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bobbyw24
10-14-2009, 02:03 PM
Joe Biden met with CENTCOM chief Gen. David Petraeus this morning to talk about Afghanistan -- an issue that has pushed the vice president into the spotlight, landing him on the cover of the latest Newsweek.

I have an idea for how he can capitalize on all the attention, and do what generations to come will always be grateful for: resign.

The centerpiece of Newsweek's story is how Biden has become the chief White House skeptic on escalating the war in Afghanistan, specifically arguing against Gen. McChrystal's request for 40,000 more troops to pursue a counterinsurgency strategy there.

The piece, by Holly Bailey and Evan Thomas, opens with details of a September 13th national security meeting at the White House. Biden speaks up:

"Can I just clarify a factual point? How much will we spend this year on Afghanistan?" Someone provided the figure: $65 billion. "And how much will we spend on Pakistan?" Another figure was supplied: $2.25 billion. "Well, by my calculations that's a 30-to-1 ratio in favor of Afghanistan. So I have a question. Al Qaeda is almost all in Pakistan, and Pakistan has nuclear weapons. And yet for every dollar we're spending in Pakistan, we're spending $30 in Afghanistan. Does that make strategic sense?" The White House Situation Room fell silent.

Being Greek, I'm partial to Biden's classic use of the Socratic method -- skillfully eliciting facts in a way that lets people connect the dots that show how misguided our involvement in Afghanistan has become.

It's been known for a while that Biden has been on the other side of McChrystal's desire for a


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dannno
10-14-2009, 02:22 PM
The problem with the logic is that if he is principally against the war then we want him to stay there and keep fighting.. but if he is controlled opposition then we want him to 'quit' on principle, but we know he won't cause he has no principles. He is actually controlled opposition.
angelatc
10-14-2009, 02:40 PM
The problem with the logic is that if he is principally against the war then we want him to stay there and keep fighting.. but if he is controlled opposition then we want him to 'quit' on principle, but we know he won't cause he has no principles. He is actually controlled opposition.

The bigger problem for the administration is that the second-in-command speaking out against the Commander In Chief is a big no no in just about all conventional organizational structures.

Although we all know that Obama said he wants to war in Pakistan, so it could be that this is controlled opposition.

Thread falls apart in 3...2...
yokna7
10-14-2009, 04:23 PM
Why Barack Obama should resign? Did I miss that article?
pcosmar
10-14-2009, 04:54 PM
Why Joe Biden Should Resign

So that H. Clinton can take his place.

Biden is worse than a doofus, which is good reason to lose him. But I can't help but think there is more to this.
emazur
10-14-2009, 05:06 PM
Why Barack Obama should resign? Did I miss that article?

Haven't seen that, but just a couple days ago HuffPo had on the front page something like the headline "World Peace?" in block letters with a treacherous looking photo of Obama - the contents of the article were about how he was sending another 13,000 soldier into Afghanistan
BudhaStalin
10-14-2009, 05:14 PM
how about why the government should resign?