Obama Doesn’t Quit, Except When He Does
[Guest post by DRJ]
From Mark Finkelstein at Newsbusters:
“The United States of America does not quit once it starts on something. You don’t quit, the American armed services does not quit. We keep at it. We persevere.”
— Pres. Obama to US troops in Afghanistan, March 28, 2010.“Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is calling for the immediate withdrawal of all U.S. combat brigades from Iraq, with the pullout being completed by the end of next year. ‘Let me be clear: There is no military solution in Iraq and there never was,’ Obama said.”
— Obama calls for immediate withdrawal from Iraq, AP, Sep. 12, 2007.
— DRJ
He will never quit trying to please his leftist masters; therefore, he will never quit talking about winning the so-called “justified” war.
Icy Texan (192cb4) — 3/29/2010 @ 4:47 amHe’s starting the withdrawal next year is he not, or am I missing something here?
ian cormac (349188) — 3/29/2010 @ 4:52 amI think DRJ’s point is that, under an Obama administration, we selectively persevere.
Icy Texan (192cb4) — 3/29/2010 @ 5:11 amExcept you conveniently forget the Afghanistan surge. So your criticism is invalid.
JEA (b29a48) — 3/29/2010 @ 5:28 amWhat, you expected consistency from this man from one day to the next? Silly you.
Mike Myers (3c9845) — 3/29/2010 @ 5:45 amActually, to give credit where credit is due, President Obama didn’t just immediately pull out of Iraq when he took office, as he could have done. It almost seems like President Obama, having the actual responsibility for our defense and national security, has a bit different attitude than Senator Obama, who could say anything he wanted, given that he was responsible for nothing.
The realistic Dana (3e4784) — 3/29/2010 @ 5:51 am4, Except that Dumbo had to be dragged kicking and screaming to meet his own hand picked General, and after months of dithering, he didn’t give the General the minimum he requested.
PCD (1d8b6d) — 3/29/2010 @ 6:10 amwell, this kind of thing is old hat. mark steyn had a great column on how democrats generally reserve the rhetoric of war for domestic politics. The War Room, a clinton era documentary, was about winning an election; but bill clinton didn’t see terribly interested in going to the war room except maybe to take women there when he didn’t want his mistresses to know he was cheating on them.
Of course Obama does know how to get tough and call for regime change… with isreal. and to deal with nuclear proliferation… in russia. you know, i am glad russia will have less nukes, honestly, but frankly of all the countries that scare me in relation to nukes, russia is actually surprisingly low on the list.
A.W. (e7d72e) — 3/29/2010 @ 6:19 amExcept you conveniently forget the Afghanistan surge which Obama finally agreed to, in watered down fashion, after putting political considerations above the mission, So your criticism is entirely
invalid.Comment by JEA — 3/29/2010 @ 5:28 am
FTFY
Matador (176445) — 3/29/2010 @ 6:24 amOops, didn’t see that, PCD.
Matador (176445) — 3/29/2010 @ 6:25 amanyone see the articles blasting Obama for this patently political ploy of making a trip to a warzone? ah, that’s right, it was just Bush that got accused of trying to boost his pathetic ratings.
steve sturm (369bc6) — 3/29/2010 @ 6:48 amSteve: I heard he fed a plastic turkey to the troops. Spread the word.
Sean P (334463) — 3/29/2010 @ 7:38 amI think we should give Obama some props for making an unannounced, surprise trip to visit the troops. It was very Bush-like of him.
Seriously, though, it was a classy maneuver, and I applaud him for it.
Some chump (c2555f) — 3/29/2010 @ 8:06 amI couldn’t help but be reminded of the old, and now very politically incorrect joke, about Tonto and the Lone Ranger being surrounded by thousands of angry Comanche warriors screaming for blood, prompting the Lone Ranger to say to Tonto, “We’ve had a good, long run, my friend, but I think we’re finally done for,” whereupon Tonto reportedly said: “What’s this ‘we’ business … white man?” Yes, Obama was correct that the American military never quits. He, of course, has never spent a day in uniform, nor, prior to his presidential campaign, ever shown a conspicuous tenacity at anything.
Beldar (a5d276) — 3/29/2010 @ 8:43 amThere you go, picking at that nasty, Democrat-Leftist, soft on National Security scab again.
AD - RtR/OS! (b0c533) — 3/29/2010 @ 8:58 amI mean, it’s not like he’s Jimmah Carter, or Michael Dukakis; he isn’t that resolute.
We’re not quitting in Iraq, we’re declaring victory and pulling out.
Big difference.
snips (6a0094) — 3/29/2010 @ 9:02 amDeclaring victory and actually achieving victory are not in any way related, snippy.
JD (d0b6a3) — 3/29/2010 @ 9:18 amNow, now, Beldar – you’re being a tad harsh !
“He, of course, has never spent a day in uniform, nor, prior to his presidential campaign, ever shown a conspicuous tenacity at anything.
“ – The One spends most of his time in uniform – the uniform of a Chicago pol, does he not ? And has he not shown conspicuous tenacity in regularly throwing anyone and everyone inconvenient to him under the proverbial bus ?
And snips, in his (her?) own way, sorta has it correct … as Senator, The One didn’t suggest that we quit – au contrary, he valiantly championed the cause of the strategic advance produly rearwards, did he not ?
{/FeO}
Alasdair (dc755e) — 3/29/2010 @ 9:20 amBREAKING NEWS.- OBAMA JUST CANCELLED AN EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR MILITARY SPOUSES BECAUSE OF AN HIGHER THAN EXPECTED RESPONSE CAUSED IT TO GO OVER ITS 65 MILLION BUDGET.maybe all those military hating profs do not want ROTC, GI BILL,OR DEMUR DAMSELS in the room while they are demonizing the the military.could they not use some of those BILLIONS that was in the budget for ACORN?
clyde (f18d5f) — 3/29/2010 @ 9:36 amWow. He was using his “Let me be clear” crutch in 2007?
John (0e6a15) — 3/29/2010 @ 9:42 amI agree with EB, snips is the new pseudonym for a troll who was previously banished for worse-than-trollish behavior.
John Hitchcock (352725) — 3/29/2010 @ 9:47 am“Declaring victory and actually achieving victory are not in any way related, snippy.”
How true.
Only 101 Iraqis killed and 162 wounded over the weekend by political violence.
That’s a victory for somebody.
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Where in the World Is Barack? « Frugal Café Blog Zone (a66042) — 3/29/2010 @ 9:50 amThat’s a victory for somebody.
Comment by snips — 3/29/2010 @ 9:50 am
From someone who could never have dared let a kind word for GWB pass its’ lips,
AD - RtR/OS! (b0c533) — 3/29/2010 @ 10:17 amwhose surge has resulted in the victory it wishes to celebrate.
10, that’s ok Matador. JEA has run off to George Soros to get more talking points.
PCD (1d8b6d) — 3/29/2010 @ 10:29 amThe most
Corwin (ea9428) — 3/29/2010 @ 10:56 amdecisivedivisive President in US history.“Declaring victory and actually achieving victory are not in any way related”
“Mission Accomplished” – May 1, 2003
JEA (b29a48) — 3/29/2010 @ 11:07 amActually, I consider the “mission accomplished” moment to be true. The clean-up stage in Iraq began after that.
Ever notice the vertical bars on the jeeps after WWII was won and over? Ever find out why they were there? If you’re like JEA and you never learned anything about that, you really should study to show yourself approved. Either that, or just shut up.
John Hitchcock (352725) — 3/29/2010 @ 11:37 am27, JEA, does it hurt to have George Soros’ arm up your backside to manipulate your mouth and hands?
PCD (1d8b6d) — 3/29/2010 @ 11:41 amHey is snips actually a sock puppet for someone else?
It can’t be the banned one, Harpo, can it?
SacTownMan (b2c998) — 3/29/2010 @ 11:49 amI was amused at how many times Barky told the troops that Americans never quit. It was like he was telling himself over and over to try to sound sincere, or perhaps he was trying out a new message for Axelturf to send to his core anti-war base.
And I doubt the troops are worrying about Americans quitting – it’s the Democrats they no doubt worry about!
sherlock (e1e91e) — 3/29/2010 @ 12:11 pmIt can’t be the banned one, Harpo, can it?
I first thought it might be Harptard – but this one’s a dead ringer for the infamous Andwuuu, he of the “I work here is done” inanity.
Dmac (21311c) — 3/29/2010 @ 12:19 pmCertainly a troll on the left hand of the bell curve.
SPQR (159590) — 3/29/2010 @ 12:27 pm*…except they’re not.
Tom (27592e) — 3/29/2010 @ 1:18 pmIt never takes long for the leftists to go all BBBbbbbuuuuuuuuuussssssssshhhhhhh, and the whole Mission Accomplished mendacity is one of their favorites.
JD (d0b6a3) — 3/29/2010 @ 1:22 pmThis one sort of says it all:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdKmc9aBELM
daleyrocks (718861) — 3/29/2010 @ 3:19 pmWhat is this “we” crap that Obama is spouting? Yo, Barry, after you identify yourself with those that refer to them baby killing myrmidons, identifying with them is…uhhh…umm…not advised.
Strongly, not advised.
MunDane (54a83b) — 3/29/2010 @ 4:50 pm“I think DRJ’s point is that, under an Obama administration, we selectively persevere.” Comment by Icy Texan
Clearly.
GeneralMalaise (2bc526) — 3/29/2010 @ 4:54 pmIt is wrong of people to be upset that our commander in chief claimed victory in a conflict that continues almost 7 years later JD? Of course you think that way, because you are an unbiased observer.
Intelliology (00d844) — 3/29/2010 @ 6:28 pmLook what the cat dragged in. We need to train that cat to leave its trolls outside.
SPQR (26be8b) — 3/29/2010 @ 6:30 pmI’d like to know how the mission accomplished speech counts as a ‘mendacity’. It is a fair request.
Intelliology (00d844) — 3/29/2010 @ 7:26 pmnope: anything from you has been preemptively deemed to be horsesh1t.
redc1c4 (fb8750) — 3/29/2010 @ 8:34 pmComment by redc1c4
Now you’re just defending the ridiculous statement made by the village idiot. It would be cute if it wasn’t so transparent.
Intelliology (00d844) — 3/30/2010 @ 2:38 amto the best of my knowledge, i’ve *never* defended one of your statements, nor one by imdw, timb, snips, or any of the other usual suspects, so it follows that i’ve never defended a “ridiculous statement made by the village idiot”, nor am i likely too.
y’all will have to twist and spin, all on your own.
redc1c4 (fb8750) — 3/30/2010 @ 2:56 am“‘Let me be clear: There is no military solution in Iraq and there never was,’ Obama said.”
Good call, genius.
“The United States of America does not quit once it starts on something.”
Ever heard of Vietnam, bozo?
And, we actually elected this idiot POTUS.
Doesn’t say much for the American electorate, does it?
Dave Surls (27f0ed) — 3/30/2010 @ 3:48 amComment by redc1c4 — 3/30/2010 @ 2:56 am
You’re not a very good reader.
Intelliology (00d844) — 3/30/2010 @ 4:40 pmYou’re not a very good reader.
Comment by Intelliology
Wait, this is coming from the dude who has falsely paraphrased several of his links? There’s a reason you have to compliment your intelligence in your nick and claim people are poor readers when they don’t support your views… it’s to compensate
dustin (b54cdc) — 3/30/2010 @ 5:04 pmWhich goes to prove that when President Obama starts a statement with “Let me be clear” he is not actually going to be clear. What he really means is anyone’s guess.
tyree (9fa768) — 3/30/2010 @ 8:38 pm