President Obama's Speech on Afghanistan and Pakistan
The president announced a new strategy
The United States of America did not choose to fight a war in Afghanistan. Nearly 3,000 of our people were killed on September 11, 2001, for doing nothing more than going about their daily lives. Al Qaeda and its allies have since killed thousands of people in many countries. Most of the blood on their hands is the blood of Muslims, who al Qaeda has killed and maimed in far greater numbers than any other people. That is the future that al Qaeda is offering to the people of Pakistan and Afghanistan - a future without opportunity or hope; a future without justice or peace.
The road ahead will be long. There will be difficult days. But we will seek lasting partnerships with Afghanistan and Pakistan that serve the promise of a new day for their people. And we will use all elements of our national power to defeat al Qaeda, and to defend America, our allies, and all who seek a better future. Because the United States of America stands for peace and security, justice and opportunity. That is who we are, and that is what history calls on us to do once more.
Thank you, God Bless You, and God Bless the United States of America.
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Reader Comments
Basic Military Strategy
Throughout the past several years our military strategum has ignored, or has been silenced, of the simple basics gleened from our Civil War years; "Hit 'em where they ain't"!
Diversion, diversion, diversion,..."Git 'em busy over there while we take over the primary target".
Of course their primary target was a pile of rocks,...of no interest to Haliburton.
The nuclear arsenal of Pakistan was of no concern, weighed against a country afloat in oil.
This simple mis-direction, studied by every Cadet that aspires to every branch of service, has somehow eluded the minds that control the lives of dedicated personell and commanded us to, "Hit 'em where they ain't".
President?
In response to "President:" I appreciate your position but this speech clearly marks a departure from Bush's language on Iraq- his "Freedom Agenda" and its emphasis on imposing democracy elsewhere as a means for security here at home. Obama de-emphasizes democracy in this speech, not mentioning it or "freedom" once. Instead he stresses security explicitly and says "We are not in Afghanistan to control that country or to dictate its future." This is, however you slice it, much different from Bush's language on Iraq, or for that matter Afghanistan.
gud job
YA GOTTA GIV EM HECKA SUPPORT FOR DA MAN IS OUR MAIN MAN AND B N DER WITH HIS VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IS WAT HE NEEDS AS WELL...
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