President Obama's Speech on Afghanistan and Pakistan

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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".

Capt. R. U. Simple of TX 9:59PM May 06, 2009

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.

mark of NY 11:26PM May 03, 2009

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...

mstrkhan of CA 9:51PM April 29, 2009

Wow, I think if I took out Afghanistan and Pakistan and replaced it with Iraq, I would have been reading President Bush's speech from several years ago. Yet, the media chooses to praise this new and bold approach. Can you imagine the reaction if the previous POTUS had proposed the same thing? All it proves to me is there really is no difference between the two "parties" here in the USA.

Steve of PA 10:46PM March 28, 2009

I appreciate the fact that Obama Administration is concerned about people of Pakistan and Afghanistan. But, considering the fact that Pakistan is loosing a lot more than rest of the world in the name of WAR ON TERROR, 1.5 Billion Dollar per annum seem to be of ZERO Value. Financial aid is never going to help move Al-Qaida out of Pakistan/ Afghanistan.
In my opinion (for America), the best way to win hearts of people of Pakistan is to help Pakistan in resolving the issue on Kashmir. In addition, to win hearts of the world community, America should come forward and resolve the Palestine Issue with the help of other countries.

Suhail Sattar 1:53AM March 28, 2009

1.5 Billion is a paltry price to buy good favor considering our own dire straits in Washington. A bagain in fact compared to the useless spending that has occured here at home.

Chris Petty of GA 11:15AM March 27, 2009