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Michael Steele Literally Claims That The Afghanistan War Was Obama's Idea All Along

#1



JONJONAUG

I thought Republican revisonism of 2000-2008 was pretty bad already but oh my god this is just hilarious.

The McChrystal incident, to me, was very comical. And I think it's a reflection of the frustration that a lot of our military leaders have with this Administration and their prosecution of the war in Afghanistan. Keep in mind again, federal candidates, this was a war of Obama's choosing. This is not something the United States had actively prosecuted or wanted to engage in.

It was one of those, one of those areas of the total board of foreign policy in the Middle East that we would be in the background, sort of shaping the changes that were necessary in Afghanistan as opposed to directly engaging troops, but it was the president who was trying to be cute by half by flipping a script demonizing Iraq, while saying the battle really should be in Afghanistan. Well, if he's such a student of history, has he not understood that you know that's the one thing you don't do, is engage in a land war in Afghanistan? All right, because everyone who has tried, over a thousand years of history, has failed. And there are reasons for that. There are other ways to engage in Afghanistan.
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Sounds like someone doesn't support our troops.



#2

Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

Michael Steele Literally Claims That The Afghanistan War Was Obama's Idea All Alo

1. It was Bush.

2. It was the war Bush should have been fighting in force, rather than sending troops to Iraq.

So if he wants to say it's Obama's war, then it's Obama's because Bush fucking dropped it without completion.


#3

Math242

Math242

Michael Steele Literally Claims That The Afghanistan War Was Obama's Idea All Alo

the whole world was supportive of war in Afghanistan 8 years ago. Every single damn country was behind W and the US.

It's kinda funny when you think about it


#4

Troll

Troll

Michael Steele Literally Claims That The Afghanistan War Was Obama's Idea All Alo

I wonder if this is part of that stupid "Stop blaming Bush for all of Bush's mistakes!!" GOP trend that started last week.


#5

Krisken

Krisken

Michael Steele Literally Claims That The Afghanistan War Was Obama's Idea All Alo

Troll said:
I wonder if this is part of that stupid "Stop blaming Bush for all of Bush's mistakes!!" GOP trend that started last week.
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Last week?


#6

Troll

Troll

Michael Steele Literally Claims That The Afghanistan War Was Obama's Idea All Alo

Last YEAR, sorry. But in my defense, I was thinking of this thread.


#7



Papillon

Michael Steele Literally Claims That The Afghanistan War Was Obama's Idea All Alo

Well, I think it's clear what Michael Steele is saying: Bush's plan was to give the Afghan war to the US's allies, while they handled the Iraqi war themselves. That way, when the Afghan war inevitably failed (lol land war in Asia), the US could blame its allies, while claiming credit for the success of the easily won Iraqi war.


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SpecialKO

SpecialKO

Michael Steele Literally Claims That The Afghanistan War Was Obama's Idea All Alo

Michael Steele fails just for fucking up the quote.


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