After a full three months of damaging dither, Obama has finally announced his strategy for Afghanistan. It is nothing less than surrender dressed up in deepest, blood-boltered hypocrisy. The media have reported the headline announcement of an extra 30,000 troops as if he has finally junked his anti-war persona and turned into George W Bush reborn. Even some hawks who should know better are purring that he has finally done the right thing in committing America more fully to fighting and winning the war in Afghanistan. Are they all nuts? This is nothing of the kind. Obama’s speech amounted to announcing an 18-month timetable for withdrawal – and the extra troops are being thrown in to mask the fact that he is running up the white flag. After all, what kind of military strategist has ever announced the date of the...Wednesday, 2nd December 2009
McChrystal undermined
8:27pm
Thursday, 3 December 2009
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