Certainly any deaths are tragic and I'm certainly not making light of those. But a defense minister spouting off about "gloom and worry" is tragic in its own way, too.
LONDON (AFP) — The defence secretary said Wednesday that there was "gloom and worry" about the number of troops being killed in Afghanistan, after a seventh soldier died within a week.
Bob Ainsworth said, however, that despite the losses, troops were making solid progress in fighting Taliban rebels.
"There is, of course, gloom and worry back here in London with the numbers of people that we've lost. If people weren't (worrying), there would be something seriously wrong with them," he told BBC radio.
"But when you go out to Afghanistan, as I did last weekend, there is a very real sense of momentum."
timetables...
exit strategy...
plan for winning the peace...
three things you will never get an honest answer on, even if the press decided to ask. The press is just probably sick of framing the Iraq war on those terms, and are wiling to support the admin, ala judy miller.
Posted by: mark l. | Wednesday, July 08, 2009 at 10:43 AM
rasmussen:
bambi is now at 52/48 on approval.
37% strongly disapprove.
on inaugration day he was at 65/30, with only 16& strongly disapproving.
so, seriously, how does a president squander all that goodwill in less than 7 months?
it would appear obama is a far more efficent 'divider' than his predecessor.
Posted by: mark l. | Wednesday, July 08, 2009 at 11:44 AM