U.S. commander in Afghanistan talked with Obama only once
The Washington Times
By Amanda Carpenter
The military general credited with capturing Saddam Hussein and killing the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, says he has spoken with President Obama only once since taking command in Afghanistan.
“I’ve talked to the president, since I’ve been here, once on a VTC ,” Gen. Stanley McChrystal told CBS reporter David Martin in a television interview that aired Sunday.
“You’ve talked to him once in 70 days?” Mr. Martin followed up.
“That is correct,” the general replied.
This revelation comes amid the explosive publication of a classified report written by the general that said the war in Afghanistan “will likely result in failure” if more troops are not added next year. Yet, the debate over health care reform continues to dominate Washington’s political discussions.
On Monday, the White House announced President Obama would travel to Denmark to lobby the International Olympic Committee to select his hometown of Chicago for the 2016 summer games.
Former U.S. Ambassador for the United Nations John R. Bolton said the lack of communication with the general was indicative of Mr. Obama’s misplaced priorities.
Here is video of GOP Sen. Judd Gregg saying it is “startling” that President Obama has only talked “once” to top U.S. Commander in Afghanistan – Gen. Stanly McChrystal – since he has been on the ground there. This, despite the fact Obama is supposed to be trying to decide our stretegy going forward there, and whether or not to give McChrystal the 30,000-40,000 additional troops he needs.
Gregg said President Bush “spoke very regularly” with Gen. David Petraeus about Iraq. He said you would think the President would want to talk to his commander on the ground more often than “once.”
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Wild Thing’s comment…………..
Obama, his wife and every person in his adminstration hate our military! And Obama doesn’t care about combat deaths either. I am convinced of that, he could care less. He is a disgrace to what CIC is all about.
Community Organizers do not govern. They go around complaining about things and blaming other people for problems.
….Thank you Mark for sending this to me.
Mark
3rd Mar.Div. 1st Battalion 9th Marine Regiment
1/9 Marines aka The Walking Dead
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As commander in chief, your main goal is to speak with those in charge of the military as often as possible. You have to know what is going on so you can help them make sensible and logical decisions about the war. What’s the next step? Where do we go next? But he’s purposely not talking to them because when they make a decision that he doesn’t like, he can say, “Look, they did that all on their own. My hands are clean.”
OUR military should turn on Obama and remove him from power. Jail his ugly wife, too.
Look for McChrystal to be replaced soon.
When does this bogus president have time to be concerned with Afghanistan? He is either on tv or vacation or taking some trip to europe.
Unbelievable. Like Nero and his fiddle. obama couldn’t run a town with a population of one.
Who does this General think he is? What makes him think that he should be able to talk to the Commander-in-Chief? After all, we are talking about “The WON”, and everyone should know that he is above talking to “regular” people, like the guy running a major fighting group. Sheeeeeesh!!!!!!
b. HUSSEIN Obummer don’t have to talk to no measly Generals, he is busy getting Chicago considered for the 2016 Olympics. By the Way- The International Olympic committee won’t have to dust off those old 5 ring emblems. Obummer has re-designed the International Olympic symbol.
See it here: http://michellemalkin.com/2009/09/29/olympics-crony-watch-protest-in-chicago-today/
“Learned all I need to know about Islam on 9/11!”
Ooooops:
Just noticed that the “new” Olympic design is already posted here at Theodore’s World.
Oh well, enjoy the trip over to Michelle Malkins place, but come on back here.
“Learned all I need to know about Islam on 9/11!”
Mr. Obama´s national security policies and other policies, as well, for US is foremost driven by a deep rooted hatred for America, intertwined with an egalitarian worldview as a socialist, in conjunction with the political correctness doctrine, therefore he let Iran to become a nuclear state, and therefore he let the Afghan War to be a future defeat, as well.
The time to impeach Mr. Obama is long overdue.
WT wrote:
“Obama, his wife and every person in his administration hate our military! And Obama doesn´t care about combat deaths either. I am convinced of that, he could care less. He is a disgrace to what CIC is all about.
Community Organizers do not govern. They go around complaining about things and blaming other people for problems.”
100% Correct.
Thank you everyone so much, I appreciate
all your input.