Barack the Chickenhawk

“No one will say this publicly, but the true fact is we are all talking about our exit strategy from Afghanistan. We are getting out. It may take a couple of years, but we are all looking to get out.” Thus did a “senior European diplomat” confide to The New York Times during Obama’s trip to Strasbourg. Europe is bailing out on us. Afghanistan is to be America’s war. During what the Times called a “fractious meeting,” NATO agreed to send 3,000 troops to provide security during the elections and 2,000 to train Afghan police. Thin gruel beside Obama’s commitment … Continue reading Barack the Chickenhawk