bookwormroom.com - 10/23/2009
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There’ve been accusations and counter-accusations flying about Obama fiddling while Afghanistan burns. Cheney accuses him of being a do-nothing. Gibb claims Bush did nothing. Jake Tapper looked into the matter and discovered that, while Iraq was a priority, Bush indeed did little with ...
thinkprogress.org - 10/25/2009
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thinkprogress.org —
For weeks, former Bush administration officials have been
attacking President Obama for “dithering” on whether to send...
more troops to Afghanistan, with Vice President Cheney saying that “ signals of indecision out of Washington hurt ...
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Podesta: Bush Administration Spent Only One Hour On ...
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 10/26/2009
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thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com —
While the president didn't mention criticism by former
Vice President Dick Cheney that the White House was...
"dithering" on strategy, he made it clear he wouldn't be pressured into a decision.
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Obama Defends Afghanistan Timetable
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The Decider and the Ditherer
Flopping Aces —
... Bookworm Room offers a study in contrast between the and the Waffler-in-chief who yearns for his glory days of being able to simply vote “present” in his handling of Afghanistan. He certainly talked up a good game….up until the moment when it matters the most. ...
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... has posted the George Bush "fly boy" picture. Lucianne posts the picture from time to time just to drive the Bush haters crazy, and because so many of her female readers love to look at it. The picture inspired Bookworm to write about the difference between Bush and Obama on Afghanistan. She points out that Obama declared Afghanistan of utmost urgency and top priority, yet while in office has not treated it as such. She wrote, "That picture is a brutal reminder that, when it came to his primary goal (Iraq) Bush accomplished his mission; Obama, meanwhile, accomplishes ...
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