nodoginnafight
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It's bizarre that anyone is criticizing Obama for taking his time and trying to make the right decision.
Better to go off half-cocked like Bush and invade the wrong country.
I criticize him for taking his time.... because our troops are dying. He is the President - he has no military experience and, instead of listening to the people he chose (McCrystal), he decided to get opinions from everyone and their dog first.
Another attempt to re-write history.
1) McChrystal himself requested the review - he knew what was involved in that.
2) To even suggest that "people were dying" BECAUSE Obama took his time with the decision is ridiculous. You would have to believe that our officers led their men into positions that could not be defended with reinforcements - reonforcements that may or may not be coming. Absurd.
The additional troops were requested to take up new positions in hotly contested areas. NOT to help the troops already there defend their current positions.
Suggesting otherwise is just an attempt to politicize the situation with emotional appeals - USING the service and sacrifices of our military personnel for political purposes.