Obama: Burden on Troops and Families 'Something that I Think About Each and Every Day'

[Gilboa7711]

How can this fool lie about being concerned for our soldiers after he allowed their votes to cast out of the election? The basterd isn't fit to serve in the White House as a butler, much less as the President.

[mariejoseeable]

(Hi !: Herunder : answer to BIGDOGDONTBARK!)

[lovejangie1]

Good video!

[mariejoseeable]

To President OBAMA :

Mr. President

After & first thinking to those poor Soldiers and their families,

Will you, please, permit me to tell you 3 things : 1) could you TRY not to too be under stress for the (heavy) decision you have to take : it is much easier to be in front of one's tv screen or newspaper, commenting this decision, than to be responsible for it 2) If YOU weren't at this Place, somebody, perhaps, less pure & less conscient of his/her terrifying power, would be .. - ./.

[mariejoseeable]

./. 4) People (that includes you !) can, quite, look at each 24 hours/day of President Obama (& often of His staffs). I, personally, checked 2,5 days of REAL holydays, since last jan. 20th. Did you take less ? Here too, I go on thinking (& hoping ..) youre badly informed .. Finally, if you think Im stupid (I quote again), I, think youre intolerant, or, maybe, lets say, .. biased ? Oh, no .. Lets remain on badly-informed .. and Have a Good Week-end !

[mariejoseeable]

./. I too dont think President Obama is, I quote you,  an enemy of (the) Troops once again, could you look at NEUTER informationS before thinking ? 2) Generals, everywhere, ask for Troops ; Presidents decide. Thats why they have been elected. 3) I quote you : trading soldiers lives for votes ? If I well understood you, I dont answer to insulting words. Then, finally, ./.

[mariejoseeable]

Hello .. I see evidently we dont think the same .. In MY opinion, 1) Perhaps, either you are informed enough for debating about Troops to be sent, and how many ; in this case, I, am not. If you arent, why dont you get safe informations through safe means ? ./.

[mariejoseeable]

./. Then, please, 3) TRY too (this decision, by Fortune, beeing before a week-end), TRY to relax with your Family, and sleep, whichever it has been.

Anyway, we are millions to think you will have, as usual, done your best, your most-honnest, toward this power ; and toward the Country you engaged to protect.

God Bless You, those Soldiers, and the United States of America..

VERY Sincerely, and Respectfully Your's.

[bigdogsdontbark]

How about trying to stop trading our soldiers lives for votes. How about try to give our generals the troops they are asking for? Try to relax with your family? All they have been doing is going to Marthas Vineyard, Date Night, Broadway Plays, Golf, Playing BasketBall, Dancing the Fiesta. If he kicks back and has anymore fun, he is going to look like he is in college. You are what is wrong with this country, just like him. You are stupid! He is the enemy of our troops.

[spaceyg5]

Obama will go down as the worst president ever................... and he will be a one term only........ He does not have the experience to run an outside toilet.

[tra12345iscool]

obviously you dont have indoor plumbing

[bigdogsdontbark]

you are right. He has screwed up in less then a year than most can in 2 terms. He is already the worst.

[ceresWar]

guys let's just drop the politics, let obama do his thing and thing weill get better so stop arguing it's so pointless

[fractalbuddha]

People always talk about protecting "vital American interests" overseas, but what about American citizens as vital American interests?

[HabitualNightOwl]

He looks tired.

[dafttool]

He probably is tired. The news said that he got back from this trip to welcome back the coffins at 4 AM, and still had a full schedule lined up for that day. Bush used to have hissy fits if he didn't get in bed before 10 PM.

[Donyvi]

lol, every day. nolifer

[poop121]

the burden of proof has always been on obama. he was voted in with so much political capital. it's been clear to me that he has never and will not have the same interests as us. is it any surprise he has done so little? if he proves otherwise, then i will praise him.

[paul19781105]

People forget that Obama has to straighten out Bush's past mess while building for the future at the same time. His job is double the work. It's like trying to knit a sweater with a ball of tangled yarn that is knotted up in all kinds of ways. Blame the economy on Bush Era CEOs. They wont spend money. You saw what they did to the stimulus package. The majority kept it to themselves. If they would spend their money, jobs would never have been loss at the recent rate.

[BuckMarley612]

Obama was on the Senate which helped create many of Bush's messes, you do realize this don't you? Obama was the #3 recipient of Fanny and Freddie money just to mention 1 thing. I know it is easier to blame Bush for everything and I am not a Bush supporter by any means, but be realistic with your commentary and mention both sides of the story.

[poop121]

talk is cheap

[wayne388]

I support the President on most things, but I'm no bot. I think there needs to be a timeline for de-escalation in Afghanistan. If nothing in Afghanistan improves by the end of the year, that must be the option we take.

[paul19781105]

The problem is that Bush let the troops in Afghanistan rot since the majority of the Taliban was crushed by the Northern Alliancein 01. Since then, Osama faded from the news. Soldiers been sitting with thumbs in their ass fighting thugs since 02, but republicans didnt complain up until now. The stimulus was presented by Bush close to the end of the election because he knew McCain couldnt win. It was pretty much the last "Fuck You, Love Bush" message to America & 4 Obama or Hilary to deal with.

[quicksite]

This is Bush redux. Of COURSE *any* decent man or woman thinks about soldiers deployed in a war zone. I don't believe Bush really DID have them present in his mind each night he went to sleep, as he said repeatedly to America, & to people like Cindy Sheehan. Obama maybe does actually have them on his mind. So then at what point are you going to take actions to help Americans first, over foreign entities no country has been able to help stabilize. The somber face & tone helps the overall B.S.

[tmason777]

Seems the lessons of Vietnam have not been fully learned or appreciated. The U.S. will never find a good way to market death, but I remain an optimist.

[ThePhaedrus83]

Words and words is all he has to woo the crowd.

Talk is cheap unless backed by action. He appointed military lobbyists and has the same Secretary of Defense that Bush had (Bob Gates).

No change! Only words!

[poop121]

vote Democrat 2010, it will change everything rah!!

[dddiegopan]

He should also think about the burden of those poor farmers being sprayed and bombed daily.

War is a Financial Racket, Obama is Puppet Manchurian Candidate of the Industrial Military Complex. We will never achieve global peace if you make, sell, distribute, and give away for free military surplus. Poisoning the world with depleted uranium shells used by blackwater, because they are not liable in a court of law. USA´s war profiteering industry need`s to get it`s act straight.

[terpis]

Well he should think about it.

It's savage psychic violence meted out to military children and families, of a sort that never finds it's way onto bean counters' cost/benefit calculations...except maybe in a decontextualized form, down the road in divorce, child custody, domestic violence, substance abuse treatment, and other such happy additives to the national GDP.

[astronato]

Does he think about it when he is on the golf course? or when he is laughing it up on the Tonight Show? or the Sunday press shows? Did he think about it at the Broadway show he took his wife to? Or at all the fundraisers he has attended since taking office? We know he thought of it at this recent photo op in Dover with the coffins. No doubt he thought that photo would insulate him from criticism when he announces his half assed half measure to McChrystals request for increased troop levels.

[pakratmak]

He doesn't want to lose that Nobel prize- he's got to keep up appearances.

[quicksite]

As Cornell West put it so brilliantly: Brother Barack is in a tight spot. It's hard to be a War President when you have a Peace Prize.

[oolong2]

IT amazes me how much of an idiot people can be simply because there's a "D" next to someone's name.

Bush spent 1/3 of his presidency on vacation after 911 and starting TWO WARS.

Obama increased troop levels in Afghanistan right after becoming president, It was a priority of his campaign. Bush sat on it for 7 YEARS...

You REALLY need to get your facts straight, and stop getting brain washed by talk radio.

"Oh, he went to a show! Oh, he took a photo!"

Seriously? How rediculous

[ThePhaedrus83]

How dare you criticized him? Don't you know he stands for change and hope. The Obamabots are going to thumb you down to infinity.

We still have bailouts. We still have Patriot Act. We still have war escalation. We still have lobbyists. The Corporations run America. Turn off the TV.

[TheRamenAvenger]

Oh hush you right-wing talking point parrot. Your precious GOP got us into this mess, so you need to be quiet now.

[VendettaVV]

Brng the troops home not just from Afghanistan but from Iraq, Japan, Korea, Germany and the rest of the world. There's no excuse of having 270 military bases in 120 countries.

[Ccolebrooked]

Probably a lot of excuses actually. No country sets up that many bases around the world for no reason man.

[PersonalJesus348]

too late Bush used that excuse already

[junkforkaryn]

he's exhausted from spending last night at Dover where the 18 caskets came in...mr. president please bring the rest of them home alive, now.