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Better to have a Prez who gets advice from generals than one who takes orders from his VP.
I was reading the dilemna the president was having on Afghanistan and thought "He should just ask Colin Powell what to do".
Dad, now what?President Obama turns to Colin Powell for advice on war in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: - An undecided President Obama asked Colin Powell on Wednesday whether to increase the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
Before meeting with the former secretary of state and ex-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Obama insisted, "There is no immediate decision pending" on whether he will send thousands more troops into Afghanistan.
"I’m going to take a very deliberate process in making those decisions," Obama said. "You don’t make determinations about resources, and certainly you don’t make determinations about sending young men and women into battle without having absolute clarity about what the strategy is going to be."
Obama summoned Powell and later Defense Secretary Robert Gates, both of whom served under President George W. Bush, to hear their ideas on the war in Afghanistan.
Better to have a Prez who gets advice from generals than one who takes orders from his VP.
Dont get me wrong, he's doing the same thing I would do......
But if I didnt have Powell as an option, my next choice would be John McCain (who is saying that he wants the generals to testify before congress first).
Next, I'd probably go to Robert Gates.
Barrack Obama wouldnt appear anywhere on my list.
Interesting:
http://www.tnr.com/slideshow/washington-wise-men
mccain......hot head....great choice!
Requiring the generals testify before Congress doesnt strike me as hot-headed, fwiw.
i was talking about mccain, himself.
..and if you're a general...there is no quicker way to get canned than going before congress.
Why would you talk to McCain second? You reallly can't think of anyone else?
The community organizer with 1 year in congress is in charge of the most powerful military unit in the world. No need to comment. That shows Bill Mahr is right when he said America is stupid.
bush did wonders with it.
At last, we agree!
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