Kind of liveblogging President’s speech on Afghanistan
I had started typing notes, but his first line caught my attention: about bringing “this war to a successful conclusion.”
Will he ever say, “victory”?
Do appreciate that he said terrorists on 9/11 “murdered” Americans. But, wait, did he call them terrorists?
Yup, using the expression “terrorist network.” But, is at pains to talk about “international legitimacy.”
Also, he seems to be rushing this speech.
Why is he bringing it Iraq? And the rifts it caused? Bringing that war to a “responsible end.” Hasn’t yet used the word, “victory” or any form of the verb “to win.”
Like the line about “hard-earned milestones” in Iraq.
Back to typing notes for a later post, but I’ll just say that I’m really not liking this speech, it seems to be more about his decision-making process than about the decision itself. Has he yet said “defeat” Al Qaeda, focusing too much on turning over to Afghanis. Shouldn’t we first defeat Taliban/Al Qaeda, then turn it over? Did FDR turning over power to Germans before we had conquered the Nazis?
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Why does he keep thumping the podium?
Nerves, afterall he is surrounded by the military.
Comment by Gene in Pennsylvania — December 1, 2009 @ 8:20 pm - December 1, 2009
Why does he say POCK EE STAN?
And TALL EEE BON
Comment by Gene in Pennsylvania — December 1, 2009 @ 8:21 pm - December 1, 2009
How come no strategy to get Bin Laden? I’ve been waiting for 11months since he promised that…..tick tock
Comment by Gene in Pennsylvania — December 1, 2009 @ 8:22 pm - December 1, 2009
Independent Fox News just showed troops nodding off…..
wow
Did Obama anticipate continued applause
he’s been interrupted exactly………no times with applause, he looks shaken by it.
Comment by Gene in Pennsylvania — December 1, 2009 @ 8:23 pm - December 1, 2009
Obama looks like he’s going to cry…..
Comment by Gene in Pennsylvania — December 1, 2009 @ 8:24 pm - December 1, 2009
I think he just said he was going to cut the military to do another second stimulus porkulus. And he did it in front of the future officers tasked to defend us. Shame Mr President shame.
Comment by Gene in Pennsylvania — December 1, 2009 @ 8:27 pm - December 1, 2009
Wow some of the cadets look scared that this is their commander in chief. Not many fainting in this crowd from his aura.
Comment by Gene in Pennsylvania — December 1, 2009 @ 8:31 pm - December 1, 2009
Ooops 8:36 he stopped waited til they applauded.
Comment by Gene in Pennsylvania — December 1, 2009 @ 8:33 pm - December 1, 2009
One of the journalists was correct Obama looked small and uncomfortable, not a war president. How sad.
Comment by Gene in Pennsylvania — December 1, 2009 @ 8:44 pm - December 1, 2009
And we now have the official Obama Party position on what Obama did: “he went to the enemy camp, tonight, to make the case.”
“Enemy camp”. Again. This Barack Obama, his Obama Party, and the media who supports, endorses, and praises him, consider going to West Point, to the academy that trains our future military officers, to be visiting the enemy camp.
Those cadets had better be scared. Looks like one of the other things that Barack Obama learned from Bill Ayers was an insane hatred and need to kill members of the United States military.
Comment by North Dallas Thirty — December 1, 2009 @ 9:29 pm - December 1, 2009
Because most Americans don’t and he is an America-loathing Marxist.
Comment by American Elephant — December 1, 2009 @ 11:44 pm - December 1, 2009
NDXXX, he may have been addressing the cadets at West Point, but he sounded like he was appealing to his left-of-center base.
That Matthews said that speaks worlds about his world view. With such an attitude, he contributes mightily to the divisions in this country.
Comment by B. Daniel Blatt — December 2, 2009 @ 2:20 am - December 2, 2009