Why did you vote for Obama or not...?

[RICHARD]

Now back to the original topic,can anyone tell me what Obama is going to do about the troops, is he going to bring them home? what is is stance on the war?

Thanks.....

BO started with the idea that he wanted to 'end' the war and bring home the troops in 16 months. Apparently, upon advice of an on the ground commander of the forces over in the ME, he may commit another 30,000 troops to the effort.

That is one of my biggest bug-a-boos about how "sheepish" people are in the U.S. They take an election promise to heart, elect the bozo that made it and not give a whit of attention when he changes his mind AFTER he gets elected.

The media has also alluded to the fact that he is surrounding himself with advisors who have 'experience' in their respective fields-the biggest hit against BO was his inexperience in running any kind of government machine.

In the U.S. government system, each state has a number of congress reps, based on the population, and two senators who represent in Wash, d.c.

BO was a senator for less than three years, with no experience at the congressional level or local level as a politician.

People think that the 'change' that BO thinks he will make for the country will be the end all/be all in world postion and politics. Come back for a peek at what happens in around 2010-2011. You'll hear the same sorry whining from the disenfranchised, spoiled citizens of the United States.

Here's a little background on our president-elect.

I know you have what amounts to territories in Oz, about 7?

I didn't look it up, so if I am wrong, I apologize. BO lives in the U.S. and made a statement about the "57 states" of the union.

There are only 50 with a few territories- simple American History-any person that paid attention in school would know that. To my knowledge he never made a correction to the statement, you know to put us worry warts at east.

It was glossed over as a faux paus and never addressed again. People complained about GWB's pronunciation of the word 'nuclear', but cannot be bothered about a historical fact.




He will be my president, and as I said before, he is the one driving the bus-so I have to go with where he drives us.

[Lady's Human]

Pes. Elect Obama made campaign promises about bringing the troops home, without realising the tactical and strategic positions on the ground.

Now that he's seen the full blown briefings and Sitreps, he's going to have to deal with the reality of the position, rather than absolutes.

[lizbud]

BO was a senator for less than three years, with no experience at the congressional level or local level as a politician.

Not true Richard. Better check your facts again. Obama served 3 years
as a Senator in the Illinois House before running for the US Congress.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/30/us...s/30obama.html

[RICHARD]

Not true Richard. Better check your facts again. Obama served 3 years
as a Senator in the Illinois House before running for the US Congress.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama

Chicago is one of the extra countries in the Nation of Illinois. It's the 54th state, so it don't count.



My fault, I stand corrected.

[carole]

Richard just for the record mate i live in NEW ZEALAND not OZ ok.

Well yes thought i had read somewhere he was intending to bring home the troops, that is why I asked, again promises they never can keep eh?

[lizbud]

Well yes thought i had read somewhere he was intending to bring home the troops, that is why I asked, again promises they never can keep eh?

Obama isn't even the President yet. You can't correct eight years of
terrible decisions in a day or a year either. What he can do is change the
policies esposed by Bush & Co. that got us into this mess, at home and
abroad.

[carole]

Yes Yes i understand this.

[lizbud]

Yes Yes i understand this.

Sorry Carole. Didn't mean so sound irate or anything, I just get so tired
of all the gloom & doom predictions about the new President. I hear it a
lot here in the DH.