Obama: twice rolled by his generals

[BlueJessamine]

By Tom Rick


I am told that General Odierno's objections to the timing of the release of a new round of photos of detainees being abused in Iraq were decisive to President Obama's decision Wednesday to reverse himself and decide against the release of those photos.

I am surprised by Obama's reversal. I wasn't so taken aback in February when he went along with his generals and abandoned his campaign promise to withdraw a brigade a month from Iraq this year, and instead endorsed a plan that kept troop levels there pretty steady this year. But to get rolled twice -- well, he must think he is running up some pretty big chits with them. I know he is trying to do the right thing but at some point he is going to have to say, My way or the highway.


The New ForeignPolicy.com

http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/14/obama_twice_rolled_by_his_generals

[lamp_shade]

1. I, for one, am very glad he listened to them (all of them... not just Odierno).

[snappyturtle]

2. K&R I agree with you. The military big wigs have done such a stellar

job! :sarcasm: Why should be listen to them anymore? TIME TO GET OUT and face whatever comes of that. IMHO whatever comes will come whether we leave soon or later.