"We are going to dismantle and degrade their capabilities and ultimately dismantle and destroy their networks"Funny, but that sounds to be a lot like the rhetoric of one George W Bush. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. But in fairness, I'm fine with the idea of effectively destroying al-Qaeda. And I am A-Ok with the idea out of getting the hell out of Afghanistan. The key question is how. And I wait with bated breath for someone in power to come up with some sort convincing plan. Rather than spouting tired rhetoric about fighting al-Qaeda...
"...I'm not a schemer. I try to show the schemers how pathetic their attempts to control things really are..."
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Obama on Afghanistan
Barack Obama has been talking about Afghanistan and pontificating on "finishing the job". Now, sometimes I wonder why that particular part of the "War on Terror" is still ongoing. Fortunately Barack is there to remind us. Yes, it is about whupping the butts of al-Qaeda:
Barack Obama has been talking about Afghanistan and pontificating on "finishing the job".
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Satire sometimes writes itself.
The scary thing is that a President's tough-talking seems to have an alarmingly large effect on the American psyche.
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