I guess I should have watched Obama's speech on Iraq last night so that I could comment on it this morning. Is he still in favor of declaring the war lost and calling for our immediate retreat in the face of a determined enemy?
I'm sure he hasn't wavered from that ... core ... belief ...
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Hey, maybe I should have watched for its entertainment value, if nothing else. Here's how an L.A. Times synopsis of the speech begins:
"Barack Obama gives weird Oval Office addresses."
OK. That's got my attention.
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I took some grief recently when I called upon Obama to withdraw from Afghanistan and not sacrifice another precious American in a cause that he doesn't believe in. I want us out now. His speech last night - in big, bold words - outlined why:
"Wars distract us from more important stuff at home."
Can anyone argue that Obama sees Iraq and Afghanistan - even the War on Terror as a whole - as anything more than a "distraction"?
An honorable commander doesn't send men and women off to die in an effort that is but a distraction from that which most interests him (in Obama's case - that interest being a non-stop vacation). Not one more American should die in such a setting. Not one.
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Memo to President Obama: Next time you feel the need to make an address to the nation, please don't do it at a point in time that preempts my favorite TV show (one that's on a network channel, no less!). Glee. A show that should have swept the Emmies, if only because it is totally unique, but also because it is uplifting, superbly acted and directed, and wonderfully creative.
Just askin' ...
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