01-06-2008, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by RidinHighSpeeds  “But we have to make sure that we do not hesitate to act when it comes to al Qaeda because they are currently stronger than they were at any time since 2001, partly because we took our eye off the ball.” These are the exact words of Senator Obama during the Republican/Democrat debates January 5, 2008. I want you to read what he said a few more times…and now I want you to put yourself in the troops shoes. What are you thinking/feeling right now?
If you are a bit confused as to why I’m concerned with what he said, then you clearly don’t see how he is insulting our troops overseas. Our troops are over in Iraq and Afghanistan fighting to defend America and defeat terrorism. Everyday they have been fighting Al Qaeda, and clearly Al Qaeda HAS been weakened. To falsely say that Al Qaeda is growing stronger everyday simply sends a negative message to not only the President, but also to the troops indicating that they’re not doing their job.
I believe the War should have ended much longer ago when we captured Saddam, however that’s not the case and we need to continue to standby and support our troops. The recent surges have shown much increases in progress, yet Hillary and Obama continue to trash talk our troops indicating the falsely notion that we are not showing progress as Al Qaeda is stronger than ever. What a crock of shit. |
They've been severely weakened in Iraq and we already know what we did to them in Afghanistan, that much is true.
Al-Qaeda In Iraq Reported Crippled - washingtonpost.com
In Pakistan (Particularly along the Afghan-Pakistan border) however, they have regrouped and re-gained much of their lost power. Obama is right in saying we took our eye off the ball. We should have done more to completely wipe out Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and we also should have pressured Musharraf a lot more to have done the same in his country while we had the opportunity, while Al-Qaeda was in a weakened state in 2001.
Al-Qaeda thrives in Pakistan tribal haven - World - theage.com.au
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Al-Qaeda 'rebuilding' in Pakistan
Al Qaeda's Pakistan Sanctuary
Taliban, Al-Qaeda Resurge In Afghanistan, CIA Says - washingtonpost.com
This isn't bashing the troops, this is a legitimate criticism of our strategy in dealing with Al-Qaeda. It may be a negative message, but it's a very accurate one.
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