President Obama Sends Troops To Afghanistan

I’m sure our own RJ Caster will have more in-depth analysis, but I join Karl Rove in applauding our president in sending 30,000 troops to Afghanistan. We can armchair quarterback President Obama- as many party leaders on both sides did after his speech last evening- but let’s wait for the results first. Just as conservatives asked for patience from liberals regarding President Bush’s revised Iraq strategy in 2007, let’s give President Obama time to get the troops over there and enact his and his military leaders’ strategy. Yes, he should have acted more quickly, and yes, he should not have dithered in the public eye for so long…but for the moment let’s hope President Obama turns over a new leaf regarding his thus-far poor military strategy. After all, it took President Bush four years to get his strategy right.