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Politics : President Barack Obama -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Broken_Clock who wrote (55567)	6/8/2009 5:09:33 PM
From: nigel bates	Respond to of 149317

>>...please read then explain the basic human decency in death squads...<< That was an interesting article. There is no 'basic human decency" in death squads. thenation.com ...President Obama has said he plans to increase reliance on the US Special Forces; Defense Secretary Robert Gates's recent appointment of Stanley McChrystal as commander of Afghanistan suggests that he is keeping his word. From 2003 to 2008, McChrystal was the head of the Joint Special Operations Command, which oversees the Army's most secretive forces and is responsible for the training of special forces abroad. McChrystal was also commander of US Special Operations Forces in Iraq for five years, during which time, according to the Wall Street Journal, he commanded "units that specialize in guerrilla warfare, including the training of indigenous armies."... It's maybe a little early to pass judgement, but as you will know if you've been following the thread, many of us were disturbed, if not dismayed, at the recent appointment of McChrystal in Afghanistan. I note that the incidents cited in the article date back to last year. If we see similar stories emerging from Afghanistan under McChrystal over the next year, then I seriously doubt that 'liberals' will give Obama a free pass.