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Fred Thompson: Afghan war ‘has been lost’
Flopping Aces —
... “It really doesn’t matter how President Obama divides the Afghan baby, how he splits the difference between McChrystal and Biden. Because the war has been lost,” Thompson said on his radio show today. “I say this because of one sad and simple fact. The president does not have the will and determination to do what’s necessary to win it. His heart’s not in it, and never has been. The Taliban knows it. Al Qaeda knows it. Our allies know it. And the American people know it. ...
Cue the Last Helicopter
Wizbang —
It's all over save the scapegoating and finger pointing. Iconic Photograph of refugees lined up for the last helicopter to depart the United States Embassy, Saigon. Bottom Line: Failure of Will. Fred Thompson: Afghan war 'has been lost' By Ben Smith Politico .com Former Senator Fred Thompson today intensified his party's criticism of President Obama's long deliberation over policy in Afghanistan, announcing that Obama's delay signals that "the war has been lost" and that nothing the president now does will "make any difference." It really doesn't matter how President Obama ...
Fred Thompson's Harry Reid Impression -- By: Pete Hegseth
The Corner on National Review Online —
... , today Senator Fred Thompson declared, “It really doesn't matter how President Obama divides the Afghan baby, how he splits the difference between McChrystal and Biden. Because the war has been lost.” That’s right, Senator Thompson has declared America’s defeat in Afghanistan. Read it here. ...
Fred Thompson: The Afghan War "Has Been Lost"
Ace of Spades HQ —
Fred Thompson: The Afghan War "Has Been Lost" Ouch. The trouble with this sort of statement -- even though I agree with it -- is that it's hard for even a hack like me to explain why this statement is unobjectionable while Dingy Harry's "The war is lost" statement is noxious. And yet: It is. Thompson is saying this to spur President Present into action, while Dingy Harry was urging only defeat. "It really doesn't matter how President Obama divides the Afghan baby, how he splits the difference between McChrystal and Biden. Because the war has been lost," Thompson said on his ...
Fred Thompson: The War In Afghanistan Is Lost
Say Anything —
I gotta admit, I disagree with Fred on this one:
“It really doesn’t matter how President Obama divides the Afghan baby, how he splits the difference between McChrystal and Biden. Because the war has been lost,” Thompson said on his radio show today. “I say this because of one sad and simple fact. The president does not have the will and determination to do what’s necessary to win it. His heart’s not in it, and never has been. The Taliban knows it. Al Qaeda knows it. Our allies know it. And the ...
WAR: Dear Fred Thompson: Let's Not Do This Again
Baseball Crank —
... I have a lot of respect for Fred Thompson, and in this particular case I think his point is precisely correct on the merits, but there are just some things that opponents of the President shouldn't say during wartime, and maybe it's just bad phrasing or just being provocative, but this is one of them: ...
Dear Fred Thompson: Let’s Not Do This Again
RedState —
... I have a lot of respect for Fred Thompson, and in this particular case I think his point is precisely correct on the merits, but there are just some things that opponents of the President shouldn’t say during wartime, and maybe it’s just bad phrasing or just being provocative, but this is one of them: ...
Late Night: Fred Thompson, Defeatist Underminer of US Troops, Says We’ve Lost the War in Afghanistan
Firedoglake —
Why has Fred Thompson lost faith in our troops in the field?
Former Sen. Fred Thompson today intensified his party’s criticism of President Obama’s long deliberation over policy in Afghanistan, announcing that Obama’s delay ...
Fred Thompson Says The Afghan War Has Been Lost
Below The Beltway —
Some provocative words from the former Senator from Tennessee:
Former Sen. Fred Thompson today intensified his party’s criticism of President Obama’s long deliberation over policy in Afghanistan, announcing that Obama’s delay signals that “the war has been lost” and that nothing the president now does will “make any difference.”
“It really doesn’t matter how President Obama divides the Afghan baby, how he splits the difference between McChrystal and Biden. Because the war has been lost,” ...
