Betrayed

In whose hands exactly resides the security of this country? The thought is a tad unsettling is it not?

Today others joined us in slamming BO’s dithering, including Sect of Defense Robert Gates (in an interview on a flight to Tokyo) and, several prominent Democrats. Even much of the lap-dog media is worried. Whoa!

Petraeus was 100% right about the surge in Iraq; candidate Obama, who wanted to clear the country of US combat forces by March 2008, was 100% wrong ("the surge is not working"). So my friends, why would we assume that Petraeus and McChrystal are now wrong on Afghanistan and Obama right? The former have been proven wise and consistent; the latter, wrong in the past and erratic in the present.

BO has no background whatsoever relevant to his job. His expertise is confined to the grievance industry. Is that a qualification my dear lefty friends?

Naturally the left blames Bush, and naturally for everything. We are lectured that Bush took his eye off this ball, while BO has for years promised to reset priorities by finishing off the Taliban - a "necessary" initiative. Well, if we neglected the war in Afg, how come almost no Americans died there between 2001 and 2006? Huh? Fewer perished in 12 months in Afg than in a single month in Iraq.

But no matter. Now the excuse for indecision is Afg politics. The left take this in line and sinker, robotic like, reciting exactly what they are fed by party machinery. Witness the following from a local - "Do you think it makes any difference who is in power in Af (upcoming elections) before we make the decision to go all in or pull out? Sure would be great to have an active partner in power to work with." Oh, ya, missed that one. Elections aren't why we have troops in that country for goodness sake. They're there to fight a war against terrorists that President Obama once declared to be "necessary." This concept is tough?

Now Karzai has agreed to a presidential runoff. Seems fairly reasonable to us. But doubt that will be good enough for our official hand wringer, the head of our own built in United Nations.

For those who care, who may be concerned with the welfare of their prodigy, do the following: Turn off the TV. Next, read or re-read our past postings, esp Moment of Truth, which distills the dynamics key to understanding the Afg situation. Closer to home than you may think.

For those who voted for Obama - how in the world could you have been so careless? You’ve endangered us all.

Robert Craven