Quote:
Originally Posted by Warrior-Mentor
December 4, 2009
Uncertain Trumpet
By Charles Krauthammer
|
. . . The Taliban and Afghan peasants and Pakistani generals AND NATO allies get ambivalence.
. . . most supporters of the Afghanistan War were satisfied. They got the policy,
. . . the liberals got the speech.
. . . The hawks got three-quarters of what Gen. Stanley McChrystal wanted --
. . . the doves got a few soothing words.
. . . Gens. David Petraeus and McChrystal got their surge and a "Sense of Urgency" directed at the Karzi administarion
. . . and Charles Krauthammer * get to write thses kinds of articles sharing his "personal misgivings
. . . and the cadets got to be on television.
Everyone gets what they want. Maybe we should call the President, "Obanta"
This is going to be the best Christmas ever!
* "Krauthammer has emerged in the Age of Obama as a central conservative voice, the kind of leader of the opposition . . .cite
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22743.html