Comments on: Obama at the Rubiconin Pakghanistan

By: ed

ed — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:56:20 +0000

Well, it seems Jock was right the question has indeed been answered. John Kerry today changed his tune on a Sunday talk show, endorsing in his way another 40,000 troops. Semms a clear forecast of the White House decision. Let's go to a new thread.

By: ed

ed — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:56:14 +0000

London Daily Telegraph elaborates and perhaps confirms BBC report earlier in week. Brit Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, their top uniformed commander, says he's been given to understand another 45,000 american troops will be given to Stanley. Bringing total to 110,000. One can only hope Jock has gone off half cocked.

By: ed

ed — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:40:02 +0000

Here's the Swift Boat attack. Head of the VFW issues paper telling the President to just listen to his generals and that debating the policy endangers soldiers. This takes us back to the Generals vs Cheney in September, and the NewsMax Memo about the usefullness of a military coup.

By: ed

ed — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:32:44 +0000

“Arundhati Roy … on a recent visit to Pakistan … at the Karachi Press Club … stated:

“I’m here to understand what you mean when you say Taliban … Do you mean a militant? Do you mean an ideology? Exactly what is it that is being fought?”

NOW THAT’s WHAT I BEEN TALKING ABOUT. YOU GO GIRL.

By: ed

ed — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:37:17 +0000

Britain yesterday pledged 500 more soldiers. Something of a rebound for them. But today Sarkozy says not a single French soldier more. Rumors again circulating -- rooted in BBC report two days ago -- that Obama has granted the Pentagon another 40,000 or so souls.

By: ed

ed — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:01:04 +0000

Washington Post touching on the McChrystal-Petraeus theme, perhaps tacitly thinking of Lansdale as well.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/09/AR2009100902568.html

By: ed

ed — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:47:51 +0000

Well. The New York Times seems ready and willing to endorse an escalation of the sort the BBC has reported (see prior comment) — with a glowing Sunday Magazine piece on none other than General Stanley McChrystal.

Rather unbelievable.

But there it is.

On a Wednesday. ?!?

Why is the Sunday Magazine feature being published on a Wednesday?

At the request, perhaps, of the White House? To better and sooner prepare the country for crossing the Rubicon?

Well. We shall see.

By: ed

ed — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:12:24 +0000

BBC reporting that Obama has decided to give McChrystal another 45,000 troops. This denial by Wh House voice Gibbs seems rather feeble in it's specialness: Merely "no decision has been made" rather than rejecting the notion.

By: ed

ed — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:53:55 +0000

And here’s at Times front page piece, next day after Kerry, saying Biden is no longer alone within Admin in pessimism re Afghanistan.

My man!

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/14/world/14biden.html?_r=1&hp

By: ed

ed — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:04:57 +0000

John Kerry is out there again saying no more troops to Pakghanistan.

And indicating he has Obama’s ear.

Interesting and good that he’s being so perisistent. As a Vietnam vet has more gravitas than the Prez to be saying this.