So, who is Obama talking too, if not his Afghanistan Military Commander

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U.S. Commander of Afghanistan only talked to Obama once

The military general credited for capturing Saddam Hussein and killing the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq says he has only spoken to President Obama once since taking command of Afghanistan.

“I’ve talked to the president, since I’ve been here, once on a VTC [video teleconferece],” General Stanley McChrystal told CBS reporter David Martin in a television interview that aired Sunday.

“You’ve talked to him once in 70 days?” Mr. Martin followed up.

“That is correct,” the general replied.

This revelation comes amid the explosive publication of an classified report written by the general that said the war in Afghanistan “will likely result in failure” of more troops are not added next year. Yet, the debate over health care reform continues to dominate Washington’s political discussions.

Former U.S. Ambassador for the United Nations John Bolton said this was indicative of President Obama’s misplaced priorities.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/bac...ked-to-obama-o/

Edited September 28, 2009 by Lone Ranger

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Obummer needs to take a leaf out of Belasconi's books, he knows just where a president's priorities should lie

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Splits emerging in Pakistani Taliban

James Forsyth 2:51pm

Splits appear to be emerging in the Pakistani Taliban after a US drone-strike reportedly killed its leader. The New York Times says that a ‘Pakistani government official and an intelligence official said Hakimullah Mehsud, a young and aggressive aide to the former Taliban leader, had been shot dead in a fight with Waliur Rehman, another commander who was seeking to become the leader.’

As a US official tells the paper, splits within the group can be exploited by the US and the Pakistanis. Also anything that limits the Pakistani Taliban’s effectiveness is to be welcomed—the Pakistani state fully collapsing under jihadi pressure is the nightmare scenario. However, a split within the movement could give more power and influence to al Qaeda.

Interestingly, al Qaeda’s Arab fighters y prefer to be accompanied by Punjabis because they can move around central Pakistan unnoticed unlike the Taliban who are Pashtuns. The emergence of an alliance between al Qaeda and Punjabi militants would be a very alarming development.

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