Media Fawns Over Obama Saluting Caskets Of Fallen Soldiers From Afghanistan
Taken by itself, our commander-in-chief showing respect to the fallen is heart warming.
That being said, it’s hard not to see it as so much political theater intended to cover up the fact that Obama continues to be something less than a leader on Afghanistan choosing to dither on making a decision in the war while our troops fight and die and suffer from disillusionment in a mission they’re not even sure will ever matter.
Standing in the pre-dawn darkness, President Barack Obama saw the real cost of the war in Afghanistan: The Americans who return in flag-covered cases while much of the nation sleeps in peace.
In a midnight dash to this Delaware base, where U.S. forces killed overseas come home, Obama honored the return of 18 fallen Americans Thursday. All were killed this week in Afghanistan, a brutal stretch that turned October into the most deadly month for U.S. troops since the war began.
The dramatic image of Obama on the tarmac was a portrait not witnessed in years.
Our troops don’t need salutes at this point. They need leadership. And Obama is sadly bereft of that quality.
And this isn’t asking him to “rush” a decision on Afghanistan. He campaigned on finishing the war there. He’s had months and months to consider the issue. There’s no reason he can’t make a decision now. Other than politics, which he clearly values more than the lives of our troops.
