Afghanistan decision in living color
J.P.Friere at the Washington Examiner writes that after 88 days of dawdling on the question of whether and how much to support the troops in Afghanistan, all we get is a crummy picture;
This is the image the White House hopes to see in papers. Similar to previous ones, the president is doing the talking. In this most recent, he is motioning his hand in a decisive way. In the most recent, note how many folks still have the coversheets on. (Maybe they’re cover sheets?)
During every meeting for the last three months, the president has released photos of himself talking to national security staff about Afghanistan. This is during the three months after General Stanley McChrystal warned the president that if we didn’t take action within a year, the situation in Afghanistan would deteriorate beyond repair.
Yup, 88 days of dithering.
Here’s another meeting to which they didn’t invite Hillary;
Somehow, the presence of Joe Biden, The Smartest Man In The World (TM), in a national security council meeting doesn’t inspire much confidence in the ultimate decision.
Category: Barack Obama/Joe Biden, Military issues, Terror War
If he is running his cake hole the entire time as the pictures imply, it is not a War Council, it is an Audience for a Narcissist.
I can see it now, “The President’s cabinet prefers Diet Coke to Pepsi 5-to-1”.
BNG; there’s a pic up on Drudge of the President leaving the WH carrying the CG magazine issue with him on the cover. Yeah, you nailed it; he’s more in love with himself than even I thought.
The camera angle is all wrong. The presidential seal behind the One (is he afraid someone will forget who he is?) should be directly behind the One’s head to help complete the halo effect.
And he’s going to wait until next Tuesday to make the announcement. I am so glad that after 88 days, “The One” has finally been able to figure out a way to lose the war in Afghanistan, kow-tow to the Taliban (secret meetings) and screw the troops all in one fell swoop.
Say what you will about Hillary Clinton… But I suspect she would have made a decision and acted on it a long time ago. May not have been the right one, but she wouldn’t have handled it like this.
Sources say Obama has been studying Monty Pythons “Quest for the Holy Grail” for his strategy. Run Away! Run Away! ( I think I’ve soiled my armor)
Reminds me of the FEDEx commercial, at the end of the meeting, a man claims it was his idea and is rebuked by a co-worker for not making the proper hand chopping motion.
When I look at that top picture, why is it all I can imagine them discussing is when they’re planning their next meeting…or who is going to be responsible for sending Oprah the gift basket for ‘the holidays’.
Day 88
Claymore, I imagine the line being, “I’m doing the interview with Oprah, Joe, I don’t care what you think”.
No no no…..You guys have it all wrong
Pic 1: His hand motion is actually the One demonstrating how he will ride the elephant straight through all the cameras and into his “State Dinner”……to be photographed with those two knuckleheads who weren’t even supposed to be there……
Pic 2: He’s counting all the times he has actually met in person with Gen. McChrystal…..”no no no, there was that one OTHER time…..right Joe……?”