We have been humiliated in the Middle East. O'Bama has managed in three short years to completely change our image in that region from kick ass super power to wimpy pushover. This is a region where strength is appreciated and weakness is scorned. We can fully expect the area to descend into total chaos now.
We are not leaving Iraq. We are being kicked out.
It cannot be much longer before we are thrown out of Afghanistan.
I have mixed feelings about this.
On the one hand, O'Bama (with the exception of the Predator drone strikes and the SEAL incursion) is totally mismanaging the war effort. This puts our troops in danger. If we have a boob for a CiC then it makes sense to get our troops out of harms way.
On the other hand, this will only make things worse in the long term. We have invested a tremendous amount of money and, more importantly, lives in taking it to the enemy. This has been one of the several Bush Doctrines and, expensive as it has been, it has been successful. We haven't had another 9/11. Once we have left the war zone with our tail between our legs, the terrorist forces will quickly re-form and we will be right back where we started.
So basically we are screwed.
Thanks a lot, O'Bama. Can't wait to vote your stupid ass out of office.