Governor Romney has published his newest op-ed. This one was published at Politico.com and it’s a good one. Here’s a sampling:
In March, not long after taking office, President Obama explained his convictions regarding the conflict. He charged that “the terrorists who planned and supported the Sept. 11 attacks are in Pakistan and Afghanistan.” Further, “if the Afghan government falls to the Taliban, that country will again be a base for terrorists who want to kill as many of our people as they possibly can.” And he concluded: “To succeed, we and our friends and allies must reverse the Taliban’s gains and promote a more capable and accountable Afghan government.” What followed this bold and definitive goal was the classic failing of people without real leadership experience: the inability to do what is necessary to achieve one’s objective.
The president refused to focus on what was most important. He took on so many tasks that he underinvested in the most critical ones. The restructuring of the entire health care system and his cap-and-trade proposal eclipsed the economy and the war. Investor Warren Buffett, the “sage of Omaha,” counseled him against such a foolhardy agenda, but Buffett’s wisdom was no match for the heady prospect of all-encompassing change.
So it was that in the first 100 days after his appointment in June of Gen. Stanley McChrystal as commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, Obama met with the general only once. After the press took note of it, the president squeezed in a mere 25 minutes for McChrystal when he was in Copenhagen to pitch Chicago’s Olympics bid. In the annals of American history, it is certain that no wartime president has ever spent less time with his generals than Obama has.
Emphasis mine. Click here to read the entire article at Politico.com.
~Nate G.
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Romney is right. Unfortunately, we only have ourselves to blame. America elected this completely unknown, un-vetted, Junior Senator from Chicago (of all places). What on earth did we expect? I am disappointed, but not the least bit surprised. What we elected is an eloquent windbag full of hot air, but with no (than means ZERO) leadership experience. The list of this kids’ leadership gaffes is so long it’s getting sickening—and getting longer by the day. What have we done America????
Romney is right. Unfortunately, we only have ourselves to blame. America elected this completely unknown, un-vetted, Junior Senator from Chicago (of all places). What on earth did we expect? I am disappointed, but not the least bit surprised. What we elected is an eloquent windbag full of hot air, but with no (than means ZERO) leadership experience. The list of this kids’ leadership gaffes is so long it’s getting sickening—and getting longer by the day. What have we done America????
You make good points David. My only comment is that even though I fully expected Obama to be a terrible president (I always said that Hillary would have been MUCH better,) I still find myself surprised by the shear magnitude of the numerous missteps.
As bad as I thought it would be, Obama has surpassed even my worst expectations.
You make good points David. My only comment is that even though I fully expected Obama to be a terrible president (I always said that Hillary would have been MUCH better,) I still find myself surprised by the shear magnitude of the numerous missteps.
As bad as I thought it would be, Obama has surpassed even my worst expectations.
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