Sec. Of Defense Robert Gates, Yes Or No?

[RockyTopVol]

This morning on Capitol Hill he was asked by Sen. John McCain about the pullout date of our troops in July 2011.

McCain asked Gates if conditions on the ground were not permissible, would Obama go ahead and pull the troops on the date of July 2011 or continue to fight until conditions were permissible?

He couldn't answer yes or no. He said they would begin reviewing the war effort in Dec. 2010. What? They don't have a clue.

I guess July 2011 is an arbitrary date regardless.

 

[gsvol]

This morning on Capitol Hill he was asked by Sen. John McCain about the pullout date of our troops in July 2011.

McCain asked Gates if conditions on the ground were not permissible, would Obama go ahead and pull the troops on the date of July 2011 or continue to fight until conditions were permissible?

He couldn't answer yes or no. He said they would begin reviewing the war effort in Dec. 2010. What? They don't have a clue.

I guess July 2011 is an arbitrary date regardless.

What can you expect from an Aggie???

Slick Willy said we would be out of the Balkans in six months, when was that, fifteen years ago???

Intelligence estimates there are some 1,000 al-qaeda operatives in Afghanistan, we probaby have ten times that many here in America.

In Barry's West Point speech he used the word "I" 40+ times and "victory" zero.

NEWS FLASH: Everything in the world isn't all about you Barry.

 

[volinbham]

From what I can tell, the July date was chosen because it's an anniversary of some military event in Afghanistan. If true that's a pretty crappy way to pick a date for the beginning of a draw-down.

 

[volinbham]

What's even more nuts is that Obama doesn't have to answer the tough questions that Gates does even though Obama is the decision maker.

 

[BigPapaVol]

What's even more nuts is that Obama doesn't have to answer the tough questions that Gates does even though Obama is the decision maker.

exactly. The man gets handed a garbage arbitrary date for departure and is supposed to act as if that's some sort of realistic military timeline in a very limited war effort.

He should just be honest and say that we can leave ASAP if we'll send the folks over to be serious about wasting the Taliban and cleaning up some Pakistan border area.

 

[volfanjustin]

Just more evidence the president can't make a decision. He tries to play the middle while being a far left liberal the whole time. I can guarantee we will still be there when he leaves office. But if he were to say that his base would go crazy, more than they already are.

 

[cd12]

Wouldn't the better message have been..."Look fools, we aint never leavin"

 

[lylsmorr]

I like the sound of "Secretary of Defense-Jack Bauer"

 

[gsvol]

Of course that sorry POS McCain is just posturing and creating talking points for the media, he is likely to be voted out of office in his next election, if so, good riddance.

I shudder to think who dear leader might nominate to replace Gates should he resign.

On the other hand I think Gates is a spineless, as far as I can tell, he has rubber stamped every last thing Barry has wanted.

McCain refused to comment on the Navy Seals now being prosecuted by a defense department directed by Gates with the typical McLame excuse for not commenting.

Here is a letter to Gates from Rep. Duncan Hunter of California, a Marine Corps Reservist and Iraq veteran and the best Republican presidential candidate in the last election.

In part:

Prosecuting individuals for such a limited act seems to us to be an overreaction by the command. As a result of the investigation, the three SEALs refused to accept non-judicial punishment, believing, according to one of the defense attorneys that they are innocent of the charges.
..............................

It appears from all accounts that these SEALs are exceptional sailors, demonstrated by the fact that each had recently been advanced in rank. They captured a terrorist who had planned an attack that not only killed Americans but also maimed and mutilated their bodies.

We believe that prosecution of these sailors for such an apparently limited action will have a negative impact on others in the military who risk their lives in dangerous, often ambiguous situation. Again, we strongly believe that these court-martial proceedings are not warranted and would urge that you review this matter.

If Gates has the gonads to review the matter and drop all charges and publicly exonerate these exceptional men, then I may change my mind about Gates.

After all, serious charges are being brought about by the man who ordered and directed this:

against three of our finest, bravest young men who risked their lives to bring the sorry bastard to justice.

They displayed great discipline by not shooting him down like the rabid dog he is to begin with.

Every jihadist training camp has classes in telling lies and making false accusations if and/or when they may be captured.

Semper Fi Duncan Hunter, would that we had many, many more representatives like you in Washington that actually represented the American people the way they deserve to be represented.