Obama’s Afghanistan Speech: Bush Could Have Done It Better
THE TELEGRAPH – BLOG: Barack Obama’s speech was a mild gamble from a mild-mannered man. His plan is that 30,000 extra troops will subdue the Taliban, while the Afghan army grows to the point where the Americans can scoot off before things turn nasty again. It could just work, and it might be good enough for American voters in 2012, but it was hardly Churchillian, or even Bushian. >>> Alex Spillius | Wednesday, December 02, 2009