Gates: 2011 troop pullout unconditional

Gates: 2011 troop pullout unconditional

I take solace in only one thing from the President's speech last night: He did give the on-the-ground commander most of the troops that he asked for. But then he told the enemy, "But don't worry. If you hold out for 18 months we'll bring them home and you can claim victory." And he did that for the basest of reasons: He wants his liberal base to support his reelection campaign in 2012 and his base wants America out of Afghanistan. That he sets the stage for failure matters not to him because it is all politics and nothing but politics in his mind. He cares not for the people of Afghanistan nor does he care for the military lives that he intends to squander for his political ends.

President Obama loves only himself and considers himself to be the leader of the political elite. He knows that he goes against the will of the American people but that is of no import to him. He has his agenda: establishing central government hegemony over the lives of all Americans in all areas. If he could throw the Constitution out the window there is no doubt that he would do so for he has historically vocalized his dissatisfaction with that document. He feels it limits the federal government too much and is a document that says what the government can't do rather than a document of what the government must do.

He is so wrapped-up in his own Marxist background that he fails to realize that the Constitution telling the government what it can't do is precisely the point. That is what has made America great and our decline, if any, is directly related to the ways in which politicians and judges have sought with some success to modify it from its' original intent. Liberal-progressive-socialists actually hate the Constitution for its' limits on the power of government for those limits fly in the face of their ruling elite mentality. They want a European-style soft socialism that limits the freedoms of the people so that the central government tells them what they should drive, how they should live, what they should eat, what they may do, and when they should die.

So while President Obama made a basically good announcement and did the right thing, albeit extremely slowly (Hillary was so right with the 3:00 AM telephone call comment), he only did it right up to a point. His announcement of a set pull-out date gives the enemy a target--a goal if you will--after which they can re-escalate the conflict once their main opponent, the United States, is gone. A stupid mistake on the President's part but one that was consciously made with the politics of the next election as the most important component. In the President's mind, troop's lives and victory on the battlefield are not as important as that election.

We shouldn't be surprised at his lack of leadership ability. He was never the chief executive of anything, probably including his own household, in his life. He was only a community organizer with close ties to groups like ACORN and people like Bill Ayers, the Reverend Wright and Tony Rezko. Because the majority of the people "felt good" about voting for him, the majority of our future is now in doubt.

I, for one, can hardly wait for the next election cycle in 2010 and eagerly anticipate the 2012 elections.

What say you?