Obamalemma
Why, oh why is President Barack H. Obama taking so blasted long deciding what to do about Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s strategy and troop request in Afghanistan?
The Commander in Chief let it languish at the Pentagon for a month before even requesting it. Obviously, he already knew what was in it; the Pentagon leaked it, [...]
Withdrawing from Afghanistan, Plus Future Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. Pinch Me, I’m Dreaming
I just heard Bill Kristol on the Hugh Hewitt show dropping a couple of political bombshells:
First, Kristol now believes for the first time that President Barack H. Obama is paving the groundwork for rejecting Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s recommendation of a COIN strategy for Afghanistan, including increasing troop levels.
Note that it was the Obamacle Himself who [...]
ISAF Is Its Own PR Nightmare
Today’s suicide attack in Kabul comes as the debate over European involvement in Afghanistan heats up. Apparently the Taliban carefully chose their latest target well: six Italian soldiers and 10 Afghans were killed in the attack, which took place very close to a U.S. military base and outside the gates of the U.S. embassy. The [...]
Taliban Winning in Afghanistan?
Yesterday’s article in the Wall Street Journal with the attention-getting headline “Taliban Now Winning” in Afghanistan has generated a lot of controversy, and according to some people I’ve spoken to, some anger in the Pentagon. Jim Hanson at Blackfive rightly noted yesterday that there was little to back up the headline.
They quote McChrystal directly many [...]
