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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-31-09 07:12 PM Original message |
Pentagon worried about Obama's commitment to Afghanistan |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-31-09 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
1. "We are not getting a Bush-like commitment to this war." |
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theophilus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-31-09 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
2. What is Obama to do? |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-31-09 08:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I don't know. But, |
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theophilus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-31-09 08:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. I think if he believes he can make the situation better by staying we will. |
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jeanpalmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 12:01 AM Response to Reply #2 |
11. He has to decide based on principle |
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EVDebs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-31-09 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
3. We Are Going to Lose the War in Afghanistan and It Will Help Bankrupt Us--Chalmers Johnson |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-31-09 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
5. They've never even defined what "winning" in Afghanistan would be. Heck |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-31-09 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
6. I hope Joe and others can convince him that more troops are a bad idea |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-31-09 08:50 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I'm watching Sen. Kerry to see where he goes with this. |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-31-09 09:00 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Kerry wants to know what our objectives are there. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-31-09 10:50 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. And this admin knows that's a factor. I've read their conclusions |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
12. I don't see us getting out any time soon. |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
13. We don't want a "Bush-like commitment" to this war; we want to end it. |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-01-09 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
14. A no-win situation for the administration....another fine mess you left us with monkeyboy |
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