I thought it was an overseas contingency operation...

[mtlinscomb]

RealClearPolitics - Video - White House Spokesman Uses Phrase "War On Terror"

Um Robert, can I see you in my office immediately?!! :funn:

 

[kkddbb]

if this administration spent as much time actually fighting this war than they do naming it, perhaps robert gates wouldnt have just said the current afghan situation is "doom and gloom". as if the enemy cares what we call them......

 

[Geo]

if this administration spent as much time actually fighting this war than they do naming it, perhaps robert gates wouldnt have just said the current afghan situation is "doom and gloom". as if the enemy cares what we call them......

My questions come neither from a left nor right ideology. They come from the perspective of a confused citizen critical of clusterf*cks...

So here they are-

What does "more time fighting this war" mean?
How does the US "win" this war? What does victory look like?

 

[sunspotbaby]

oops.

 

[Bob]

i'm all for everything

 

[kkddbb]

My questions come neither from a left nor right ideology. They come from the perspective of a confused citizen critical of clusterf*cks...

So here they are-

What does "more time fighting this war" mean?
How does the US "win" this war? What does victory look like?

good questions....

if the pres was the communicator we were told he was, why is it that we never hear anything in regards to this war? the military is fighting this conflict while the admin is pulling the rug from underneath our intel's feet and remaining silent in public unless asked and even than its response is limited. the pres must lead and that requires him to come to camera and tell the american people where we are and the obstacles that stand in the way. and he should speak directly to the enemy which is something nor bush or obama have not done enough of. bush however, was much better when it came to exposing the enemy to the world. obama is afraid to call a spade a spade and thinks that somehow thatll stop a brainwashed enemy from killing innocents.

however, i will say im impressed that the admin is stepping up the drone program. but, the liberal media is silent because it goes against everything they smeared bush for.

not sure what winning will look like. how can we predict the win of anything in life? but, we wont know unless we win. and being afraid to label something for what it is isnt a winning stragedy and history shows us this.

 

[mtlinscomb]

My questions come neither from a left nor right ideology. They come from the perspective of a confused citizen critical of clusterf*cks...

So here they are-

What does "more time fighting this war" mean?
How does the US "win" this war? What does victory look like?

How does one keep their popularity and continue fighting simultaneously when the lunatic fringe of the party that loved him so dearly was invested in defeat 6 months ago?

 

[Geo]

Guys, you mostly dodged my nonpartisan questions and instead answered with a left vs. right, Bush vs. Obama answer.

HINT: You get points for answering with "I don't know" (kkddbb kind of went there)because that is pretty much my point- our elected officials (D and R) have us fighting a "war" with no clearly defined or articulated (kkddbb also went there) objectives.

I am so puzzled by the American attitude and rhetoric of-
"We are in a war and we need to defeat our enemy to protect our way of life".

It's like magic words for people in this country- Politicians only need to say something strategically ambiguous that sounds patriotic. Then they get to up the Army of One advertising budget...

It shouldn't be so easy to put our troops in harm's way and to spend billions of dollars.

 

[Geo]

How does one keep their popularity and continue fighting simultaneously when the lunatic fringe of the party that loved him so dearly was invested in defeat 6 months ago?

Please define defeat.
That's only fair since I asked for someone to define victory.

Seems we should understand these polar opposites so that we can measure ourselves.

 

[Lake View Too]

I agree that there is simply no way to win this war. That seems to be a scenario that has played out in every conflict we have been in since WWII. (we did whip Grenada's ass! what a sad joke) It's been my feeling for a long time that our military/industrial complex makes sure we are committed to some armed conflict somewhere at all times. I mean, how else are Halliburton, Blackwater, and the gang ever going to make their filthy loot. Am I cynical or what...