Posted by Congressman John Campbell at 12:00 am on Dec 04, 2009 Comments Off on Afghanistan
Quote of the week: “I didn’t see a lot of
warmth in that crowd out there that the President chose to address
tonight and I thought that was interesting. He went to maybe the
enemy camp tonight to make his case.” – Chris Matthews on
MSNBC after the President’s speech at West Point.
Wait a minute Mr. Matthews. The United States Military Academy
is an "enemy camp" for the Commander-in-Chief?
Afghanistan: Before I comment on the
President’s plan for the war in Afghanistan, let me reiterate that
this is a very difficult situation with no easy answers. The
President laid out his plan this week, and that plan will have some
Republicans and some Democrats in support, and other Republicans
and Democrats in opposition.
I will be one of the Republicans in opposition. Perhaps for not
the reasons readers of this missive might expect. Some people will
legitimately oppose this plan because the 30,000 additional troops
is below the minimum range of troops outlined by General McChrystal
several months ago to get the job done. He had called for 40,000 to
80,000. The strategic maxim of "overwhelming… Read More