Obama warns of tough times in Afghanistan

[unhappycamper]

President Obama, right, and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai are shown during their May 12 news conference in the East Room of the White House.


Obama warns of tough times in Afghanistan
By Matthew Lee and Robert Burns - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday May 12, 2010 13:40:24 EDT

WASHINGTON — The war in Afghanistan will get worse before it gets better, President Obama said Wednesday, but he said his plan to begin withdrawing U.S. forces next year remains on track.

“What I’ve tried to emphasize is the fact that there is going to be some hard fighting over the next several months,” Obama said at a White House news conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

Obama spoke as the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan gets ready for a push into the Taliban’s birthplace in Kandahar province. The campaign for Kandahar, which is to begin in earnest in June, is expected to be among the bloodiest of the nine-year-old war.

“There is no denying the progress,” Obama said. “Nor, however, can we deny the very serious challenges still facing Afghanistan.”

Karzai’s warm White House welcome followed months of sniping and frustration over management of the war and about fraud allegations surrounding Karzai’s re-election last year.



unhappycamper comment: I'm sorry Mr. President, but you are screwing the pooch on this one. :(

[conspirator]

1. Talk is cheap. And that's all this President has n/t

[Bonobo]

2. “There is no denying the progress." Progress, ummm, towards WHAT exactly?

What the fuck is the fucking goal!?

[madrchsod]

3. wow.... sounds like the 60`s and 70`s.....

the only reason he`s getting away with it is there`s not a hundred thousand people yelling..

"hey hey bho how many kids did you kill today" ....

[saigon68]

4. Ah the good old days

This guy is firmly in the pocket of the MI complex

How many mercs are there in AFGHAN-NAM ?? ???? (crickets)

[AllentownJake]

5. Question for the Orator

If you can put a timeline on a military campaign. Is the campaign worth fighting.

Generally speaking, I think the only appropriate use of an invasion based Military force is when survival is at stake, and if you can put a timeline on such an invasion, survival must be not at stake.

[Lerkfish]

6. This sounds awfully familiar to many Bush speeches on Iraq.

If only we could have a SURGE... yeah, that's the ticket, and I"m married to... Morgan Fairchild.

[unabelladonna]

7. where are the demonstrations????

oh i forgot.... it's the poor and blue collar kids who are fighting. isn't it time to get out?

way over 4000 killed, and what isn't being talked about are the horrible, life changing injuries.