Gates Defies The Joker at Pat Dollard

Gates Defies The Joker

October 20th, 2009 (7) Posted By Pat Dollard.

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday that the Obama administration cannot wait for the Afghan election to be resolved before making a decision on troop levels, appearing to be at odds with White House officials who have tied a decision on U.S. strategy to the resolution of the election and political stability.

Gates suggested the election would not have an immediate impact on the overall situation in the country.

He told reporters aboard his plane to Tokyo that the administration cannot “sit on our hands.”

The comments come after Afghanistan’s election commission ordered a runoff Nov. 7, following an inquiry that found thousands of ballots were fraudulent. President Hamid Karzai accepted the decision.

But White House officials, as well as Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., have suggested that U.S. strategy toward Afghanistan is contingent on political stability.

“Quite frankly, I think any credible person in this country would make a case that all the troops in the world will not solve a problem without a partner that is there ultimately to help,” White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Monday. “None of this is going to work without credible partners.”

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said over the weekend that it would be “reckless” to make a decision on troop levels without doing a “thorough analysis” of whether the U.S. has a “true partner in governing.”

And Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, bluntly said it would be “irresponsible” to commit more troops before the election is resolved.

These comments drew widespread criticism from Democrats and Republicans in Congress Monday. They said a runoff is important, but that U.S. military strategy is not dependent on who’s leading the country.

Obama on Tuesday said he called Karzai to congratulate him on the decision to accept the runoff.

“President Karzai as well as the other candidates, I think, have shown that they have the interests of the Afghan people at heart,” Obama said, following a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. “This is a reflection of commitment to the rule of law.”

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GRIZZ

If you love this country more than your job,you have got to speak out if you are part of this satanic regime
ZenDraken

OK, so if your government is unstable, we will withhold troops. If your government is stable we will send more troops. How does that kind of a policy play out in unstable situations, hm?

This is a typical example of how liberal decision making is based on static analysis. They assume their decisions will just make everything better because they are so smart. They never consider that the *consequences* of their decisions might actually make things worse by driving the system to greater instability.
EL GONZO

Obama simply SUCKS at his job. His role is simply to set up socialism so that during the next elections liberals infiltrate ALL things AMERICAN and have communism within 10 years. We can talk and discuss, but this is the blue print. He’s not a joker, he’s simply a threat that needs to be voted out if possible and as soon as able. But he does SUCK big time…….Where are out generals that are suppose to watch the Constitution? Where are they? What branch of the government will take the lead…Marines is my guess…….

vincenzo4

Disagree on the sucks assessment. I have noticed everything he has done is consistent with his resume, and everything he has done since January is absolutely, egregiously delibertate. He is not incompetent, not naieve. He is calculated, cradty, sinister and everything again I emphasiz has been deliberate.

Phil Byler

I thought that Gates had gone soft, but the irresponsibility of Obama’s indecision and inaction is so extreme that Gates had to say something or not be able to look at himself in the mirror.

We will see what Obama does. At some point, I predict that Gates has to resign in good conscience, or accept that he is a worthless piece of shit.
http://www.dirtydozensbunker.com Sanders

Looks like Gates pulled his head out of his ass to come up for air. Don’t worry, he’ll do something else to screw over the troops to counter-act it.
uclimbit

Gates has proven he is a tool. obama now descends to recklessness with American troops. Weeks of indecision have passed with no meaningful action to protect those in harmâ€™s way. obamas message shouts incompetence at every level with every issue facing America.