Hey Barry, I've got your Back at last

New Bob Woodward Book, Obama's Wars, details how the President demanded (before approving 30,000 troop Surge last December) of his Generals an Exit Strategy for Afghanistan. So, he got one right at last; ok, partially right anyway. I'm with Joe Biden on Afghanistan - we should end forthwith the occupation of the "Graveyard of Empires for 3000 Years" (See, Post of 8/21/09 below), not just starting in July of 2011.

Many Republican pols. and the Party's House Organ, Fox News, have served up a bitter pill of vitriol - "President refuses to Win the War". Get Real guys, Togo is not coming to the Battleship Missouri anytime soon to surrender to MacArthur. Peace in Afghanistan is and always will be a Chimera, a Mirage, a Delusion, a Phantasm even. (8/21 Post).

Then they add - "President refuses to listen to his top Generals". Good for him then. President Obama is the one Elected Commander-in-Chief, so any contention that only the Pentagon gets to decide national defense policy in wartime is just nonsense. (See Abe Lincoln).

So, I say again (8/21/09 Post) the Time is Right to Declare Victory in Afghanistan and bring the troops Home Now. Just pleading ...