I made mention of this in another post. I actually watched the 60 Minutes interview in which the General was asked this question -- and frankly I
found his answer of "once" to be extremely disturbing.
People can argue that Obama's administration has spoken to him more than once, so that should suffice. And suffice it would if not for the fact that
the President issued this statement: "I will not send additional troops to Afganistan" which was followed by the declaration from the General:
"If we don't have more troops we will unequivably lose this war" which shows a clear
misunderstanding by our President of what the situation
in Afganistan really is. At the very least, it shows a very real divide in communication.
For everybody, including myself, that voiced our concern over electing a President with absolutely NO military experience, little or no foreign policy
experience, and a general lack of experience overall, this is what we were concerned about.
Here's the thing: The President of the United States IS the Commander-in-Chief. By definition, a commander-in-chief is: "... is the commander of a
nation's military forces." Link:
en.wikipedia.org... I kind of was under the impression that in order to command a
military one would have to actually know what said military was doing.
Whether you agree with the war or not, the bottom line is that we are at war. And if anybody thinks losing the war is even an option, than I suggest
you consider the fallout from such a loss.
While I suppose that going to Afganistan, or dealing with Afganistan, is hardly as glitzy as going on 5 primetime TV shows, or a dinner date in NY
C, or bidding for the Olympics, or spending numerous weekends at Camp David, i think it's about time that the President realize that getting us out
of Afganistan is going to require a little more than handshakes, smiles, rhetoric, and beers.
This, of course, does not even begin to address the issue of whether or not the President should have a better handle on where trillions of dollars
are being spent and thousands of lives are being lost.....
Wait! I know the answer! We need a "war czar".....
