Obama Signs Ten Years Plus Sofa Deal With Afghans - Shows Bush How Iraq Shoulda Been Done.

[NotfooledbyW]

The ten year SOFA with Afghanistan was signed yesterday - keeping 10 thousand US troops there through 2024.

No placeholder bullcrap going on there.

It follows the historic first democratic transfer of governmental power in Afghanistan's long war torn history.

Our troops along with those of the ISAF and the vast majority of Afghans made this historic achievement possible.

Politically here in the US how will the SOFA and the transfer of power be mocked and torn apart?

So where is the praise for Obama getting a long term SOFA deal with the new Afghan government?

 

[Katzndogz]

The Afghans probably got scared shitless over what they see happening in Iraq. They know that 10,000 is too small a force to be effective but something is better than nothing and it's American lives on the line.

 

[BlackFlag]

The Afghans probably got scared shitless over what they see happening in Iraq. They know that 10,000 is too small a force to be effective but something is better than nothing and it's American lives on the line.

Maybe Putin will come to save day. What think you comrade?

 

[Oldstyle]

So Barry fucks up HUGE in Iraq...forcing us to go back in again to retake territory we had already secured...all at a MASSIVE cost...but you see in Afghanistan, his doing what he should have done in Iraq as something that he should be "praised" for?

If George W. Bush was doing the things that Barack Obama has done over the past six years...you would literally be foaming at the mouth you'd be so outraged yet here you are demanding praise for Barry. The truth is...if the debacle in Iraq hadn't happened first...Obama would have pulled out of Afghanistan completely just as he did in Iraq. What he's doing NOW isn't what he wanted to do! It's what he's been forced to do to try and save what little face he has left!

 

[BlackFlag]

If George W. Bush was doing the things that Barack Obama has done over the past six years...you would literally be foaming at the mouth you'd be so outraged

Bush did far worse. And here you are being outraged.

 

[paulitician]

This is a bad deal. Time to end America's 'Longest War.' Time to come home.

 

[BlackFlag]

This is a bad deal. Time to end America's 'Longest War.' Time to come home.

I agree. At least it seems that Afghanistan wants us there.

Which is something... I guess...

 

[NotfooledbyW]

KD 9891971

The Afghans probably got scared shitless over what they see happening in Iraq. They know that 10,000 is too small a force to be effective but something is better than nothing and it's American lives on the line.

Goes to show how little you know when you make a desperation knee-jerk comment.

The SOFA was approved by Afghans nearly a year ago.

Loya jirga approves U.S.-Afghan security deal; asks Karzai to ...
www.cnn.com/2013/11/24/world/asia/us-afghanistan...
Nov 24, 2013 · Most Afghan elders at theloya jirga approve of the security deal ... who finished hammering out the deal ...

So are you saying Bush should not have agreed with the Iraqis to a complete US pullout from Iraq by the end of 2011?

 

[Stephanie]

ok so now what are we suppose to do?

bow down and kiss the ring on his finger for doing his DAMN JOB for a change

you people are desperate to make him out to be some brilliant hero saint that we should all be thankful he was sent to us from the heavens above to save us from that Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh

ok now I go barf

good grief

 

[Claudette]

This is a bad deal. Time to end America's 'Longest War.' Time to come home.

I agree. At least it seems that Afghanistan wants us there.

Which is something... I guess...

The only reason they want us there is because Karsai would be dead once we leave.

The Taliban would move right on in again and his life wouldn't be worth a plug nickel so you can bet your ass he wants US troops in Afghanistan.

 

[Two Thumbs]

The ten year SOFA with Afghanistan was signed yesterday - keeping 10 thousand US troops there through 2024.

No placeholder bullcrap going on there.

It follows the historic first democratic transfer of governmental power in Afghanistan's long war torn history.

Our troops along with those of the ISAF and the vast majority of Afghans made this historic achievement possible.

Politically here in the US how will the SOFA and the transfer of power be mocked and torn apart?

So where is the praise for Obama getting a long term SOFA deal with the new Afghan government?

Obama is keeping us there, to nation build, for a contracted 10 more years and you leftist are happy about it.


good lord, there is so much hypocrassy here, it boggles the mind.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

That will get ISIS out of Syrian and Iraq

 

[Stephanie]

The ten year SOFA with Afghanistan was signed yesterday - keeping 10 thousand US troops there through 2024.

No placeholder bullcrap going on there.

It follows the historic first democratic transfer of governmental power in Afghanistan's long war torn history.

Our troops along with those of the ISAF and the vast majority of Afghans made this historic achievement possible.

Politically here in the US how will the SOFA and the transfer of power be mocked and torn apart?

So where is the praise for Obama getting a long term SOFA deal with the new Afghan government?

Obama is keeping us there, to nation build, for a contracted 10 more years and you leftist are happy about it.


good lord, there is so much hypocrassy here, it boggles the mind.

well should we really expect anything else. During Bush we heard how he was "creating more terrorist", we shouldn't be out nation building, we can't be the policeman of the world and now look at them. He's bombed seven countries in the middle east and now he's the hero...they twist anyway they need to for their party and master

 

[Two Thumbs]

leftist just want more blood

and keeping a known criminal in power?

well that's a win-win

 

[High_Gravity]

10,000 Troops is just not enough for a country the size of Afghanistan smh.

 

[BlackFlag]

The only reason they want us there is because Karsai would be dead once we leave.

The Taliban would move right on in again and his life wouldn't be worth a plug nickel so you can bet your ass he wants US troops in Afghanistan.

Karzai is out. It was the new govt. that signed.

 

[BlackFlag]

The ten year SOFA with Afghanistan was signed yesterday - keeping 10 thousand US troops there through 2024.

No placeholder bullcrap going on there.

It follows the historic first democratic transfer of governmental power in Afghanistan's long war torn history.

Our troops along with those of the ISAF and the vast majority of Afghans made this historic achievement possible.

Politically here in the US how will the SOFA and the transfer of power be mocked and torn apart?

So where is the praise for Obama getting a long term SOFA deal with the new Afghan government?

Obama is keeping us there, to nation build, for a contracted 10 more years and you leftist are happy about it.


good lord, there is so much hypocrassy here, it boggles the mind.

well should we really expect anything else. During Bush we heard how he was "creating more terrorist", we shouldn't be out nation building, we can't be the policeman of the world and now look at them. He's bombed seven countries in the middle east and now he's the hero...they twist anyway they need to for their party and master

To be fair the main issue was with Iraq. Although there was gross mismanagement by the embarrassing Bush admin in both wars so there was probably some anger about Afghanistan too.

 

[The Rabbi]

So if Obama was so skilled he could negotiate a stay behind agreement in Afghanistan, how come he couldn't do the same in Iraq?
Oops.

 

[ogibillm]

So if Obama was so skilled he could negotiate a stay behind agreement in Afghanistan, how come he couldn't do the same in Iraq?
Oops.

iraq had no reason to negotiate. they already had the agreement they wanted.

 

[BlackFlag]

So if Obama was so skilled he could negotiate a stay behind agreement in Afghanistan, how come he couldn't do the same in Iraq?
Oops.

He got a new government in Afghanistan. Bush's government's refused to sign til the end.