Obama: Afghanistan Deadline An 'Obsession' For Some

He also campaigned on no mandate for health insurance.



Obama did not so much campaign on escalating the Afghanistan war but on a foreign policy focused on expanded diplomacy. Once in office, when MacChrystal lobbied him for another 40,000 troops, Obama spent 3 months allegedly studying and reviewing our Afghan strategy and plans. The impression left was that Obama could go either way -- He could satisfy MacChrystal or he could bring all of the troops out and end the wars.



It was a typically deceptive move on Obama's part. I don't think there was ever any question of his desire and determination to continue where Bush left off, but that's not what his administration told the media.
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