Big Government "The revelations about Obama’s naive views on terrorism and his lack of a firm commitment to the Afghan War was nothing really new, they simply confirmed many of the worst fears about our President and the War on Terror. But Obama’s priorities, hes desire to place politics before victory was both surprising and upsetting."Obama battles with advisers over Afghan exit plan detailed in Woodward book "Woodward quotes Petraeus as saying: "You have to recognize also that I don't think you win this war. I think you keep fighting. It's a little bit like Iraq, actually. . . . Yes, there has been enormous progress in Iraq. But there are still horrific attacks in Iraq, and you have to stay vigilant. You have to stay after it. This is the kind of fight we're in for the rest of our lives and probably our kids' lives." "
White House Reacts to (NYT Report About) Woodward Book "Pakistan was overwhelmed with concern that the United States would pull out of Afghanistan and the region as it had done before. Much later, Obama said, the report warned that Pakistan dreaded having a large Afghan army on its border that might be in an alliance with India. One of the U.S. objectives is to build that army, How do you explain the contradiction? Obama asked. What exactly was Pakistan worried about – too much or too little? ‘What am I to believe?’” "
White House Reacts to (NYT Report About) Woodward Book "Pakistan was overwhelmed with concern that the United States would pull out of Afghanistan and the region as it had done before. Much later, Obama said, the report warned that Pakistan dreaded having a large Afghan army on its border that might be in an alliance with India. One of the U.S. objectives is to build that army, How do you explain the contradiction? Obama asked. What exactly was Pakistan worried about – too much or too little? ‘What am I to believe?’” "
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