Sorry but Congress funds them, the president through the DOD allocates them.
LimboIndo wrote: > Oh my... > > Nice red herring..You take "getting out as soon as possible" and turn > it into "right or wrong." I did not address the "rightness" or > "wrongness" of either front. Are you suggesting Obama wants troops to > remain in Afghanistan indefinately? He advocated immediate withdrawal > from Iraq to send more troops to bolster the Afghan government against > insurgents. You can't kill "ideals", when would you say "the war is > won"? > > http://hubpages.com/hub/obamaandafghanistanwithdrawal > ---Obama now wants to withdraw from Afghanistan?--- > > "Do you know what that means? When commanders in the war zone request > more troops, guess who they request them from," > > Uh yeah, congress. > > I know that Bush's massive abuse of Executive authority leaves the > uneducated with the notion that the President exercises supreme > authority on all things military, but he doesn't. > > http://www.scpr.org/news/2009/09/16/congress-lot-angst-over-afghanistan/ > > > ----The powerful chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Carl > Levin, surprised some of his colleagues last week with his firmness in > arguing for implementing a stepped-up training program for the Afghan > army before entertaining another troop increase. > > Some of the pushback might be a little bit of posturing, as members > and staffers concede that Democrats are unlikely to block an > additional troop deployment if it is authorized by the Obama > administration and military commanders on the ground.---- > > "bright boy." > > Zebnick, why insult me? I'm a nice guy, and I didn't insult you > personally. I shall refrain from my usual behavior and turn the other > cheek... > > For now. > > On Sep 29, 11:06 pm, Zebnick <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> To refresh your memory one of the keystones of Obama's campaign >was >>> getting us out of Iraq/Afghanistan as soon as possible. >>> >> Refresh your own memory. Obama opined that Iraq was the wrong war and >> that Afghanistan is the war we should be fighting. He said it many >> times. I guess you missed it. >> >> >>> Obama is not a General, are you suggesting he should be telling >the >>> Generals what to do? >>> >> Obama is the COMMANDER IN CHIEF. Do you know what that means? When >> commanders in the war zone request more troops, guess who they request >> them from, bright boy. Do you even listen to the news? >> >> On Sep 29, 6:07 pm, LimboIndo <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >>> What exactly is "the issue" that is at hand? The fact that Obama >>> doesn't talk to his Generals on the ground? To refresh your memory one >>> of the keystones of Obama's campaign was getting us out of Iraq/ >>> Afghanistan as soon as possible. He doesn't want to "win" the war, he >>> wants the troops out. It doesn't take a daily briefing to say "don't >>> get more troops killed, hunker down until we get you home." >>> >>> What civil policies could Obama advocate that would impact the >>> Generals "on the ground?" What could our President do stateside that >>> would require 'detailed information" about the war? Obama is not a >>> General, are you suggesting he should be telling the Generals what to >>> do? >>> >>> Note* This reply was not directed at you Hollywood, you just happened >>> to be last post. >>> >>> On Sep 29, 4:47 pm, Zebnick <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> How long do you think you can avoid the issue at hand by questioning >>>> the definition of every other word? >>>> >>>> On Sep 29, 4:18 pm, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Zeb, >>>>> >>>>> Guess that all depends on how you might wish to define "intimately, >>>>> now wouldn't it? >>>>> >>>>> On Sep 29, 10:28 am, Zebnick <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Its probably better for the President to be intimately involved with >>>>>> the war in Afghanistan than it is for him to dally with the Olympics >>>>>> or appearances on Leno and Letterman. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sep 28, 8:02 pm, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> jgg, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Good. A President is NOT micro-managing the on-site CO and letting him >>>>>>> do his job. This is how it should be. President Obama does not have a >>>>>>> military background, remember? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sep 28, 5:06 pm, jgg1000a <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> in 70 days... So much for giving the commander a direct uncensored >>>>>>>> access to the President... Seems to me, a leader would want to >>>>>>>> direct communication with such a key commander in Afghanistan... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/back-story/2009/sep/28/us-comm... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> "I’ve talked to the president, since I’ve been here, once on a VTC >>>>>>>>>>> [video teleconference]," Gen. Stanley McChrystal told CBS reporter >>>>>>>>>>> David Martin in a television interview that aired Sunday. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> "You’ve talked to him once in 70 days?" 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