No More Secret Prisons - CIA

The New York Times: Reports that the CIA is to close down its secret prisons. The Liberal NYT of course loves this idea, it does not care about the security of the United States. Since 9/11 there has not been a major attack on the USA, Obama must hope this will be the same result when he faces re-election. If the terrorists think Obama is weak and plan and have a successful strike on the American homeland, the US voter will ask if they the USA can afford to make the Obama conscience calm. Thus if there is no attack then Obama was right to scale down the US reaction to 9/11 but what if Obama is wrong, what if there is another attack, the American voter might want to be liked abroad but not at the cost of their safety and security. Thus my prediction that Obama due to his mistake in Afghanistan and his scale back of the terror polices of Bush 43 will be a one term President, he will fail to win re-election in 2012.

What Iraqi Withdrawal ?

The Times: Reports on the comments of General General Ray Odierno, the Commander of US Forces in Iraq, the General has stated that the schedule for the US withdrawal from Iraq might have to change due to the terrorist threat. These comments will not go down well with the Obama White House, although the overall plan for withdrawal is still a go, the details by the sound of it will have to change somewhat. The Agreement between Iraq and the USA had US troops off the streets of Iraq, but with the upsurge in terrorists attack and other ethnic flash points the USA might still need a presence in some of the cities of Iraq. One can postulate that the terrorists will look at the calender, if they can be seen as forcing the USA out they will fill the political vacuum when US has left. Thus it is import that while Obama turns his eye to Afghanistan he does not forget that Iraq can also cause him political damage. The Bush Surge has worked, if while withdrawing troops there is a violent outbreak in Iraq and Obama has to send the troops back in, he will be a one term President.

$83.4 billion for Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan

The White House: Request by the Obama White House for a supplemental appropriations of 83.4 billion dollars to support the planned withdrawal of troops form Iraq and for the War in Afghanistan and to the help the Government of Pakistan fight the Terrorists. This is the time for Liberals to say No to Obama, if Liberals support this move they are going down the LBJ road. Afghanistan is the next Vietnam. The Liberals in Congress should demand that Obama change his policy, rather than more troops and more money, Obama should have a light footprint in Afghanistan, special forces and other selected troops to fight the terrorists. The US Congress should support the money for the Iraqi withdrawal and to support Pakistan.