Obama Playing Politics with Afghanistan

Guardian: Reports that the US and UK Military Commanders in Afghanistan are not happy with the expected announcement by President Obama that he is to withdraw around ten thousand troops from Afghanistan in 2011, the article states the following on the opinion of those actually fighting the War, “ …privately expressed concern that the White House is now being driven by political rather than military imperatives. ”. I wish it was about 2012 Election folks, this is more about the arrogance of one man, President Obama, he thinks he’s God gift to the World, he’s not, Obama has not learned the lessons of the Vietnam War, on the whole the War was lost not in Vietnam but at home, the liberal elite after Tet offensive of 1968 declared that the War could not be won and the US would lose, the Government of North Vietnam was not stupid, it played out the clock, thus the Presidencies of LBJ, Nixon and finally Ford. One can postulate that the Taliban of Afghanistan and Al Qaeda will now hit NATO forces even harder, they know that the Allies will leave by 2014, thus they get all the glory of throwing out another Super Power in the shape of the US and giving the UK another bloody nose, it wont be the first time for the UK in Afghanistan. Thus the gains made by NATO forces will now come under threat, the Taliban will try to create another Tet type landscape in the run up to the US Presidential Election, but this move by Obama might be a strategic mistake, the Republicans can now really go after him, as being at his core a weak leader, leading from behind in Libya, feckless over Syria, bowing to Iran while throwing Israel under the bus, you get the idea folks. This just might be the biggest mistake Obama has done since ObamaCare.
　

Headless Chicken = Italy

Telegraph: Reports the Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini has called for NATO to halt military action in Libya as to allow aid to get thought to the people. I recalled what an old International History Lecture told his Undergraduates, when discussing World War Two, it was not the Germans in front of him that worried him, it was the Italians at the behind, you simple cant trust them, by the way that was his opinion folks, but because the Allies of the US, UK and France are in a bit of a tight spot in Libya at the moment; air power alone will never win in Libya; the Italians after a few missteps want to do a runner. The Emperor Augustus must be turning in his grave.

The Future for Greece ?

BBC News: Reports that the Greek Government has survived the confidence vote last night but has to get its austerity programme through before the EU/IMF gives Greece another ten billion pounds to avoid going in to default. As this blog stated last night on Twitter, the 155 Greek MPs who voted to support the Government should hold their heads in shame, they care more about German and French Banks than their own people. The only real future for Greece is for a planed default, then build from start, at present the Greek Government will have to sell everything the State owns that is not tied down, all the State Assets will be bought by non Greek actors, its cheap of course you would buy an airport or a Port, the experts will know how to make money from these business, the ones that will suffer will be the Greek people, this is shameful for Greece.