July 2nd, 2010
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Author: The President announces that he has accepted the resignation of General Stanley McChrystal, that he will nominate General David Petraeus to take over command of troops in Afghanistan, and that the Administration remains unified in its commitment to victory in Afghanistan. June 22, 2010. Learn more at bit.ly
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Tags: Afghanistan, David Petraeus, defense, general, General Mcchrystal, mcchrystal, military, Obama, Petraeus, Resignation, Stanley, Terrorism, troops, Troops In Afghanistan, victory, war
@lougalou04 So fighting racism is considered a sign of weakness in your books. Go tell that to Martin Luther King, Malcom X, etc.
Could it be that you are blowing it off because Libs only get upset when it’s racism against one of their chosen groups. Like blacks, gays etc
@MaHaRushie Tea Party is not independent, it is most certainly Republican! It is fake grass roots and was hijacked by Faux News from the Ron Paul people. There’s even questions about weather or not Coffee Party is even really independent. Understanding that the media is owned and controlled by the corporations who OWN them is not Michael Moore mentality, it’s reality. That’s the world we live in!
@porty500 – The month this general spent with the press recorded the most civilian and American deaths ever- so that must be your concept of turning the tide. Yes he voiced his opinions BUT HE DID IT THE WRONG WAY. Do you understand that there is a right way and a wrong way in doing even the right things? or you just don’t get it or believe in any of that? If you cant understand that then I am wasting time talking to you. He deserve to be fired and I think that was what he wanted.
@porty500 I’m sorry to tell you Porty, but I’m Canadian. Now that I’ve cleared that up, lelt’s get into the discussion. Are you kidding me! Have you noticed what’s happening in Europe? The US was on an upswing until the debacle in Greece brought that to a halt. Nothing Obama could do about that. The Afghan conflict is a work in progress. Now let’s look at what Obama has achieved. The US has Its first healthcare reform in over fifty years. The Obama administration averted a depression.
@MaHaRushie I find this so pathetically amusing. Republicans get all upset about a comment praising Hispanic women. Get over it! There’s nothing there, and I’m not going to spin any more rubber on this NON-ISSUE. If you are, don’t expect a response from me because I’ve got many other important things to do (like measuring how far my nose hairs have grown in the past half hour).
@lougalou04 Oh so when the KKK says whites are superior to blacks. We should be happy that they are praising white people.
Libs are the most bigoted people I have ever seen.
@MrNeo2001 Michael Moore is reality??? Yeah you lose a lot of credibility there. I don’t think he even thinks its reality.
Naturally more Republicans are joining the tea party because they stand for fiscal responsiblity which both parties have abandoned.
It DOES prove that the people still have an impact. I feel sorry that you feel so helpless to affect change. You might want to watch “Michael Moore Hates Amercia”.
@MaHaRushie You don’t know how to read & comprehend! Michael Moore is a fat liberal bastard! What I said was: Corporate control over your perceptions are not thoughts of HIS…that IS REALITY!!
Tea Party is just a bunch of angry bitter losing predominantly white racists that Faux News conjured up because their propaganda didn’t work, and now there’s a black man in the white house!!!
Conservatives don’t seem at all “fiscally responsible”, just look at how much of the GDP is Pentagon waste!!!
When its all said and done…i dare a mother fucker to say something else about my PRESIDENT and see if that ass don’t get fired!! Haha! Im laughing at you idiots!!!
@lougalou04 being a canadians not so bad you know, i knew a guy from winnipeg once and he was a great guy… i even thought of emigrating there once, so don’t worry about it.
anyways, back to obama, he has failed to hit the right notes all round and i’m sure we’re seeing a single term president. i’m sure he has good intent, but he has no drive.
it pains me to say it, but the grounds for avoiding a depression were sewn by the bush administration in its very strong finance policies
@sanetalking he had an agreed package for afghanistan, troops, vehicles, aircraft and ordnance as agreed with the whitehouse, which then failed to deliver its promise. he asked several times for the support but fed up he eventually took the action he did.
obama is a yes man, yes to everything but ends up doing nothing. he has failed to bring that ‘new form of politics’ to america and he reminds me so much of tony blair, another say everything do nothing leader.
@JUS2LUVME obama is a lousy president….. he makes jimmy carter look good.
as they say … if you can’t stand the heat.. get out the whitehouse…
now try and fire me….
@sanetalking yeah while he was waiting people were getting killed…. both black and white…
obama made a deal to supply the army with gear, which he didn’t send.
this dilly dally from the president cost precious American lives in Afghanistan.
it wasn’t about race it was about saving American lives.
to obama it was about saving face, fuck the troops as long as my political integrity is intact……. read between the lines people!!
@porty500 – An agreement is something IN WRITING, but we know he got the troops, anything that requires further spending had to be approved by congress. He doesn’t have commitment with the WH? Prove it! Gimme a freaking break! What was his excuse when he ran to the media the 1st & 2nd times before. Is this guy a POLITICIAN or is he (supposed) to be a GENERAL. Why does he talk so freaking much? I hate that. Pay him off and get him the f*ck otta here.
@porty500 I hate to tell you this but most economists and politicos agree that if it were not for the stimulus package, the US would certainly have been in an economic depression. You made a reference to Bush. Wasn’t if his unfettered deregulation of the markets that led to this eventual debacle ( which is now leading Obama to pass financial reform so that it doesn’t happen again)? Lsstly, I wasn’t apologizing for being Canadian (especially when I see the mess the US is in).
@porty500 – I dont think you understand the Afghanistan plight and the mess that Bush got us into. Let me tell you something here, this war against Afghanistan will NEVER BE WON BY ANY PRESIDENT regardless of footprints equipment or whatever. This is a fruitless war (also biblically stated). Our defeat here is a consistent drain on our financial system until there is no more life in this economy. So if you are on the blaming path you will have a lot of that to do. You can’t fight terror that way
@sanetalking I absolutely agree with you. If the US wants to win the war, they will have to make it a homegaime (as Clinton recently stated). So many Republicans believe that Bush’s surge strategy led to success in Iraq. What they fail to mention is the fact that the warlords and shaeks turned against the Taliban, and this is the main reason why the US forces then found success in their battles in Iraq. If the American forces can get the Afghanis on their side, then they can win.
@lougalou04 – Hmmm! That make sense to me! Its all about how those people interpret us. The other day when the Afghan prime minister baiting about co-operating with the Talibans, that was out of spite and resistance to the west. It have something to do with the US and Britain trying to pin some type of corruption on him that Both the Us and Britain was actually involved in. I don’t remember all the details, but blunders like that is bad for the psyche of that region. Its really a diplomatic war
I read most of the posts on this video, and I am surprised at the amount of ignorance displayed by some of the posts. But the bottom line is this you have a business, a company, If your top performer, or your top sales rep openly disrespects you or the business or the board of directors, are you going to keep him, no way. that suggests that he is bigger than you or the company, Its too simple for all this commotion, seriously some of you need to display some understanding of the material.
@slawtacreations What you see here is the fact that Obama can’t do anything without drawing a word of criticism from the loony right fringe. Don’t worry! You’re not the only one who’s noticed this skewed view of the world. Welcome to the loony world of the Republicans!
the question should be why we are in other countries like iraq and afghanistan?
because they attacked us?
why did they attack us?
because we support israel and support regimes that control the oil that is the lifeblood of this economy.
when will this end?
in about 40 year when the oil is depleted.
@lougalou04 the question should be why we are in other countries like iraq and afghanistan?
because they attacked us?
why did they attack us?
because we support israel and support regimes that control the oil that is the lifeblood of this economy.
when will this end?
in about 40 year when the oil is depleted.
@porty500, what about Obama’s predecesser? George Bush makes any president look good.
@usmszara iraq attacked kuwait with the blessing of the US.
saddam hussein invaded kuwait and it was okay up to the point where he wanted to increase the oil price from $19 to $26 a barrel.
the US went berzerk and the seeds for the first gulf war were sown.
iraq has never attacked the US. afghanistan has never attacked the US. the US entered iraq because of the above and afghanistan needs to be ‘cleansed’ of any potential trouble for the safety of the planned afghan gas pipeline.
@slawtacreations it wasn’t ignorance, US lives were being lost because of a whitehouse betrayal. this has nothing to do with business or sales reps. these are US lives being lost.
he wanted to cause the most embarrassment he could and it worked. and guess what? the troops are now getting the supplies he demanded.
i’m sure he regrets nothing, as a good general should do.
he was looking after his troops, its a shame the commander in chief obama isn’t doing the same…………..