Obama's New War Plan: Shaun Hautly

So more troops are going to Afghanistan. Not quite what we had hoped for this presidential term. Then again, when we elected Bush, we weren't hoping for it either. Part of being president is making tough decisions and being the figure head for decisions that others make. Maybe it's not Obama's wish to send the troops, but he trusts his secretary of defense, and other military leaders who say this is the best move. One last push. Like tearing off a band-aid. 

It's very easy to look at this decision and say horrible things about Obama. The democrats get to say that sending troops in is a horrible idea, and the republicans get to say that he lied. However, how many Americans will do the research and find out exactly why and exactly what's going on in Afghanistan. Granted, not ALL that information is shared with the general public, but then again that general public doesn't ever really care to find out. They hear something and base their judgments off that.

I guess I just grow tired of political critiques, because they're always the same. Nothing makes everyone happy and we just need to either accept that and move on, or change our point of view to understand that as a bipartisan system, we win some, we lose some, but our children are still in school, there's roofs over most heads, and soon we all may even have health-care. Things aren't as bad as they seem. My heart goes out to the families of the 30,000 troops, and we thank them for their service. Hopefully this will be the last big push, but let's not act surprised when it's not.

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