Comments on: "A War He Can Call His Own" Revisited By Woodward

By: CompassionateFascist

CompassionateFascist — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 05:58:16 +0000

Well, Zero won’t be able to triangulate Iran. Around about spring-summer 2012, he will either attack Iran, or his birth certificate – Coast Province Hospital, Mombasa, Kenya, 4 August 1961, 7:24 PM – is likely to adorn the covers of diverse neo-con media.

[“Zero”: that’s funny. I guess the “Big O” is taken.]

By: Steve Hogan

Steve Hogan — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 01:09:35 +0000

Think about it for a minute. There really is nothing to “win” in Afghanistan. The debate about troop increases amounts to little more than a cynical political calculation. His compromise didn’t completely alienate his base of support on the left while placating the neocons and war-thirsty generals to his right.

Obama can con enough people into thinking he had no choice but to double down in that pathetic land-locked country, and can even argue that he’s merely cleaning up after Bush’s disastrous decision. It would be a cop-out, but at least he wouldn’t look like a fool holding such a position.

But this is smoke and mirrors. He has deliberately chosen to sacrifice thousands of innocent civilians and hundreds of American soldiers and contractors. For what purpose? To avoid looking weak on terrorism. This is all for domestic political consumption. Allow me to translate: Obama is willing to kill people in large numbers in order to maintain power. Our liberties and our security are being sacrificed for this?

Until enough Americans get fed up with the absurd empire that has bankrupted us, our leaders will continue to drive us over the cliff. When will the insanity end?

By: Myron Pauli

Myron Pauli — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 22:34:18 +0000

Andrew Bacevich correctly judged the book as trivial gossip (e.g. does Jones hate Holbrook more than Hillary hates Holbrook…)

http://www.amconmag.com/blog/telling-sweet-nothings-to-power/

The war’s “non-decisions” get reduced to coffee table gossip of Washington’s Yentas while the country goes bankrupt and the Taliban (what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger) keeps on the offensive.