of course, it will be complete fiasco, complete with mass executions of US supporters, an escalation of terrorist activities world wide and a new boldness by the ISI to continue their neferious ways.

The day we announce we are leaving Iraq starts the countdown to the next major terrorist attack on the US.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2011-04-26 13:59|| 2011-04-26 13:59|| Front Page Top

#6 Good point Bill.

I would like to point out that Obama, and his supporters are hell-bent on snatching defeat from the jaws of victory and make Iraq into another Vietnam war.

And then blame it all on Bush.

Posted by CrazyFool 2011-04-26 14:44|| 2011-04-26 14:44|| Front Page Top

#7 "I think that Obama is looking to retreat from Afghanistan"

We must be seriously winning, then.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2011-04-26 14:50|| 2011-04-26 14:50|| Front Page Top

#8 We must be seriously winning, then

Judging from the piles of dead Talibunnies and the outraged howling from what passes for a government in Pakistain, things are going our way.

Posted by SteveS 2011-04-26 17:42|| 2011-04-26 17:42|| Front Page Top

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