Back in January 2008, the news media asked Dick Cheney what the long range plans were for Iraq and Afghanistan.
Dick Cheney replied that we would be able to bring a substantial number of troops home from Iraq in one to two years, but we would need to maintain a substantial number of troops in Iraq for some time.
When asked when those troops might be coming home, Cheney replied, “that depends on the conditions on the ground”.
And when asked about Afghanistan, Dick Cheney replied that since the insurgents are being driven out of Iraq and were flowing into Afghanistan, we would need to send more troops into Afghanistan.
And when asked when those troops might be coming home, Cheney replied, “that depends on the conditions on the ground”.
At that time, candidate Obama ridiculed and mocked Dick Cheney and said he would bring the troops home “immediately”.
In 2009, now President Obama, made the decision to bring a substantial number of troops home from Iraq starting in August 2009.
August 2009 happens to be right in the middle of the “one to two year” timeframe as proposed by Vice President Cheney back in January 2008.
Obama’s plan calls for leaving between one third and one half (substantial??) of the troops in Iraq for some time.
And when asked (sheepishly) by the news media when those troops might be coming home, Obama’s reply was, “that depends on the conditions on the ground”.
I would call “one third to one half” a “substantial” number of troops.
And when asked what his plans were for Afghanistan, well, that took him a bit longer to decide.
And now we have his answer, an additional 30,000 more American troops will be sent into Afghanistan along with several thousand more NATO troops.
And when does he expect them to come home?
“That depends on the conditions on the ground.”
D’OH!
So, the next time someone asks you if there isn’t anything you like about Obama, you can reply, “Yes. I like the way he’s implementing the “Cheney Plan” in Iraq and Afghanistan”.
And the next time someone asks you if there isn’t anything you like about Joe Biden, you can reply, “Yes. He makes Dan Quayle look like a frikken GENIUS!”
Tags: Afghanistan, Cheney, Iraq, Obama
