Kristol, Liz Cheny praise Obama on Afghanstan

[Enrique]

see, I post some positive things about Obama. ;-)

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/105755-kristol-liz-cheney-praise-obama-on-afghanistan

President Obama received some unlikely praise Sunday from two of his fiercest critics.
Liz Cheney and the Weekly Standard's Bill Kristol both said on Fox News Sunday that Obama did the right thing by replacing Gen. Stanley McChrystal with Gen. David Petraeus.

"The president did the right thing and he deserves praise for accepting General McChrystal's resignation, which was necessary, I think, appointing David Petraeus to take over command of the war in Afghanistan," Kristol said.

But Kristol went even farther, praising Obama for creating some wiggle room on the July 2011 date for the beginning of troop withdrawal.

"I think he's basically going to move as far as he can, without explicitly sort of contradicting himself, to take that burden off the back of General Petraeus as he attempts to win the war," Kristol said.

Like Kristol, Cheney gave Obama points for a swift decision on replacing his top general in Afghanistan, but also called on Obama to "completely and explicitly repudiate the July 2011 deadline."

"I think that Bill is right that the president did the right thing and that the president deserves credit," she said. "And I did think the president's speech announcing the change was a good speech."

[ProSense]

1. "The president...deserves praise for accepting General McChrystal's resignation"

Weren't we all cheering this last week?

[tekisui]

2. Cheering McChrystal's resignation, yes. Petreaus appointment, no.

The neo-cons are praising Obama's vow to continue the lost war.

[IndianaGreen]

4. It is the Afghanistan war that is wrong, and lost!

Changing generals won't change a thing.

[hulka38]

16. That's the least of it. They want this loser of a war to perpetuate

and Obama will not disappoint.

[Robert DAH Bruce]

3. Run, Mr.President, Run!

[NorthCarolina]

5. There's probably plenty that they would praise him on

if their roles weren't strictly partisan.

[KoKo]

7. lol's.

[AtomicKitten]

6. Well bless their hearts. Most Americans supported relieving McChrystal of command. nt

[Cha]

8. Except a few gripers on Facebook..I'm told

who thought "the President should butt out and let the military do their job."

[AtomicKitten]

9. "butt out" ????!!!

ROFLMFAO

:hi:

[Cha]

10. Yeah,

:D :hi:

[zulchzulu]

11. "Petraeus backs July 2011 Afghan withdrawal date"

http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/06/24/petraeus.afghanistan/index.html

Maybe Captain PNAC didn't get the memo...

[spanone]

12. they love their wars, don't they?

[rug]

13. Of course they do.

[jenmito]

14. And Ret. Gen. Jack Jacobs thought it meant the start of withdrawal would be more strict

and that if the policy wasn't working, Petraeus would give Obama the credibility and immunity from criticism to get out faster. No link-he was saying this on MSNBC yesterday and today.

[KingFlorez]

15. Any right-wingers expecting a longer tour in Afghanistan will be disappointed

The draw down of troops is one of the things that is going to happen, Obama is going to want that accomplishment on his resume for the 2012 campaign. He's not going to give that up for anything.

[Zoeisright]

17. Well, that means he's doing the wrong thing.

Those two assholes are always wrong.