Powerful words from the homefront

The brother and father of a Marine fighting the war in Afghanistan have some solid advice for our politically-challenged Commander in Chief.

As family members of a Marine deployed in Afghanistan, we know the
importance of timely decisions in the heat of battle--indecision in the
field puts troops at risk and leads to casualties. Likewise, the
president's indecision about the next steps in Afghanistan is placing
the overall mission and the troops on the ground at risk.

Announcing his counter-insurgency strategy for Afghanistan this past
March, President Obama said, "If the Afghan government falls to the
Taliban or allows al-Qaeda to go unchallenged, that country will again
be a base for terrorists who want to kill as many of our people as they
possibly can." This commitment was clearly re-affirmed by the president
in an August speech before the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Yet, the
president and his advisers are now engaged in a prolonged process of
re-thinking America's Afghanistan strategy. What has changed?

According to the White House, it would be irresponsible to act until
a credible resolution to the presidential elections in Afghanistan
emerges. But we fear, as many have reported, that the real reason for
delay is anxiety amongst civilian White House aides that an escalation
in Afghanistan will derail the president's domestic agenda. On the
latter, let us be clear--considerations of political expediency have no
place in the president's war room.

Man up Sir.

I think the rant I did just after he took office is particularly apt right now

posted by Uncle Jimbo at 01:18 PM

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