George Will and an upside down world
You know the world has turned completely upside down when you find yourself nodding in agreement with a George Will column. But he’s right: the Afghanistan war is a giant sandbox filled with quicksand to the United States — and already we’re in way too deep. Obama needs to figure a way out this mess and soon or everything else he hopes to accomplish will turn to grief.
Yes, it’s damn convenient for someone like Will to reach this conclusion only now, when “the other side” is in office. But the truth is still the truth.
Obama didn’t get us into this war. He didn’t mismanage it in the beginning. But in the end, none of that will matter. It’s his war now. And more importantly it’s America’s war. And there’s no good outcome anywhere in sight.
September 1st, 2009 at 5:30 pm
I know it is unusual for me to go off message, but read today’s tomdispatch.com article by David Swanson & I think that corraborates what I’ve been saying about Barack-not so-lite Cheney/Bush Obama.
(O.K., it’s not so unusual for me to go off message.)
September 2nd, 2009 at 12:51 am
President Obama has been taken in by The Generals. They waylaid him when he first came through the door; and they have been steady at it day and night. Generals are in the business of war. It is their bread and butter. They all think they can win. They are supposed to think that. It is always a matter of more troops, more money, more armament, more,more,more…..and then they will win. Okay, that worked in WWII and in Serbia. It hasnt worked in Vietnam, Afghanistan or Iraq. WWII and Serbia had combination forces of considerable committment. Not so in the other three. Evidently, Obama continues to be mesmerized; and foolishly so. It WILL be an albatross around his neck if he continues to think MORE will win the day. His lack of experience is showing; but I really did think he was one person who could learn from history. Sigh…….